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Indicated for dissipating nodular qi, clearing heat, relieving pain, and eliminating fire toxins; treats carbuncles, sores, ulcers, back abscesses, and scrofula. For women with swelling and pain in the yin region, or red and white leukorrhea. Bai Lian Wan (White Peony Root Pill).
Combine Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Radix) with dog meat; nature is warm; take with wine. Treats young unmarried women with deficiency-cold of the Chong and Ren vessels, presenting with pure white leukorrhea. Bai Lian San (White Peony Root Powder). Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Radix) 1 liang, Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex, stir-fried until black) 5 qian, ground into fine powder. Apply after washing the sore with decoction.

Indicated for clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. Treats headache due to wind-heat, throat obstruction (Hou Bi), throat abscesses, toxic swelling, swollen gums, toothache, abdominal swelling, wheezing and fullness. For women with abdominal distension, heat-swelling, sore swelling, five types of hemorrhoids, five kinds of acute jaundice, gu poison, and various drug poisons. This herb can be used alone, either internally or externally. It is particularly effective for treating throat abscesses and toothaches.

Indicated for unblocking the five zang organs, dispersing various winds, and removing phlegm-fluid accumulation in the heart and diaphragm over a long period. Treats zheng jia (abdominal masses), pi qi lumps, retained pus and foul fluids in the bladder, stubborn bi-syndrome, wind-pain, edema, pains in the waist and legs, and bones stuck in the throat. (Decoct with rock sugar and wine.) Wei Ling Xian Wan (Clematis Root Pill). Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Radix), Huang [Lian] (Stir-fried with honey), and Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange) in equal parts, ground into fine powder, made into pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 50-70 pills per dose, with ginger decoction. Avoid tea. Treats elderly people with qi deficiency and dry fluids, resulting in severe constipation. Another prescription: Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Radix), Ru Xiang (Frankincense, separately ground), and Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange, stir-fried with bran) each 1 liang, ground into fine powder, mixed with millet rice paste to make pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 15 pills per dose before meals, with rice water, three times daily. Treats qi hemorrhoids with difficult stool. Wei Ling Xian San (Clematis Root Powder). Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Radix), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus), and Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, stir-fried) each 1 liang, ground into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach, three times daily. Treats toxic swellings and malignant sores (add Chan Su [Toad Venom] 5 li), and soft chancres. Another prescription: Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Radix) 1 liang, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Mo Yao (Myrrha), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), and Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) each 5 qian, ground into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose with hot wine. Treats women with chronic cold qi stagnation, stabbing blood pain in the lower abdomen, and carbuncles, ulcers, and furuncles. Take 1 qian of Wei Ling Xian powder daily, mixed with warm wine, to induce mild purgation; it greatly eliminates toxins and reduces swelling.

Indicated for hematemesis, hematochezia, postpartum blood syncope, and traumatic blood stasis. Functions include invigorating blood, promoting blood circulation, and stopping bleeding. Treats joint wind-pain, jaundice, uterine bleeding, lower bleeding, and menorrhagia. Qian Gen San (Madder Root Powder). Qian Gen (Rubiae Radix), Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix), Sheng Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, raw), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, slightly stir-fried), Xi Jiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, shaved), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) each 1 liang, Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Semen) 5 qian, Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, slightly stir-fried) 2 liang. Cut into small pieces. Take 4 qian per dose with one zhong of water, add 50 grains of Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean), and 7 cun of Cong Bai (Scallion White); decoct until half remains, strain, and take warm at any time. Treats bloody dysentery, irritability, heat, abdominal pain, and loss of appetite. Another prescription: Qian Gen (Rubiae Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Xi Jiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, shaved), Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix, chopped), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), and Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, stir-fried) each 1 liang, ground into fine powder. Take 4 qian per dose with one zhong of water, decoct until six-tenths remain, strain, and take warm at any time. Treats gu zhu (gu poisoning), chicken liver complexion, body heat, chest distension, and irritability. Qian Gen Tang (Madder Root Decoction) combined with Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) plus Qian Gen (Rubiae Radix) 2.5 qian. (Avoid iron.) Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, soaked in child's urine) 1.5 qian, decoct in water. Treats hematemesis, epistaxis, and vomiting of blood; cured in two or three doses. (Appendix) Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction). Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata; use Sheng Di Huang if blood heat) and Dang Gui Shen (Body of Angelicae Sinensis Radix; do not stir-fry if no constipation) each 3 qian, Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba; stir-fry with cinnamon wine for diarrhea/abdominal pain, or with vinegar for blood loss) 2 qian, Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, soaked in child's urine for rebellious blood) 1.5 qian, ground into fine powder, take warm before bed. Treats weakness from blood loss, or fever due to blood deficiency, or afternoon fever and thirst after ulceration of carbuncles/ulcers, as well as irregular menstruation, abdominal/navel pain, metrorrhagia/metrostaxis, antenatal abdominal pain with bleeding, postpartum retention of blood clots, and continuous lochia. It treats all diseases related to blood deficiency. In spring, add Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) and double Chuan Xiong; in summer, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) and double Bai Shao; in autumn, add Tian Men Dong (Asparagi Radix) and double Di Huang; in winter, add Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) and double Dang Gui. For excessive blood loss with persistent lochia, add Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus). For blood deficiency abdominal pain with slight sweating and aversion to wind, add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex). For headache and vertigo due to wind, add Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) and Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix). For qi deficiency, add Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) and Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium). For qi insufficiency, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma). For fever, irritability, and insomnia, add Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) and Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus). For deficiency-cold with faint pulse, spontaneous sweating, and loose stools, add Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata). For dampness causing heaviness, cool skin, and slight sweating, add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) and Fu Ling (Poria). For women with bone/joint pain, headache, strong pulse, and aversion to cold resembling malaria, add Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) and Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix). For qi-blood deficiency with vertigo, add Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) and Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix). For qi-blood rushing upward causing fullness in the heart, abdomen, and hypochondrium, add Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) and Bing Lang (Arecae Semen). For cold pain in the lower abdomen, stuffiness/pain between the waist and spine, or lower abdominal pain that is unbearable, remove Di Huang and add Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma). To tonify the lower yuan, add Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). For failure to expel foul matter, double Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) and Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba). For abdominal pain with gurgling sounds and poor menstrual flow, double Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) and add Ban Bei Gui Xin (Half portion of Cinnamomi Ramulus). For pain throughout the waist, abdomen, and back during menstruation, add Yun Tai (Brassicae Pekinensis Folium), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Hong Hua (Carthami Flos), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus), and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). Decoct in a silver vessel and take hot. If complexion is harmonious, add Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) and Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix). For sudden heavy menstrual flow, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix). For abdominal pain, add Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma). For menstrual blood resembling black bean juice, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) and Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma). For excessive menstrual flow without other symptoms, add Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Bai Cao Shuang (Carbonized Grass), Ou Jie (Nelumbinis Node), Bai Zong Hui (Carbonized Palm Fiber), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), and Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix). If menses are interrupted or accompanied by alternating chills and fever, first administer Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) to resolve the chills and fever, then take this formula. Do not take if chills and fever persist. For metrorrhagia, add Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen). To tonify blood and stop bleeding, add Bai Cao Shuang (Carbonized Grass), Zong Hui (Carbonized Palm Fiber), Mian Hui (Carbonized Cotton Seed), Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen, stir-fried), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), and Bai Jiang (Dried Ginger). For clotted menstrual blood, add Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Ou Jie (Nelumbinis Node). For dark clotted menstrual blood, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma). For deficiency-cold of the blood viscera with metrorrhagia and excessive blood loss, add E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) and Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium). For irregular menstruation with belching and chest distension, add Chen Ai (Moxa Leaf) and Huang [Qin]. For red and white leukorrhea, add Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) and Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma). For white discharge and turbid urine, add Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), and Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix). For five-colored turbidity, grind with She Xiang (Moschus) and take with good wine. For fresh blood, take with warm wine or salt water. For leukorrhea, add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen), Bai Cao Shuang (Carbonized Grass), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Hei Dou (Sojae Semen Nigrum), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Yuan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Bai Jiang (Dried Ginger), and Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae). Take with salt or wine on an empty stomach. For stagnant menstrual blood, add Peng E Zhu (Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma), Jing San Leng (Sparganii Rhizoma), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), and Hong Hua (Carthami Flos). For amenorrhea, add herbs of the wood category. Decoct with aged wine and water. For blood cold, add Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Hu Tao Ren (Juglandis Semen), and Liu Zhi (Salix Twig). For prolonged amenorrhea, add Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Huang [Qin], Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus). For qi-blood disharmony, add Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). For deficiency-heat conditions, combine with Shen Su Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Drink). For tidal fever, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), and Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix). For deficiency-heat with dry mouth, add Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) and Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix). For deficiency with thirst, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Ge (Puerariae Radix), Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), and Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix). For deficiency with profuse sweating, add Mu Li (Concha Ostreae, calcined) and Ma Huang Gen (Ephedrae Radix). For deficiency-cold with tidal fever, add Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Mai Ya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), and Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus). For dry and urgent bowels, combine with Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang (Regulate the Stomach and Direct Downward Decoction) in equal parts. For combined qi-blood deficiency, combine with Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) in equal parts. Add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) for heat. Add Su Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus) for pregnancy. For wind generated by heat, add Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Bi Ba (Long Pepper Fruit), Ru Xiang (Frankincense), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Di Long (Pheretima), Nan Xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma Praeparatum), Ting Li (Lepidii Semen), Zi Su (Perillae Folium), Huo Xiang (Agastaches Herba), Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen, stir-fried), and E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini). Take on an empty stomach; add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) and Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma). For persistent vomiting, add Huo Xiang (Agastaches Herba), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma). For retching with inability to eat, add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Yi Zhi Ren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus), and Hu Jiao (Piperis Longi Fructus). For cough, add Sang Bai Pi (Mori Radicis Cortex), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). For cough due to wind-cold, add Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Ma Dou Ling (Aristolochiae Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), He Zi (Chebulae Fructus), and Wu Mei (Mume Fructus). For chills and fever, add Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), and Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix). For alternating chills and fever, add Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex). For deficiency vertigo, limb fatigue, and amenorrhea, add Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba). For extreme thirst, add Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) and Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum). For fluid retention in the heart with mild retching, add Zhu Ling (Polyporus), Fu Ling (Poria), and Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix). For heart and abdominal fullness, add Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange) and Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride). For deficient sweating, add Ma Huang Gen (Ephedrae Radix). For profuse sweating, add Fu Mai (Triticum Levis Fructus). For wind in the intestines/stomach, bloody stools, cold limbs, and abdominal distension, add Huai Hua (Sophorae Flos), Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange), Lou Lu (Leuzeae Rhizoma), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Bai Ji Guan Hua (Celosiae Cristatae Flos), and Huai Jiao (Sophorae Tonkinensis Fructus). Or add Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix) and Shi Nan Ye (Pyrrosiae Folium). Divide into two doses: half decocted, half ground into powder taken with salt water and aged wine on an empty stomach. For epistaxis, dizziness, neck stiffness, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix). For dampness, combine equally with Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), add Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), and Chuan Shan Jia (Manis Squama), decoct in wine. For elderly people with wind-type constipation, add Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride). For sores, add Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), decoct in wine for regular use. For breast abscess, add Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Ci Gu Zi (Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma), Hong He (Nelumbinis Flos), and clear tea. For wind, add Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) and Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix). For wind sores with red swelling, add Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Niu Bang Zi (Arctii Fructus), He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), and Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix). Decoct in salt and wine. For foot swelling, add Da Fu Pi (Arecae Pericarpium), Chi Xiao Dou (Adzuki Bean), Fu Ling Pi (Poria Peel), and Sheng Jiang Pi (Zingiberis Rhizoma Peel). For women with shang han after sweating/purging, reduced appetite, and blood deficiency, add Huang [Qi], Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). For pregnant women with shang han/feng zhong, exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating, headache, neck stiffness, fever, aversion to cold, and floating/weak pulse, add Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) and Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex). For shang han with wind-dampness causing painful joints and tight floating pulse, add Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) and Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma). For wind-dampness causing painful joints and floating pulse, add Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma). For shang han after purging with lingering disease and rash like brocade, add Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) and Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus). For shang han with chest/hypochondriac fullness/pain, dizziness, and neck stiffness, add Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) and Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix). For shang han with hard stool, red urine, abdominal fullness, and deep-rapid pulse, add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) and Tao Ren (Persicae Semen, stir-fried with bran). For persistent cough after sweating/purging, add Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus). For insomnia after sweating/purging, add Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus) and Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix). For deficient bloating/fullness, add Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) and Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange, stir-fried with bran). For shang han with high fever, extreme thirst, steaming heat, irritability, and large-long pulse, add Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) and Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma). For shang han with difficult urination, add Fu Ling (Poria) and Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma). For shang han with red urine resembling blood, add Hu Po (Electrum) and Fu Ling (Poria). For continuous bleeding after sweating/purging in shang han damaging fetal qi, add E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) and Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium). For shang han with limb spasms, cool body, and slow pulse, add Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) and Gui (Cinnamon). For shang han blood stasis syndrome, add Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, soaked in wine). For fetal movement and threatened abortion with bleeding, add E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini), Da Ai (Large Mugwort), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Pu Huang (Typhae Pollen, stir-fried). If bleeding persists, add 5-7 slices of Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium), Cong Bai (Scallion White), E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini), and Huang [Qi]; reduce the four ingredients by half, add Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix). Cut all herbs finely, add a ball of Shu Ai (Prepared Mugwort, size of chicken egg) and 5-7 slices of E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini), decoct 4 bowls of water until 2.5 bowls remain, strain, divide into four doses, consume within one day. Or add Fen Cao (Licorice), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), and Huang [Lian]. Take 2-3 times daily, up to two lunar months. For qi deficiency before/during/after pregnancy, blood sea disharmony, persistent bloody dysentery, or unbearable abdominal pain, add E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) and Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium). For pregnancy with small intestine qi pain, add Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) and Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus). For pregnancy cough, add Dou Ling (Aristolochiae Radix), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Ting Li (Lepidii Semen), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Ku Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), and Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix). For fetal qi rushing to the liver causing leg numbness/pain and difficulty walking, add Jie [Geng?], Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Shan Zhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Deng Xin (Junci Medulla). Take on an empty stomach. For pregnancy irritability, add Zhu Ru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia). For blood stasis, replace Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) with Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) and Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix). For pregnancy nausea, green sallow complexion, and loss of appetite, add Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). For threatened miscarriage with bleeding, add Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), and Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). For labor with tight lower abdominal pain, add Hong Hua (Carthami Flos), Hua Shi (Talcum), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Deng Xin (Junci Medulla), and Kui Zi (Abutilonis Semen). For postpartum lochia and abdominal pain, add Tao Ren (Persicae Semen), Su Mu (Sappan Lignum), and Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix). For blood clots attacking the intestines, add Mo Yao (Myrrha) and Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium), decoct in good wine. For postpartum blood tonification and treating various ailments, add Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). For retained blood causing distension/pain, chest oppression, chills/fever, or limb pain, add Yuan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Mo Yao (Myrrha), and Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix). Grind into powder, take with light vinegar water or wine. For postpartum blood wind activating due to deficiency, or postpartum wind-cold with headache, fever, and joint pain, add Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma), and Shi [Chang Pu]. For pain, add Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). For postpartum chronic deficiency with floating-rapid pulse, combine with Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction). For postpartum exhaustion with fever and irritability, add Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix). For postpartum abdominal distension, add Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange) and Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex). For postpartum alternating chills and fever, add Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) and Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix). For postpartum blood stasis attacking the heart, add Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) and Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix). For postpartum tidal fever, add Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), and Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex). For postpartum eye disorders, add Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos), and Gan Jue Ming (Cassiae Semen). For postpartum edema, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, and "water chicken" sounds in the throat, add Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Radicis Cortex), Chi Xiao Dou (Adzuki Bean), Da Fu Pi (Arecae Pericarpium), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Ma Dou Ling (Aristolochiae Radix), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Cong Bai (Scallion White), and Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba). For postpartum aphonia, add He Zi (Chebulae Fructus), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Sha Mi (Honey), and Bai Yao Jian (Pilula Medicinalis). For postpartum restlessness, add Fu Shen (Poria Cum Radix) and Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix). For postpartum wind, add Ru Xiang (Frankincense), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae), Zhu Yu [Wu Zhu Yu?], Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Ze Lan (Lycopersici Herba), Da Jiao (Zanthoxyli Fructus), and Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus). Grind into powder, make honey pills, take with Qu Pa (Papaya) wine. For postpartum deficiency with yellow limbs, add Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Ze Lan (Lycopersici Herba), Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), and Hui Xiang (Foeniculi Fructus). Grind into powder, make honey pills, take with salt water or wine.