治妇人短气。虚羸。遍身浮肿。皮肤急。
麝香（三铢） 雄黄（六铢） 芫花 甘遂（各二分） 上治下筛。酒服一钱半。老小
以意增
减。亦可为丸如小豆大。酒服七丸。一方短剧无雄黄、芫花。以蜜和丸如豆大。服二丸。日
三。治三焦决满。水在胸外。名曰水病。腹独大在腹表。用大麝香丸。华陀一方有人参二分
为丸服。
人参白术饮\x
人参 白术（炒） 草果（去皮） 浓朴（姜制） 川椒（炮） 半夏曲 大附子（炮）
甘草（炙各一两） 泽兰叶（半两） 上为粗末。每服四钱。水一盏生姜二十片。枣一个。
同煎至八分去
（附论）
夫有夫妇。则有父子。婚姻之后。必求嗣续。故圣人谓不孝有三。无后为大者。言嗣续
之至重也。凡欲求子。当先察夫妇有无劳伤痼害之属。根据方调治。使内外和平。则夫妇谐乐
有子矣。
素问云。天地者。万物之父母也。阴阳者。血气之男女也。有夫妇。则有父子。婚姻之
后。则有生育。生育者。人伦之本也。且男女之合。二情交畅。阴血先至。阳血后冲。血开
裹精。阴外阳内阴含阳胎而男形成矣。阳精先至。阴血后参。精开裹血。阳外阴内。阳含阴
胎而女形成矣。若夫受形之易者。男女必当其年。男子二八精气溢泻。必三十而娶。女子二
七天癸至。必二十而嫁。欲其二气充实。然后交合。交而孕。孕而育。育而寿。倘若婚嫁不
时。真气早泄。未完而伤。是以交而不孕。孕而不育。育而不寿者多矣。以此观之。男女婚
姻贵乎及时。夫妇贵乎精壮则易于受形也。且父少母老。生女必羸。母壮父衰。生男必弱。
诚有斯理。或男子真精气不浓。妇人血衰而气旺。是谓夫病妇疹。皆使人无子。治疗之法。
女子当养血抑气。以减喜怒。男子益肾生精。以节嗜欲。根据方调治。阴阳和平。则妇人乐有
子矣。
又曰无子者。其事有三也。一者坟墓不嗣。二者夫妇年命相克。三者夫病妇疹。皆令无
子。若是坟墓不嗣。年命相克。此二者非药能益。若夫病妇疹。须将药饵乃得有效也。然妇
人挟疾无子。皆由劳伤血气。或月经闭涩。或崩漏带下。致阴阳之气不和。经血之行乖候。
故无子也。诊其右手关后尺脉浮。浮则为阳。阳脉绝无子也。尺脉微涩。中年得此。为绝产
也。少阴脉如浮紧。则绝产。恶寒脉尺寸俱微弱者。则绝产也。又有因将摄失宜。饮食不节。
乘
凡妇人年及二三十虽无病而无子。经血如常或经血不调者。乃阴不升而阳不降。此上下
不得交通。有所滞碍。不能为用故也。可用独圣散涌讫寒痰三二升。后用导水丸、禹功散泄
讫三五行或十余行。或单用无忧散泄十余行。处寒热虚实用之。次服葱酢白粥三五日。胃气
宣通。肠中得实。可服玉烛散。更服白术散、茯苓之类。降火益水。既济之道。当不数月而
有孕。内经曰。妇人有癃痔、遗溺、嗌干诸症。虽服妙药针灸。亦终不能孕。盖冲脉、督脉、
任脉。有此病不能孕故也。
妇人所以无子者。冲任不足。肾气虚寒也。内经云。女子二七天癸至。任脉通。太冲脉
盛。阴阳和。故能有子。若冲任不足。肾气虚寒。不能系胞。故令无子。亦有本于夫病妇疹
者。当原其所因而调之。治要之法。男服七子散。女服紫石门冬丸。及坐导药荡胞汤。无不
有子也。
方
秦椒丸（出圣惠方）
治妇人绝产。生来未产。荡涤腑脏。使玉门受子。及子脏风虚冷气。致阴阳二气不
能和合。故令久无子。
秦椒 天雄（各十八铢） 玄参 人参 白蔹 鼠妇 白芷 黄 桔梗 露蜂房 白
僵
蚕桃仁 蛴螬 白薇 细辛 芜荑（各一两） 牡蒙 沙参 防风 甘草 牡丹皮 牛膝
卷柏 五味子 芍药 桂心 大黄 石斛 白术（各三十铢） 柏子仁 茯苓 当归 干姜
（各一两半） 泽兰 干地黄 芎 （各一两十八铢） 干漆 白石英 紫石英 附子（各
二两）
钟乳（二两半） 水蛭（七十铢） 麻布叩复头（七尺烧） 虻虫（百枚） 上为细末。蜜
为丸如梧
桐子大。酒服十丸。日再。稍加至二十丸。若有所去。如豆汁鼻涕。此是病出。觉有异。药
即
柏子仁丸（出圣惠方）
治妇人子脏虚冷。及五劳七伤。羸瘦。面无颜色。不能饮食。产后断
柏子仁 泽兰 芎 防风（去芦头） 紫石英（细研水飞过） 白石英（细研水飞过）
浓朴（去粗皮涂生姜汁炙香熟） 熟干地黄 当归（锉碎微炒） 杜仲（去粗皮炙微黄锉） 干
姜（炮裂锉） 牛膝（去苗各一两） 川椒（去目及闭口者微炒去汁三分） 甘草（炙微赤
锉三分） 桂心 白术 芜荑 人参（去芦头） 石斛（去根锉） 白芷 赤石脂（细研） 肉
苁蓉（酒浸一宿刮去皮尖干） 白芍药 桔梗（去芦头） 五味子 秦艽（去苗） 龙骨 防
葵白茯苓 本 细辛 独活（各半两） 黄 （锉二两） 钟乳粉（二两） 上为末。
入研药了。都研令匀。炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸。空心及晚温酒下。
白薇丸（出圣惠方）
治妇人子脏风虚积冷。经络不调。面无血色。肌肉消瘦。不能饮食。及带下久无
子。
白薇 细辛 防风 人参 秦艽 秦椒 白蔹（一云白芷） 桂心 牛膝 芜荑 沙参
五味子 芍药 白僵蚕 牡丹 蛴螬（各一两） 干漆 柏子仁 干姜 卷柏 附子 芎
（各十三铢） 桃仁 紫石英（各一两半） 钟乳 干地黄 白石英（各三两） 鼠妇（五
钱） 水蛭 虻虫（各十五枚） 吴茱萸（十八铢） 麻布叩复头（一尺烧） 上为末。蜜
为丸如梧桐子大。酒
又方（出千金方一名白薇丸）
治久无子。或断绪。上热下冷。百病皆治之。
白薇 干地黄 干姜 车前子 蜀椒（各十八铢） 紫石英 本 石膏 子 卷
柏（各三十铢） 泽兰 赤石脂 白龙骨 远志 麦门冬 茯苓 太乙余粮（各三两） 当
归芎 蛇床子（各一两） 白芷 覆盆子 桃仁 人参（各一两半） 桂心 蒲黄（各
二两半） 细辛（三两） 橘皮（半两） 上为末。蜜和为丸如梧桐子大。酒服十五丸。日
再。渐增。以知为
度。亦可至五十丸。慎猪、鸡、生冷、酢滑、鱼、蒜、驴马、牛肉等。觉有娠。即停三月正。
择
广胤丹（出御药院方）
治久无子息。
黄 （锉细一两半） 人参（上党者去苗） 川续断（锉秤） 泽兰叶（去枝） 熟地
黄（焙） 牡丹皮（净） 延胡索 白芍药 川芎 白薇 嫩鹿茸（燎去毛酥酒涂炙干另杵
秤） 白茯苓（去皮） 当归（去苗洗净切炒干） 肉苁蓉（酒浸软去皴皮切焙干） 防风
（去苗及尾） 本（去苗土秤） 陈皮（汤浸去白皮干） 华细辛（去苗叶土细捣罗过） 蓬
莪术 京三棱（二味各和白面裹慢火煨熟去面就热杵碎秤以上各一两） 干姜（炮裂一两半）
木香 山茱萸 肉桂（去粗皮各半两） 黑附子（炮制去皮脐二钱） 甘草（锉炒） 覆盆
子（去萼枝净各二两） 上为细末。炼蜜和丸如弹子大。每服一粒。空心食前。细嚼。温酒
下。日进三服。有孕。住服。昔有人常服此药而生七男。以此常合与人服。而皆应效。
白薇丸
疗妇人百病。断绝绪产。
白薇 细辛 浓朴（炙） 川椒（炒去汗） 桔梗 鳖甲（炙各五分） 防风 大黄 附
子（炮） 石硫黄（研各六分） 人参 桑上寄生（各四分） 半夏（洗） 牡蒙（二分） 白
僵蚕 续断 秦艽 紫菀 杜蘅 牛膝 虻虫（去翅足熬） 水蛭（各三分） 紫石英（研）
朴硝 桂心 钟乳 当归（各八分） 上捣筛。蜜丸。空腹温酒服如梧桐子大十五丸。日二。
渐加至三十丸。不吐不利。忌生冷、油腻、饧、生血、马齿苋、生葱、生菜、猪肉、冷水、
粘食、陈臭。
紫石门冬丸（出圣惠方）
治妇人久冷无子及数经堕胎。皆因冲任之脉虚损。胞内宿寒疾病。经水不时暴下不
止。月内再行。或月前月后。及子脏积冷。虚羸百病。崩漏带下。三十六疾。积聚症
瘕。脐下冷痛。少腹急重。小便白浊。以上疾症。皆令孕育不成。以至绝嗣不孕。此药
并能主疗。常服除瘀血。温子脏。令人有孕。临产易生子及生子充实无病。
紫石英 天门冬（各三两） 当归 芎 紫葳 卷柏 桂心 乌头 干地黄 牡蒙（一
作牡荆子） 禹余粮 石斛 辛夷（各二两） 人参 桑寄生 续断 细辛 浓朴 干姜 食
茱萸 牡丹 牛膝（各三十铢） 柏子仁（一两） 薯蓣 乌贼骨 甘草（各一两半） 上
为末。
蜜和丸如梧桐子大。酒服十丸。日三。渐增至三十丸。以腹中热为度。不禁房室丈夫出外。
不可服药。或温米饮下。空心食前。日二服。
七子散（出大全良方）
治丈夫风虚目暗。 精气衰少无子。补不足。兼治妇人无子。皆因五劳七伤。虚羸
百病所致。
五味子 钟乳粉 牡荆子 菟丝子 车前子 菥 子 石斛 干地黄 薯蓣 杜仲 鹿
茸远志（各八铢） 附子 蛇床子 芎 （各六铢） 山茱萸 天雄 人参 茯苓 黄 牛
膝（各五铢） 桂心（十铢） 肉苁蓉（十一铢） 巴戟天（十二铢） 上为末。酒服方寸
匕。日二。
不知。增二匕。以知为度。禁如上药法。不能酒者。蜜和丸服亦得。一方加覆盆子八铢。
女服紫石英丸
紫石英（砂锅盛之以石掩口火 红） 禹余粮（火 醋淬） 熟地黄（汤洗清酒蒸焙辛
夷仁） 浓朴（去皮不见火） 卷柏（醋炙） 石斛（去皮锉酒炒） 川续断（酒浸） 柏
子仁（炒别研） 川乌（炮去皮脐锉） 川芎 海螵蛸（醋炙） 牡丹皮（去心） 川当归
（去芦酒洗） 粉草（炙各一
姜（炮各半两） 人参（七钱半） 天门冬（去心一两半） 梓朴（去皮姜汁涂炙） 上为
细末。醋为丸如梧桐子大。每服七十丸
出不可服。尽剂当有娠。
卷柏丸
治妇人子脏冷久无子。由风寒邪气客于经络。
卷柏 牡蒙 本 当归（锉碎微炒） 熟干地黄 柏子仁 干姜（炮裂锉） 禹余粮
（烧醋淬七遍） 白薇（以上各一两） 芎 （酒洗） 人参（去芦头） 五味子 石斛（去
根锉） 桂心 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 防风（去芦头） 吴茱萸（汤浸七遍焙干微炒） 甘
草（炙微赤锉） 牛膝（去苗） 桑寄生 川椒（去目及闭口者微炒去汗以上各三分） 上
为末。炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大
紫石英丸
治妇人久无子。由子脏久积风冷。阴阳不能施化。
紫石英（细研水飞过二两） 细辛 桔梗（去芦头） 浓朴（去粗皮涂生姜汁炙香熟） 防
风（去芦头） 川大黄（锉碎微炒） 川椒（去目及闭口者微炒去汗） 附子（炮裂去皮脐）
硫黄（细研） 白薇 当归（锉碎微炒） 桂心（各一两） 鳖甲（二两半生用） 牡蒙 人
参（去芦头） 桑寄生（各三分） 半夏（汤洗七遍去滑用） 白僵蚕（微炒） 续断 紫
菀（洗去苗土） 杜蘅 牛膝（去苗各两半） 上为末。炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸。
空心及晚食前温酒下。
养真丸
治妇人血虚气惫。阴阳不升降。久不成妊娠者。
鹿茸 当归 肉苁蓉 禹余粮 菟丝子 覆盆子 熟地黄 紫石英 海螵蛸（各二两）
五味子（炙） 真琥珀 白芍药 川芎 桑寄生 卷柏 艾叶 川姜 坚白茯苓 人参 牡
蛎酸枣仁（各一两） 钟乳粉（四两） 上为末。酒煮面糊丸如梧桐子大。食前温酒吞下
五十丸。
日三服。吃后用
白薇丸
治补调冲任。温暖子宫。治胞络伤损。宿受风寒。久无子。或受胎不牢。多致损
堕。久服去子脏风冷。令人有子。
白薇（去苗） 牡蒙 本（各五分） 姜黄 当归（去芦锉） 熟地黄（各七分） 川
芎人参（去芦） 柏子仁（微炒） 石斛（去根） 桂心（去粗皮） 附子（炮去皮脐） 五
味子（去梗） 防风（去苗） 甘草（炙） 川牛膝（去苗酒浸一宿） 吴茱萸（汤浸七次）
桑寄生（各六分） 秦椒（六分） 禹余粮（八分） 上为末。炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。空心酒
下三十丸。日二服。忌生菜、
粘食、臭物等。一方有紫参
白薇丸
治妇人无子。或断绪。上热下冷。饮食减退。肢体黄瘁。凡有心腹一切疾病皆主
之
白薇 熟干地黄 川椒（去目及闭口者微炒去汗） 白龙骨（各一两） 车前子 当归
（锉微炒 芎 蛇床子 细辛 干姜（炮裂锉各半两） 本 桂心 卷柏 白芷 覆
盆子 菖蒲 人参（去芦头） 桃仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒色微黄） 白茯苓 远志（去心
各三分） 麦门冬（去心焙一两半） 上为细末。炼蜜和丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸。空心
及晚
续嗣降生丹
治妇人禀受气弱。胎脏虚损。子宫冷惫。血寒痼冷。难成子息。功效如神。
Treats women with shortness of breath. Emaciation and weakness. Generalized edema. Tight skin.
Shexiang (Moschus, 3 zhu) Xionghuang (Realgar, 6 zhu) Yuanhua (Genkwa Flos) Gansui (Kansui Radix) (each 2 fen) Process the above medicines and sift them. Take 1.5 qian with wine. Adjust dosage for elderly and children as appropriate. Can also be made into pills the size of small beans. Take 7 pills with wine. In another version, for milder conditions, do not use Xionghuang and Yuanhua. Mix with honey to make pills the size of beans. Take 2 pills each time. Three times a day. Treats Sanjiao Jue Man (blockage and fullness in the Triple Burner). Water retained outside the chest cavity. Named Shui Bing (Water Disease). Abdomen alone is enlarged on the surface. Use Da Muxiang Wan (Large Musk Pill). Hua Tuo's formula adds Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 2 fen) to make pills for oral administration.
Renshen Baizhu Yin (Ginseng and Atractylodes Decoction)
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried) Caoguo (Tsaoko Fructus, peeled) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, processed with ginger juice) Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, roasted) Banxia Qu (Pinelliae Rhizoma Qu) Dafuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each 1 liang) Zelan Ye (Lycopus Herba, 0.5 liang) Process the above medicines into coarse powder. Each dose takes 4 qian. Add 1 chalice of water, 20 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube.
Decoct together until reduced to 0.8 portion, then remove dregs.
(Attached Discussion)
With husband and wife, there are father and son. After marriage, one must seek offspring continuation. Therefore, the sages said that among the three types of unfilial conduct, having no descendants is the greatest. This emphasizes the extreme importance of offspring continuation. Generally, when seeking conception, one should first examine whether the couple has any exhaustion injuries or chronic diseases. Treat according to formulas to make internal and external harmonious. Then husband and wife will be happy and have children.
Su Wen states: Heaven and Earth are the parents of all things. Yin and Yang are the male and female aspects of blood and qi. With husband and wife, there are father and son. After marriage, there is childbirth. Childbirth is the foundation of human relations. Moreover, when man and woman unite, their emotions flow smoothly. Yin blood arrives first, Yang blood follows. The blood opens to wrap the essence. Yin outside, Yang inside; Yin contains Yang, the fetus forms as male. If Yang essence arrives first, Yin blood follows. The essence opens to wrap the blood. Yang outside, Yin inside; Yang contains Yin, the fetus forms as female. For those who conceive easily, man and woman must be of appropriate age. Men at sixteen (two eights) have overflowing essence and Qi, but should marry at thirty. Women at fourteen (two sevens) have Tian Gui arrive, but should marry at twenty. Only when their two Qi are substantial can they copulate. Copulation leads to pregnancy, pregnancy to nurturing, nurturing to longevity. If marriage is untimely, True Qi leaks early, injury occurs before maturity. Thus, copulation without conception, pregnancy without birth, and birth without longevity are common. From this perspective, marriage between men and women is valuable when timely. Husband and wife are valuable when Jing and Zhuang (vital essence and strength) are robust, making conception easy. If the father is young and the mother old, the daughter born will likely be weak. If the mother is strong and the father weak, the son born will likely be frail. This is indeed the principle. Or if the man's true essence and Qi are not dense, and the woman's blood is deficient while Qi is hyperactive, this is called "husband's disease and woman's rash." Both lead to infertility. The treatment method: women should nourish blood and suppress Qi, reducing anger and joy. Men should tonify Kidney and generate essence, restraining desires. Treat according to formulas. When Yin and Yang are harmonious, women will happily conceive.
It is also said that causes of infertility fall into three categories. First, ancestral line ends (no heirs). Second, husband and wife's life spans clash. Third, husband's disease and woman's rash. All cause infertility. If it is ancestral line ending or life span clash, these two cannot be helped by medicine. If it is husband's disease and woman's rash, medicinal therapy is required to be effective. However, women infertile due to illness are all caused by exhaustion injuring blood and Qi, or amenorrhea, or metrorrhagia and leukorrhea. This leads to disharmony of Yin and Yang Qi, and menstrual flow violating its proper timing.
Thus, infertility. Palpate the Chi pulse behind the Guan position on the right hand. Floating indicates Yang. If Yang pulse is absent, there is no fertility. If Chi pulse is faint and choppy, obtained in middle age, it indicates sterility. If Shaoyin pulse is like floating and tight, it indicates sterility. If aversion to cold with both Cun and Chi pulses weak and minute, it indicates sterility. There are also cases due to improper care and unregulated diet, riding...
Generally, women aged twenty to thirty who have no disease but no children, whose menstruation is normal or irregular, suffer from Yin not ascending and Yang not descending. Upper and lower parts fail to communicate. There is stagnation and obstruction, preventing function. One can use Dusheng San (Single Holy Powder) to induce vomiting to expel three or two sheng of cold phlegm. Then use Daoshui Wan (Water-Guiding Pill) and Yugong San (Yu Gong Powder) to purge three to five or more than ten stools. Or simply use Wuyou San (Wu You Powder) to purge more than ten stools. Apply based on cold-heat deficiency-excess. Next, eat scallion and vinegar white porridge for three to five days. Stomach Qi becomes unobstructed, intestines become solid. One can take Yuzhu San (Jade Candle Powder), then take Baizhu San (Atractylodes Powder), Poria, etc. To descend fire and benefit water. The way of Ji Ji (Successful Transition). Conception should occur within a few months. Nei Jing states: Women with strangury, hemorrhoids, urinary incontinence, and dry throat symptoms, even if treated with excellent medicine and acupuncture, ultimately cannot conceive. This is because the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel), Du Mai (Conception Vessel), and Ren Mai (Director Vessel) have these diseases, preventing conception.
The reason women do not conceive is insufficiency of Chong and Ren Mai, and Kidney Qi deficiency-cold. Nei Jing says: At fourteen (two sevens), Tian Gui arrives in women. Ren Mai becomes patent. Tai Chong Mai becomes flourishing. Yin and Yang harmonize. Thus, they can conceive. If Chong and Ren Mai are insufficient, and Kidney Qi is deficient-cold, the uterus cannot hold the fetus. Thus, infertility. Some originate from husband's disease and woman's rash. One must trace the cause and treat accordingly. Key treatment methods: men take Qizi San (Seven Seeds Powder); women take Zhumen Mudong Wan (Zhu Men Winter Sweet Pill) and sit in Daobao Tang (Uterus-Cleansing Decoction). None will fail to conceive.
Formulas
Qinjiao Wan (From Shenghui Fang)
Treats women with absolute sterility, never having given birth. Purges the viscera, allowing the Jade Gate to receive the child. Also treats wind-deficiency and cold qi in the Zi Zang (uterus), causing Yin and Yang Qi to fail to harmonize, leading to long-term infertility.
Qinjiao (Sichuan Pepper) Tianxiong (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, each 18 zhu) Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Bailian (Paeoniae Albae Radix) Shufu (Crab) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Huangqi (Astragali Radix) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) Lubifengfang (Vespa Nidus) Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) Taoren (Persicae Semen) Qicao (Silphioda Larva) Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Wuyi (Prunus Mume Seed) (each 1 liang) Mengmeng (Actinidia Polystachya Root) Shashen (Glehniae Radix) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra/Candida) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 30 zhu) Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed) Fuling (Poria) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (each 1.5 liang) Zelan (Lycopus Herba) Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) (each 1 liang 18 zhu) Ganqi (Drylac Resin) Bai Shiyin (White Quartz) Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (each 2 liang)
Zhongru (Stalactitum, 2.5 liang) Shuizhi (Hirudo, 70 zhu) Ma Bu Kou Fu Tou (Burnt Hemp Cloth Head, 7 chi) Mengchong (Tabanus Larva, 100 pieces) Process into fine powder. Mix with honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 10 pills with wine. Twice a day. Gradually increase to 20 pills. If discharge occurs, resembling bean juice or nasal mucus, this is the disease exiting. If feeling abnormal, stop the medicine.
Baiziren Wan (From Shenghui Fang)
Treats women with Zi Zang (uterus) deficiency-cold, and Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries. Emaciation. Pale complexion. Anorexia. Postpartum cessation of menstruation.
Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed) Zelan (Lycopus Herba) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove radicle) Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz, finely ground and washed with water) Bai Shiyin (White Quartz, finely ground and washed with water) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, remove rough bark, coat with ginger juice, roast until fragrant) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, cut into pieces, slightly stir-fried) Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, remove rough bark, roast until slightly yellow, cut) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted and cracked) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, remove sprouts, each 1 liang) Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, slightly stir-fry, remove juice, 3 fen) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried until slightly red, cut, 3 fen) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Wuyi (Prunus Mume Seed) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove radicle) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, remove roots, cut) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Chishi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum, finely ground) Rongrong (Cynomorii Folium, soaked in wine overnight, scrape off skin and tips, dry) Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove radicle) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove sprouts) Longgu (Fossil Bones) Fangkui (Acanthophylli Radix) Baifu Ling (Poria) Ben Cao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) (each 0.5 liang) Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut, 2 liang) Zhongru Fen (Stalactitum Powder, 2 liang) Process into powder. Add the ground medicines. Grind uniformly. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 30 pills each time. On an empty stomach and at night, take with warm wine.
Baiwei Wan (From Shenghui Fang)
Treats women with wind-deficiency and accumulated cold in Zi Zang (uterus). Meridian and collaterals irregular. Pale complexion. Muscle emaciation. Anorexia. Leukorrhea and long-term infertility.
Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) Qin Jiao (Sichuan Pepper) Bailian (Paeoniae Albae Radix) (some say Baizhi) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) Wuyi (Prunus Mume Seed) Shashen (Glehniae Radix) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra/Candida) Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) Mudan (Moutan Cortex) Qicao (Silphioda Larva) (each 1 liang) Ganqi (Drylac Resin) Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) (each 13 zhu) Taoren (Persicae Semen) Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz) (each 1.5 liang) Zhongru (Stalactitum) Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Bai Shiyin (White Quartz) (each 3 liang) Shufu (Crab, 5 qian) Shuizhi (Hirudo) Mengchong (Tabanus Larva) (each 15 pieces) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, 18 zhu) Ma Bu Kou Fu Tou (Burnt Hemp Cloth Head, 1 chi) Process into powder. Mix with honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take with wine.
Another Formula (From Qianjin Fang, also named Baiwei Wan)
Treats long-term infertility. Or cessation of menstruation. Heat above, cold below. Treats hundred diseases.
Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen) Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper) (each 18 zhu) Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz) Ben Cao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome) Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) Zi (Seed - text unclear) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) (each 30 zhu) Zelan (Lycopus Herba) Chishi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) Bai Longgu (White Fossil Bones) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) Fuling (Poria) Taiyi Yuliang (Taiyi Remainder Grain) (each 3 liang) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus) (each 1 liang) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus) Taoren (Persicae Semen) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1.5 liang) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Puhuang (Typhae Pollen) (each 2.5 liang) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, 3 liang) Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 0.5 liang) Process into powder. Mix with honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 15 pills with wine. Twice a day. Gradually increase. Stop when effect is known. Can increase to 50 pills. Avoid pork, chicken, raw/cold foods, sour/slippery foods, fish, garlic, donkey/horse meat, beef, etc. If pregnancy is felt, stop taking for three months properly. Select...
Guangyin Dan (From Yu Yao Yuan Fang)
Treats long-term infertility.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, cut finely, 1.5 liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, from Shangdang, remove sprouts) Chuan Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix, cut and weigh) Zelan Ye (Lycopus Herba, remove branches) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, baked) Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex, clean) Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizome) Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Lu Rong (Deer Antler Velvet, burn off hair, coat with lard/wine, roast dry, pound separately and weigh) Baifu Ling (Poria, peel) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove sprouts, wash, cut, stir-fry dry) Rongrong (Cynomorii Folium, soak in wine until soft, remove wrinkled skin, cut, bake dry) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove sprouts and tail) Ben Cao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome, remove sprouts and soil, weigh) Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soak in boiling water, remove white pith, dry) Hua Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove sprouts and leaves, pound finely and sieve) E Zhu (Curcumae Rhizoma) San Leng (Sparganii Rhizome) (These two wrapped in white flour, slow-roasted until cooked, remove flour, crush while hot, weigh. Each 1 liang) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted, 1.5 liang) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus) Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, remove rough bark, each 0.5 liang) Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted, peel and remove umbilicus, 2 qian) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, cut and stir-fried) Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus, remove calyx and branches, clean, each 2 liang) Process into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of a bullet. Take one pill each time. On an empty stomach before meals. Chew thoroughly. Take with warm wine. Three doses per day. If pregnant, stop taking. In the past, someone took this medicine regularly and had seven sons. Often combined and given to others, all were effective.
Baiwei Wan
Treats women's hundred diseases. Cessation of menstruation and childbirth.
Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, roasted) Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, stir-fry to remove sweat) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) Biejia (Trionycis Carapax et Plastrum, roasted, each 5 fen) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted) Shi Liuhuang (Native Sulfur, ground, each 6 fen) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Sangshang Jisheng (Taxilli Herba, each 4 fen) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed) Mengmeng (Actinidia Polystachya Root, 2 fen) Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix) Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) Zi Wan (Asteris Radix) Du Heng (Peucedani Radix) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) Mengchong (Tabanus Larva, remove wings and feet, roast) Shuizhi (Hirudo) (each 3 fen) Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz, ground) Xiaoke (Natrii Sulfas) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Zhongru (Stalactitum) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (each 8 fen) Process and sift. Mix with honey to make pills. Take 15 pills the size of tung oil seeds with warm wine on an empty stomach. Twice a day. Gradually increase to 30 pills. Do not induce vomiting or purging. Avoid raw/cold, greasy, maltose, blood-generating, purslane, raw green onion, raw vegetables, pork, cold water, sticky foods, stale/odorous foods.
Zhumen Mudong Wan (From Shenghui Fang)
Treats women with long-term cold infertility and multiple miscarriages. All due to deficiency and damage of Chong and Ren Mai. Chronic cold diseases in the womb. Menstrual blood suddenly flowing down incessantly. Menstruation occurring twice a month. Or before/after the expected date. And accumulated cold in Zi Zang (uterus). Emaciation and hundred diseases. Metrorrhagia and leukorrhea. Thirty-six diseases. Accumulations and masses. Cold pain below the navel. Urgency and heaviness in the lower abdomen. White turbid urine. The above diseases all prevent conception, leading to absolute infertility. This medicine can primarily treat them. Regular use removes blood stasis, warms Zi Zang (uterus), enables pregnancy. Facilitates childbirth, produces healthy children without disease.
Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz) Tianmendong (Asparagi Tuber) (each 3 liang) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Ziwei (Bignoniae Caulis) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Wutou (Aconiti Radix) Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Mengmeng (Actinidia Polystachya Root) (also called Mujingzi) Yuyuliang (Haematitum) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis) Xinyi (Magnoliae Flos) (each 2 liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Sangjisheng (Taxilli Herba) Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) Shizhuyu (Zanthoxyli Fructus) Mudan (Moutan Cortex) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (each 30 zhu) Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed, 1 liang) Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) Wuzhegu (Sepiae Endoconcha) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1.5 liang) Process into powder.
Mix with honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 10 pills with wine. Three times a day. Gradually increase to 30 pills. Stop when warmth is felt in the abdomen. Do not abstain from sexual intercourse. If husband travels, do not take medicine. Or take with warm rice drink. On an empty stomach before meals. Two doses per day.
Qizi San (From Daquan Liang Fang)
Treats men with wind-deficiency, dim vision. Essence and Qi deficiency, infertility. Tonifies deficiencies. Also treats women's infertility. All caused by Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries, emaciation, and hundred diseases.
Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Zhongru Fen (Stalactitum Powder) Mujingzi (Viticis Fructus) Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen) Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen) Xi Xinzi (Plantaginis Semen - text error likely) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis) Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) Lu Rong (Deer Antler Velvet) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) (each 8 zhu) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) (each 6 zhu) Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus) Tianxiong (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Fuling (Poria) Huangqi (Astragali Radix) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (each 5 zhu) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 10 zhu) Rongrong (Cynomorii Folium, 11 zhu) Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix, 12 zhu) Process into powder. Take one cun spoonful with wine. Twice a day.
If no effect, increase by two spoonfuls. Stop when effect is known. Restrictions same as above. If unable to take wine, mix with honey to make pills. Another version adds Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus, 8 zhu).
Women take Zi Shiyin Wan
Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz, put in clay pot, cover mouth with stone, heat until red) Yuyuliang (Haematitum, heat and quench in vinegar) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, wash with water, steam with clear wine, bake) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, peel, do not expose to fire directly) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba, roast with vinegar) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, peel, cut, stir-fry with wine) Chuan Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix, soak in wine) Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed, stir-fry and grind separately) Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix, roasted, peel and remove umbilicus, cut) Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Haipiaoxiao (Sepiae Endoconcha, roast with vinegar) Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex, remove heart) Chuan Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove radicle, wash with wine) Fencao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each...)
Jiang (Ginger, roasted, each 0.5 liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 7.5 qian) Tianmendong (Asparagi Tuber, remove heart, 1.5 liang) Zipo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, peel, coat with ginger juice, roast) Process into fine powder. Make pills with vinegar the size of tung oil seeds. Take 70 pills each time.
Do not take if... Finish the course, pregnancy should occur.
Juanbai Wan
Treats women with Zi Zang (uterus) cold and long-term infertility. Due to wind-cold pathogenic factors lodging in meridians and collaterals.
Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) Mengmeng (Actinidia Polystachya Root) Ben Cao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, cut into pieces, slightly stir-fried) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted and cracked) Yuyuliang (Haematitum, roast and quench in vinegar seven times) Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) (above each 1 liang) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome, wash with wine) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove radicle) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, remove roots, cut) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted, peel and remove umbilicus) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove radicle) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, soak in water seven times, bake dry, slightly stir-fry) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried until slightly red, cut) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, remove sprouts) Sangjisheng (Taxilli Herba) Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, slightly stir-fry to remove sweat, above each 3 fen) Process into powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds.
Zi Shiyin Wan
Treats women with long-term infertility. Due to long-term accumulation of wind-cold in Zi Zang (uterus). Yin and Yang fail to transform.
Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz, finely ground and washed with water, 2 liang) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove radicle) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, remove rough bark, coat with ginger juice, roast until fragrant) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove radicle) Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizome, cut into pieces, slightly stir-fried) Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, slightly stir-fry to remove sweat) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted, peel and remove umbilicus) Liuhuang (Native Sulfur, finely ground) Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, cut into pieces, slightly stir-fried) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (each 1 liang) Biejia (Trionycis Carapax et Plastrum, 2.5 liang, raw) Mengmeng (Actinidia Polystachya Root) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove radicle) Sangjisheng (Taxilli Herba) (each 3 fen) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, wash in water seven times to remove slipperiness) Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, slightly stir-fried) Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix) Zi Wan (Asteris Radix, wash to remove sprouts and soil) Du Heng (Peucedani Radix) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, remove sprouts, each 1.5 liang) Process into powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 30 pills each time. On an empty stomach and before evening meal, take with warm wine.
Yangzhen Wan
Treats women with blood deficiency and Qi exhaustion. Yin and Yang fail to ascend and descend. Long-term failure to conceive.
Lu Rong (Deer Antler Velvet) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Rongrong (Cynomorii Folium) Yuyuliang (Haematitum) Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen) Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Zi Shiyin (Purple Quartz) Haipiaoxiao (Sepiae Endoconcha) (each 2 liang) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, honey-fried) Zhen Hupo (True Amber) Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Sangjisheng (Taxilli Herba) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium) Chuan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) Jian Bai Fuling (Solid White Poria) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Muli (Ostreae Concha) Suanzaoren (Zizyphi Spinosi Semen) (each 1 liang) Zhongru Fen (Stalactitum Powder, 4 liang) Process into powder. Boil wine and wheat paste to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Swallow 50 pills with warm wine before meals.
Three doses per day. Eat after...
Baiwei Wan
Treats tonifying and regulating Chong and Ren Mai. Warming the uterus. Treating damage to Bao Luo (uterine collaterals). Chronic exposure to wind-cold. Long-term infertility. Or unstable conception, often leading to miscarriage. Long-term use removes wind-cold from Zi Zang (uterus), enabling conception.
Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix, remove sprouts) Mengmeng (Actinidia Polystachya Root) Ben Cao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome) (each 5 fen) Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove radicle, cut) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (each 7 fen) Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove radicle) Baiziren (Biota Orientalis Seed, slightly stir-fried) Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis, remove roots) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove rough bark) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, peel and remove umbilicus) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, remove stems) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove sprouts) Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried) Chuan Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, remove sprouts, soak in wine overnight) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, soak in water seven times) Sangjisheng (Taxilli Herba) (each 6 fen) Qin Jiao (Sichuan Pepper, 6 fen) Yuyuliang (Haematitum, 8 fen) Process into powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 30 pills with wine on an empty stomach. Two doses per day. Avoid raw vegetables, sticky foods, odorous substances, etc. Another version contains Zishen.
Baiwei Wan
Treats women's infertility. Or cessation of menstruation. Heat above, cold below. Reduced appetite. Yellow and emaciated limbs. Primarily treats all heart and abdominal diseases.
Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, slightly stir-fry to remove sweat) Bai Longgu (White Fossil Bones) (each 1 liang) Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, cut and slightly stir-fried) Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome) Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted and cracked) (each 0.5 liang) Ben Cao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizome) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Juanbai (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus) Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizome) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, remove radicle) Taoren (Persicae Semen, soak in water, remove skin and tips, double kernels, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow) Baifu Ling (Poria) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, remove heart) (each 3 fen) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, remove heart, bake, 1.5 liang) Process into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of tung oil seeds. Take 30 pills each time. On an empty stomach and at night...
Xusi Jiangsheng Dan
Treats women with weak constitution. Deficiency and damage of Tai Zang (fetal organ). Cold and exhaustion of Zi Gong (uterus). Blood cold and chronic cold. Difficulty conceiving. Effects are miraculous.