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[Inducing Labor] Cyperi Rhizoma (Shanfu Zi) (When taken in the ninth and tenth months, it permanently prevents fright; when combined with Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Suosha) and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), ground into powder and taken, it is named Futai Yin.) Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) (For transverse or breech presentation, combined with Frankincense (Ruxiang) and Cinnabar (Dansha), mixed with egg white and ginger juice for oral administration, ensuring safety for both mother and child.) Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi) (Decocted and taken. Or combined with Bai Cao Shuang, children's urine, and vinegar decoction for oral administration.) Leonuri Herba (Yimucao) (For difficult labor and fetal death, crushed for juice and taken.) Tribuli Fructus (Jili Zi) (Combined with Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu) powder to induce labor, expel fetus, and deliver placenta.) Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu) (Ground into powder and taken.) Cannabis Semen (Mazi Ren) (For breech presentation, swallow fourteen seeds.) Boehmeriae Nipponicae Radix (Huangma Gen) (Decocted and taken; induces labor, breaks blood stasis, and delivers placenta.) Phaseoli Semen Preparatum (Yanchi) (Burned, ground into powder, and taken with wine.) Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina (Zaojiazi) (Swallow two pods.) Quercus variabilis Cortex (Zamupi) (Combined with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) and decocted.) Boswelliae Carterii Resina (Ruxiang) (Taken as pills or powder. Combined with Eugeniae Caryophyllati Flos (Dingxiang) and rabbit gallbladder, taken as pills.) Borneolum Syntheticum (Longnao) (Taken in small amounts with fresh water, resulting in immediate delivery.) Crotonis Tiglii Semen (Fengxianzi) (Swallowed with water.) Crataegi Fructus Seed (Shanzha He) (Swallowed.) Persicae Semen (Taoren) (Swallowed.) Sojae Semen Praeparatum from Cow Manure (Niushizhong Dadou) (Swallowed.) Sophorae Tonkinensis Fructus (Huaishi) (For difficult labor due to internal heat, swallowed.) Chaff from Mortar (Chongchu Kang) (Burned and taken.) Pith of Citrus Reticulata (Juganzhang) (Burned and taken.) Nelumbinis Flos (Lianhua), Sesami Semen (Huma), Halloysit Rubra (Chishizhi), Haematitum (Daizheshi), Limonitum (Yuyuliang), Squilla Maris (Shixie), Serpentis Corneum (Shehuang) (Decocted and taken.) Ichthyocolli Colla (Biao Jiao) (Burned and taken.) Dragon Marrow (Jiaosui), Calcar Galli Albi (Baijidiju) (Burned, mixed with wine and taken.) White Rooster Feather (Baxiong Jimao) (Same as above.) Egg White (Jizi Bai) (One raw egg swallowed.) Black Hen Comb Blood (Wujiguanxue), Rabbit Blood (Tuxue) (Combined with Frankincense powder and taken.) Rabbit Brain (Tunao) (Combined with Frankincense, taken as pills. Rabbit head used similarly.) Rabbit Fur and Skin (Tumao pi) (For blood qi attacking the heart, burned to ash, taken with wine.) Ash from Old Brush Heads (Baibitouhui) (Taken with lotus root juice.) Mouse Ash (Shuhui) (Taken with wine.) Mule Hoof Ash (Luotihui) (Mixed with Moschus (Shexiang), taken with wine.) Moschus (Shexiang) (One qian taken with water, resulting in immediate delivery.) Antilope Cervicapra Cornu Apex (Lingyangjiao Jian) (Scraped into powder, taken with wine.) Dog Hair Ash (Goumaohui) (Taken with wine.) White Dog Blood (Bai gou xue) (For blood qi attacking the heart, taken with wine.) Pig Heart Blood (Zhuxinxue) (Combined with Frankincense and Cinnabar, taken as pills.) Margarita (Zhenzhu) (One liang taken with wine, resulting in immediate delivery.) Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Biejia) (Burned to ash, taken with wine.) Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Guijia) (Burned to ash, taken with wine. For short women with unopened pubic symphysis, combined with hair ash, Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), and Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), taken with wine.) Fresh Turtle (Shenggui) (Worn before term; burned and taken at delivery.) Hippocampus (Haima), Wenyaoyu (Both used similarly.) Mother's Nail Clippings (Benfu zhaojia) (Burned to ash, taken with wine.) Human Urine (Reniao) (Decocted and taken.) Ash of Silkworm Molting Paper (Cantuitzhihui) (Combined with Snake Slough (Shetui) ash, taken with wine.) Ground Beehive (Tufengke) (Steeped in hot water and taken.) Bullet (Danwan) (One qian taken with wine.) Pine Soot Ink (Songyanmo) (Taken with water.) Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao) (Taken with children's urine and wine.) Micaceous Hematite Powder (Yunmufen) (Half a liang taken with wine, resulting in immediate delivery upon entry.) Various Iron Utensils (Zhu tieqi) (Red-hot quenched in wine.) Cloth Needle (Bu zhen) (Twenty-eight pieces, red-hot quenched in wine.) Rust from Iron Wok (Tiehuoxiu) (Combined with Baizhi and children's urine, taken with vinegar.) Horse Bit (Maxian) (Decocted for juice and taken, also held in hand.) Copper Crossbow Tooth (Tongnu ya) (Quenched in wine.) Ancient Coins (Guwenqian) (All quenched in wine.) Gunpowder Residue Ash (Chonghui) (Taken with wine.) Arrow Shaft (Jianggan) (Burned with bowstring, taken with wine.) Bowstring (Gongnuxian) (Decocted for juice, or burned to ash and taken.) Ash from Chisel Handle Wood (Zaobingmu hui) (Taken with wine.) Ash from Broken Straw Shoes (Pocaoxie hui) (Taken with wine.) Winnowing Basket (Boji) (Water poured over it and taken.) Cart Grease (Chezhi) (Swallow amount equivalent to two beans.) Husband's Belt (Fu dai) (Five cun burned, taken with wine.) Left Foot of Zhong Kui (Zhongkui zuojiao) (Burned to ash, taken with water. Both treat difficult labor and retained placenta.) Ophioglossi Retortum Rhizoma (Shetui) (For transverse/breech presentation and retained placenta, stir-fried until charred, taken with wine; steeped in hot water to wash the vulva; combined with Cicada Slough (Chantui) and human hair, burned to ash, taken with wine.) Cervus Elaphus Excrement (Lufen) (For overdue labor, three qian each of dry and wet forms, ground into powder, taken with ginger decoction.) Porcine Adipose (Zhugao) (Melted in wine, drink generously.) Trogoptori Excrement (Wulingzhi) (Half raw, half stir-fried, taken with wine.) Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi) (Decocted in wine.) Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang) (Juice taken, mixed with vinegar.) Baby Bath Soup (Xier tang) (Drink.) Mud from Well Bottom (Jingdini) (Taken with water.) Black Soil from Behind Stove Flue (Zaotu hou heitu) (Taken with wine. Both deliver placenta.) Gold Foil (Jinbo) (Seven pieces, ground into soup and taken.) [Slippery Pregnancy/Easy Delivery] Ulmi Cortex (Yubai pi) (Ground into powder.) Pharbitidis Semen (Qianniuzi) (Ground into powder and taken. Taken during the last month to facilitate easy delivery.) Abutili Semen (Dongkuizi) (Ground into powder; or decocted with Niuxi. Root used similarly.) Sunflower (Kuihua) (For transverse/breech presentation, taken with wine.) Abelmoschi Semen (Huangkuizi) (Taken in decoction.) Plantaginis Semen (Cheqianzi) (Taken with wine. Or combined with Dodder Seed (Tusizi).) Sorghum Root (Shushugen) (Taken with wine.) Vigna Angularis Seed (Chixiaodou) (Swallowed, or boiled and taken; raw ground, taken with water to treat postpartum amenorrhea.) Areca Seed (Mabinglang) (Chewed finely, several pieces, washed down with well water.) Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (Combined with Chuanxiong powder and soybeans, decocted with children's urine and flowing water.) Colocasia Esculenta Corm (Cigu) (Juice, one sheng taken.) Polygoni Multiflori Caulis (Qumai) (Decocted for juice.) Physalis Fructus (Suanjiangzi) (Swallowed.) Akebiae Caulis (Mutong), Tetrapanacis Medulla (Tongcao), Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie), Albiziae Cortex (Yuzhizi), Pinus Massoniana Leaf (Shuisong), Portulaca Herba (Machixian), Euonymi Japonici Folium (Huangyangye), Laminaria Thallus (Haidai), Triticum Vulgare Seed (Mai), Fermented Rice Water (Jiangshui) (All treat difficult labor, transverse/breech presentation, and retained placenta.) Honey (Fengmi) (For transverse difficult labor, half a bowl combined with sesame oil, resulting in immediate delivery.) Poria Cocos (Puhuang) (For preterm labor desire and retained placenta, two qian taken with water; combined with Earthworm (Dilong) and Tangerine Peel (Jupi) powder, very effective.) [External Treatment] Ricini Semen (Bimaren) (Crushed, applied to soles of feet.) Mother's Shoe (Benfu xie) (Heated, ironed on lower abdomen.) Ant and Leech Soil (Yizhitu) (Stir-fried, applied below heart.) Cow Manure (Niusi) (Warm, applied to abdomen. All treat difficult labor, delivering live fetus, dead fetus, and placenta.) Salt (Yan) (Applied to infant's feet and mother's abdomen.) Soot from Cauldron (Fuxiamo) (Drawn on infant's feet. Treats breech presentation.) Knife Grinding Water (Modaoshui) (For prolapsed intestine birth, massage intestine, internally take Magnetitum (Cishi) decoction.) Red Horse Hide (Chima pi) (Sit on it during labor.) Horse Bit, Langjunzi, Feisheng, Swallow Stone (Shiyan) (Hold them during labor.) Toilet Stick (Chichou) (Burned to smoke, induces labor.) Woman's Undergarment (Nvzhongyi) (Cover well mouth, delivers placenta.) Mammary Gland Inflammation/Secretion (Ru fa) (For retained placenta, place in mother's mouth.) Raw Turtle (Pishenggui) (Used similarly)

[Fetal Death] Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (Combined with Chuanxiong powder, soybeans, children's urine, and flowing water, decocted.) Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen) (Ground into powder.) Abelmoschi Semen (Huangkuizi) (Ground into powder.) Polygoni Multiflori Caulis (Qumai) (Decocted.) Leonuri Herba (Yimucao) (Juice taken.) Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu) (Ground into powder, taken with wine.) Podophylli Fructus (Guijiu) (Decocted with wine.) Carthami Flos (Honghua) (Decocted with wine.) Hordeum Vulgare (Damai) (Decocted in water.) Saccharum Granulosum (Maiqu) (Decocted in water to dissolve fetus.) Zijinteng, Bitter Bottle Gourd (Kuhu) (Ash taken.) Barnyard Grass Seed (Quemai) (Decocted in water.) Soybean (Dadou) (Decocted in vinegar.) Sesame Oil (Huma You) (Mixed with honey.) Cinnamon Twig (Rougui) (Powder taken with children's urine and wine.) Ulmi Cortex (Yubai pi) (Ground into powder.) Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina Ash (Zaojia ci hui) (Taken with wine.) Rubus Chingii Root Bark (Mumei genpi) (Breaks blood stasis.) Cooking Cover Ash (Chunibi hui) (Taken with water.) Pine Soot Ink (Songyanmo) (Taken with water.) Four Ricini Seeds (Bimazi), combined with three Crotonis Tiglii Seeds (Badou) and Moschus (Shexiang), applied to navel. Longdan (Fulonggan) (Taken with wine, still applied below navel.) Two qian, results in immediate delivery.) Lead Carbonate (Hufen) (Taken with water.) Sand (Sha) (Taken with Danggui in wine.) Cinnabar (Dansha) (Boiled in water, ground into powder, taken with wine.) Mylabris (Banmao) (One piece, burned to ash, taken with water.) Crab Claw (Xiezha) (Combined with Licorice (Gancao) and Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao), decocted.) Noctua Faecis Ash (Yemingsha hui) (Taken with wine.) Black Hen (Wuji) (Decocted for juice and taken, still massage below navel.) Chicken Yolk (Jiluanhuang) (Mixed with ginger juice and taken.) Female Chicken Droppings (Cijishi) (Three to seven pieces, decocted in water, cooked with rice porridge and eaten.) Deer Horn Scrapings (Lujiaoxie) (Taken with scallion decoction.)

[Abortion] Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi) (Causes abortion, chief among hundred drugs.) Tianxiong, Wu Hui, Cezi, Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia), Arisaemae Rhizoma (Tian Nanxing), Corydalis Rhizoma (Yanhusuo), Psoraleae Fructus (Buguzhi), Ma Cao, Phytolaccae Radix (Shanglu), Polygoni Multiflori Caulis (Qumai), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Daphne Odora (Yangzhizhu), Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root (Tuguagen), Coicis Semen Root (Yiyigen), Rubiae Cordifoliae Radix (Qigen), Tribulus (Jili), Carthami Flos (Honghua), Imperatae Rhizoma (Maogen), Aruncus Giganteus (Guijianyu), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi), Hordeum Vulgare (Damai), Saccharum Granulosum (Maiqu), Ru, Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix (Daji), Smilacinae Rhizoma (Wei Xian), Black Pharbitis Seed (Qian Niu), Bupleuri Radix (Sanleng), Aristolochiae Radix (Yege), Veratrum Nigrum (Lilu), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang), Cinnamon Bark (Guixin), Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus (Zaojia), Dried Lacquer (Ganqi), Sophorae Tonkinensis Fructus (Huaishi), Crotonis Tiglii Fructus (Badou), Root, Silverfish (Yiyu), Mole Cricket (Lougu), Horsefly (Mengchong), Hirudo (Shuizhi), Insect (Chong), Larva of Meloides (Qicao), Grasshopper (Zachan), Mylabris (Banmao), Lytta (Yuanqing), Euscorpius (Didan), Scolopendra (Wugong), Ophioglossi Retortum Rhizoma (Shetui), Phryxe (Shican), Solenosteira (Madao), Feisheng, Tingchang, Gecko (Xiyi), Crab Claw (Xiezha) (Combined with Guixin, Qumai, and Niuxi, ground into powder, decocted in wine and taken.) Egg White (Jiluanbai) (From three families' eggs, three families' salt, three families' water, mixed and taken.) Moschus (Shexiang) (Combined with Guixin.) Stone Crab, Sand, Mercury (Shuiyin), Lead Carbonate (Hufen), Glass Bottle (Liuli ping) (Ground into powder, taken with yellow wine.) Realgar (Xionghuang), Orpiment (Cihuang), Glauber's Salt (Puxiao), Haematitum (Daizhe), Bovis Calculus (Niuhuang), Tea Decoction (Chawang) (Add little rock sugar, expose overnight, aborts fetus at three months.) Benzoin Resin (Anxi Xiang) (Expels ghost fetus.) Genkwa Flos Root (Yuanhua Gen) (Expels ghost fetus mass, one qian powder taken with Taoren decoction. Inserted into vagina to expel fetus.) Achyranthis bidentatae Root (Tuniuxigen) (Infused with Shexiang, inserted into vagina to expel fetus.) Kushi Budou'er (Same as above.)