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The pulse at the left hand's chi position, posterior to Shenmen (Heart 7), indicating deficiency of Yang Qi, belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. The patient suffers from spasms and tightness of the tendons in the feet, abdominal pain, and pain radiating to the lower back, rendering the body unable to flex or extend.

Longgu Wan (Dragon Bone Pill) [from *Qianjin Fang*] treats coldness of the Bladder and Kidneys. Symptoms include a sensation of falling when sitting up, blurred vision (KT KT indicates dimness/blurriness), Qi deficiency, and bone flaccidity (weakness).
Ingredients: Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), Baiziren (Baiji Seed), Sheng Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), Gancao (Licorice Root), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) (each 5 fen); Yuyuliang (Hematitum), Baishiyings (Quartz), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Huangqi (Astragalus Root), Fuling (Poria) (each 7 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm water to swallow before meals.

Shihu San (Dendrobium Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include distension and fullness in both hypochondria, pain in the calves, stiffness and pain in the waist and spine, and slippery, frequent urination.
Ingredients: Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, 1 liang, remove roots and cut), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 3 fen), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 3 fen), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 3 fen, slightly stir-fry), Bichengqie (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Bichengqie Wan (Amomi Fructus Rotundus Pill) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold Qi stagnation of the Bladder. Symptoms include distension and fullness of the abdomen and hypochondria, cold pain in the waist and feet, dark complexion, heavy body, and lack of strength.
Ingredients: Bichengqie (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, 1 liang), Anshixiang (Styrax), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (each 1 liang), Rougui (Cinnamon Cortex, 1.5 liang, remove rough bark), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 0.5 liang, cut and slightly stir-fry), Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus) (each 1 liang), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, remove shell), Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, soak in decoction, remove white pith, slightly stir-fry), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, soak in decoction seven times, bake dry, slightly stir-fry), Taoren (Persicae Semen, each 0.5 liang, soak, remove skin and pointed end, double-kernel, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Shenli Tang (Kidney Drip Decoction) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder and Kidneys. Symptoms include urine that is white, thick, and turbid, occurring without restraint day and night, accompanied by constant pain in the waist and hypochondria.
Ingredients: Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, 1 liang, soak in wine overnight, scrape off wrinkled skin, roast dry), Hanjiao (Zanthoxyli Fructus, remove eyes and closed ones, slightly stir-fry to release moisture), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, each 0.5 liang), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, 0.5 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 0.5 liang, wrap in cloth), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 5 qian per dose, with one large cup of water, add one pair of sheep kidneys (cut away fatty membrane), place the Ci Shi Bao (Magnetite packet) inside, and three jujubes. Decoct until only half remains, strain, and take warm before meals.

Duzhong San (Eucommiae Bark Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold Qi attacking and penetrating the Bladder. Symptoms include pain in the waist and hips.
Ingredients: Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, 1 liang, remove rough bark, roast until slightly yellow, cut), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, 3 fen, remove roots and cut), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, cut and bake), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus) (each 3 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, with one cup of water, add 3 fen of fresh ginger, decoct until 6 fen remains, strain, and take warm before meals.

Lurong Wan (Deer Antler Pill) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include sallow and black complexion, involuntary urination, sore and painful waist and hips, distension and fullness in both hypochondria, and inability to eat.
Ingredients: Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, remove hair, coat with butter, roast until slightly yellow), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, soak in wine, remove wrinkled skin, slightly roast), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, each 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, 0.5 liang, slightly stir-fry), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, 1 liang, soak in wine and pound separately into powder).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals, gradually increasing the dose to 20 pills.

Huangqi Wan (Astragalus Pill) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats long-standing deficiency and accumulated cold in the Bladder and Kidneys. Symptoms include irritability and heat in the upper Jiao, slippery and frequent urination resembling rice wash water.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut), Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), Tugua Gen (Trichosanthes Thunbergiana Radix) (each 1 liang), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix, 3 fen), Gualou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Bailonggu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), Babao (Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma, cut), Muli (Concha Ostreae), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm water to swallow before meals.

Jiu Zi Wan (Allii Tuberosi Semen Pill) [from *Yifang Jicheng*] treats coldness of the Bladder and Kidneys. Symptoms include white, turbid, slippery, and frequent urination occurring without restraint day and night.
Ingredients: Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum), Jiuzi (Allii Tuberosi Semen, stir-fried), Chuanniuxi (Cyathulae Radix, soak in wine, remove radicle and earthy residue), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined), Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus, soak in wine), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, process, remove skin and umbilicus), Liuhuang (Sulfur, burnt to ash).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Formula for Treating Bladder Cold with Coughing and Spitting Blood [from *Qianjin Fang*] treats coldness of the Bladder causing blood in coughed sputum and wheezing in the throat.
Ingredients: Yangshen (Sheep Kidney, one piece), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Root) (each 3 liang), Fuling (Poria, 4 liang), Digupi (Phellodendri Cortex, 3 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the above ingredients, decoct in water, take the liquid warm in divided doses.

Jiu Zi San (Allii Tuberosi Semen Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include white, turbid, slippery, and frequent urination occurring without restraint day and night.
Ingredients: Jiuzi (Allii Tuberosi Semen, 1 liang, slightly stir-fry), Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum, 1 liang), Tugua Gen (Trichosanthes Thunbergiana Radix, 1 liang), Gouji (Drynariae Rhizoma, 1 liang), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 1 liang, remove seedlings), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined into powder), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 1 liang), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, 1 liang, soak in wine, cut and bake).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Sangpiaoxiao San (Ootheca Mantidis Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include slippery and frequent urination, color like sedimented rice milk.
Ingredients: Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, 1 liang, slightly stir-fry), Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum, 2 liang), Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, 2 liang, slightly stir-fry), Gouji (Drynariae Rhizoma, 3 fen), Bibo (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, 1 liang, cut), Bai Fuling (Poria, 1 liang, remove black skin), Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 1 liang, bake).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, with warm water, before meals.

Gan Dihuang San (Rehmannia Root Powder) [from *Qianjin Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include frequent urination with spermatorrhea, thick and dense like rice wash water.
Ingredients: Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 3 fen, bake), Chi Xiongji Chang (Red Male Chicken Intestine, two pieces), Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard Lining, two pieces), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, stir-fried), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined into powder), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, calcined).
Preparation and Administration: Cook the above ingredients together with chicken viscera until soft, grind into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Ci Shi San (Magnetite Powder) treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include hunger without desire to eat, sallow and black complexion, and pain in the waist and hypochondria.
Ingredients: Ci Shi (Magnetitum, 2 liang, crush, wash with water to remove red juice), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 1 liang, cut), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, 1 liang, remove rough bark, roast until slightly yellow, cut), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 1 liang), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Chenxiang San (Aquilaria Wood Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include Qi attacking the waist region, and pain in the abdomen and hypochondria.
Ingredients: Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood, 1 liang), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 3 fen), Taoren (Persicae Semen, 3 fen, soak in hot water, remove skin and pointed end, double-kernel, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Bichengqie (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, 2 fen), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, 2 fen), Binglang (Arecae Semen, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Pound the above ingredients finely and sieve into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with hot ginger wine, before meals.

Babao San (Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma Powder) treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include slippery and frequent urination, white and turbid color.
Ingredients: Babao (Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma, 2 liang, cut), Tugua Gen (Trichosanthes Thunbergiana Radix, 1 liang), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 1 liang), Bailonggu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 1 liang, calcined), Muli (Concha Ostreae, calcined into powder), Bai Fuling (Poria, 1 liang, remove black skin).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 4 qian, with one cup of water, decoct until 6 fen remains, strain, and take warm before meals.

Ji Nei Jin San (Chicken Gizzard Lining Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include slippery and frequent urination with spermatorrhea, white turbidity like rice milk.
Ingredients: Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard Lining, one piece, slightly stir-fry and roast), Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 1 liang), Muli (Concha Ostreae, 1 liang, calcined into powder), Bailonggu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 1 liang, calcined), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, 1 liang, remove hair, coat with butter, roast), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, 1 liang, soak in wine, cut and bake).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Roushourong Wan (Cynomorium Pill) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include slippery and frequent urination, white turbidity, and nocturnal emission during dreams.
Ingredients: Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, 2 liang, soak in wine overnight, scrape off wrinkled skin, roast until dry), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, 2 liang, remove hair, coat with butter, roast until slightly yellow), Bailonggu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 2 liang, calcined), Honglanhua (Carthami Flos, 2 liang, slightly stir-fry), Muli (Concha Ostreae, 2 liang, calcined into powder).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Muli Wan (Oyster Shell Pill) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder and decline of Kidney Qi. Symptoms include slippery and frequent urination, white turbidity.
Ingredients: Muli (Concha Ostreae, 2 liang, calcined into powder), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Gouji (Drynariae Rhizoma, 1 liang), Bailonggu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, 2 liang, calcined), Jiaohong (Capsicum Fructus Red Part, 1 liang), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, 2 liang, soak in wine overnight, cut and bake).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Shihu Tang (Dendrobium Decoction) treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder with frequent urination. Symptoms include pain in the abdomen, back, and waist.
Ingredients: Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, remove roots), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, process, remove skin and umbilicus), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, soak in wine, cut and bake), Bai Fuling (Poria, remove black skin).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the above ingredients, decoct in water, strain, and take warm before meals.

Xiaohuixiang Zi Wan (Fennel Seed Pill) [from *Shenghui Fang*] treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include Qi attacking the abdomen and hypochondria, distension, fullness, and pain.
Ingredients: Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus, 1 liang), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1 liang), Taoren (Persicae Semen, 1 liang, soak in hot water, remove skin and pointed end, double-kernel, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 liang, process, cut).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Wuweizi Wan (Schisandra Fruit Pill) treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include frequent urination.
Ingredients: Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Ci Shi (Magnetitum, quench in vinegar seven times), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, remove rough bark, roast and cut), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateralis Radix, each 1 liang, process until cracked, remove skin and umbilicus), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Tusizi San (Cuscuta Seed Powder) treats exhaustion due to deficiency-cold of the Bladder and Kidneys. Symptoms include slippery and frequent urination, continuous white turbidity.
Ingredients: Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, 3 liang, soak in wine for three days, bake dry, pound separately into powder), Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, 1 liang, remove hair, coat with butter, roast until slightly yellow), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, 1 liang, soak in wine overnight, cut and bake), Bai Fuling (Poria, 1 liang, remove black skin), Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, 2 liang, slightly roast).
Preparation and Administration: Pound the above ingredients finely and sieve into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Bichengqie San (Amomi Fructus Rotundus Powder) treats deficiency of the Bladder Meridian. Symptoms include involuntary urination and cold pain in the lower abdomen.
Ingredients: Bichengqie (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood, cut), Guipi (Cinnamon Cortex, remove rough bark, each 0.5 liang), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried, 2 fen), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soak in wine overnight, pound separately into powder).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Bupao Tang (Bladder-Reinforcing Decoction) treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include spasms of leg tendons, abdominal pain radiating to the lower back, inability to flex or extend, deafness, blurred vision (KT KT), sensation of falling when sitting, and frequent urination.
Ingredients: Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Bai Fuling (Poria) (each 1 liang), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, remove skin, cut, stir-fry with ginger juice until silk threads break), Ci Shi (Magnetitum, calcined and cleaned), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (each 3 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the above ingredients, decoct in water, strain, and take warm before meals.

Lurong Wan (Deer Antler Pill) treats deficiency of the Bladder. Symptoms include cold and slippery urination, false distension of the lower abdomen, pain radiating between the waist and back, and spermatorrhea.
Ingredients: Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, remove hair, roast with butter), Roushourong (Cynomorii Herba, soak in wine, cut and bake), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, remove roots), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried, each 1 liang), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, calcined), Zhongru (Stalactitum).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Buguzhi San (Psoralea Fruit Powder) treats long-standing deficiency of the Bladder. Symptoms include incontinence of stool and urine, false fullness in the abdomen and hypochondria, and cold pain in the lower abdomen.
Ingredients: Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, stir-fried), Xiangzi (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried), Huluba (Trigonellae Semen, stir-fried, each 1 liang), Binglang (Arecae Semen, cut, 0.5 liang), Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, remove white pith, stir-fried, 3 fen), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian, mixed with warm wine, before meals.

Zhongru Wan (Stalactite Pill) treats deficiency-cold of the Bladder. Symptoms include excessive clear urination, cold pain in the lower abdomen, and spasms of leg tendons.
Ingredients: Zhongru Fen (Stalactitum Powder), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood, cut), Sangpiaoxiao (Ootheca Mantidis, roasted, each 0.5 liang), Bai Fuling (Poria, remove black skin, 0.5-1 liang), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, use 0.5 liang, calcined).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take warm wine to swallow before meals.

Chenxiang Wan (Aquilaria Wood Pill) treats long-standing cold and Qi stagnation of the Bladder. It also strengthens Yuan Qi.
Ingredients: Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Bo Shang Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus, slightly stir-fried), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, soak in wine for three days, grind into paste), Jinlingzi (Meliae Semen, cut into eight slices each).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Dissolve in warm wine using a silver vessel and take.

Formula for Treating Bladder Qi Deficiency with Non-timed Qi Pain [treats] deficiency of Bladder Qi, non-timed Qi pain often rushing to the heart, and frequent urination.
Ingredients: Bo Shang Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Bibo (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Peng Ezhu (Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma), Jing Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) (each 2 zhu).
Preparation and Administration: Pound finely into powder. Take 2 qian, with one cup of water, add salt, decoct to obtain 8 fen, take on an empty stomach.

Formula for Treating Cold in Both Bladder and Kidneys [treats] coldness of both Bladder and Kidneys. Symptoms include heaviness in waist and knees, and urine like rice wash water.
Ingredients: Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, remove heart), Bo Shang Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Gouji (Drynariae Rhizoma, remove hair), Fuling (Poria), Guanyi (Cinnamon Twig), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus), Bibo (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Muli (Concha Ostreae, fire-calcined).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 40 pills with salt water in the early morning.

Zhuhan San (Expelling-Cold Powder) treats swelling and hardness of the Bladder. Symptoms include itching and pain in the lower part, and incessant sweating in the genital area.
Ingredients: Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus, 1 liang), Bencao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma, 1 liang), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 1 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Pound and sieve the above ingredients. Weigh 0.5 liang per dose, decoct in water, strain, and take warm.

Xiaoshi Fanshi San (Niter and Alum Powder) treats urgency of the Bladder. Symptoms include fullness of the lower abdomen, yellowing of the whole body, blackness of the forehead, heat under the feet, leading to Black Jaundice. Stool must be black, and abdominal distension occurs.
Preparation and Administration: Roast Niter until yellow, burn Alum until juices are exhausted. Mix equal parts, sift through layered silk. Mix with barley porridge juice, take half a cup, three times a day. Wrap in heavy clothing to induce slight sweating. The disease exits via stool and urine. Urine becomes properly yellow, stool becomes properly black. Use hulled barley. In *Qianjin Fang*, use 2 fen each of Niter and Alum.