（宋《嘉 》。附月经衣）
【释名】月经（《素问》）、天癸（《素问》）、红铅。时珍曰∶女子，阴类也，以血为主。
其血上应太阴，下应海潮。月有盈亏，潮有朝夕，月事一月一行，与之相符，故谓之月水、
月信、月经。经者常也，有常轨也。天癸者，天一生水也。邪术家谓之红铅，谬名也。女人
之经，一月一行，其常也；或先或后，或通或塞，其病也。复有变常而古人并未言及者，不
可不知。有行期只吐血衄血，或眼耳出血者，是谓逆行。有三月一行者，是谓居经，俗名按
季。有一年一行，是谓避年。有一生不行而受胎者，是谓暗经。有受胎之后，月月行经而产
子者，是谓盛胎，俗名垢胎。有受胎数月，血忽大下而胎不陨者，是谓漏胎。此虽以气血有
余不足言，而亦异于常矣。女子二七天癸至，七七天癸绝，其常也。有女年十二、十三而产
子，如《褚记室》所载，平江苏达卿女，十二受孕者；有妇年五十、六十而产子，如《辽史》
所载，亟普妻六十余，生二男一女者，此又异常之尤者也。学医者之于此类，恐亦宜留心焉。
【气味】咸，平，无毒。
【主治】解毒箭并女劳复（弘景）。
月经衣
【主治】金疮血涌出，炙热熨之。又主虎野狼伤及箭镞入腹（藏器）。
【发明】时珍曰∶女人入月，恶液腥秽，故君子远之，为其不洁，能损阳生病也。煎膏
治药，出痘持戒，修炼性命者，皆避忌之，以此也。《博物志》云∶扶南国有奇术，能令刀
斫不入，惟以月水涂刀便死。此是秽液坏人神气，故合药忌触之。此说甚为有据。今有方士
邪术，鼓弄愚人，以法取童女初行经水服食，谓之先天红铅，巧立名色，多方配合，谓《参
同契》之金华，《悟真篇》之首经，皆此物也。愚人信之，吞咽秽滓，以为秘方，往往发出
丹疹，殊可叹恶。按萧了真《金丹诗》云∶一等旁门性好淫，强阳复去采他阴。口含天癸称
为药，似恁洳
【附方】旧七，新五。
热病劳复∶丈夫热病瘥后，交接复发，忽卵缩入肠，肠痛欲死。烧女人月经赤衣为末，
熟水服方寸匕，即定。（《梅师方》）
女劳黄胆，气短声沉∶用女人月经布和血衣烧灰，酒服方寸匕，一日再服，三日瘥。（孟
诜《必效方》）
霍乱困笃∶童女月经衣和血烧灰，酒服方寸匕。百方不瘥者用之。（《千金方》）
小儿惊痫发热∶取月候血和青黛，新汲水调服一钱，入口即瘥。量儿加减。（《普济方》）
令妇不妒∶取妇人月水布裹蛤蟆，于厕前一尺，入地五寸埋之。（张华《博物志》）
痈疽发背，一切肿毒∶用胡燕窠土、鼠坌土、榆白皮、栝蒌根，等分为末，以女人月经
衣，水洗取汁和，敷肿上，干即易之。溃者封其四围。五日瘥。（《千金方》）
男子阴疮∶因不忌月事行房，阴物溃烂。用室女血衲，瓦上烧存性，研末，麻油调，敷
之。解药箭毒∶交州夷人，以焦铜为镝，涂毒药于镞锋上，中人即沸烂，须臾骨坏。但服月
水、屎汁解之。（《博物志》）
箭镞入腹，或肉中有聚血∶以妇人月经衣烧灰，酒服方寸匕。（《千金方》）
马血入疮、剥马刺伤∶以妇人月水涂之，神效。（姚僧坦《集验方》）
虎野狼伤疮∶月经衣烧末，敷之。（陈藏器）
(Sourced from the Song Dynasty's *Jiayou Bencao*, with an appendix on Menstrual Cloth)
**[Names]** Juejing (Menstruation, from *Suwen*), Tiangui (Heavenly Water, from *Suwen*), Hongqian (Red Lead). Li Shizhen said: Women belong to the Yin category and are primarily governed by Blood. Their blood corresponds upward to Taiyin (Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian or Taiyin Qi) and downward to the sea tides. The moon has waxing and waning phases, and the tides have morning and evening fluctuations. Menstruation occurs once a month, corresponding to these natural phenomena; hence it is called Yueshui (Moon Water), Yuexin (Moon Trust), and Juejing (Menstrual Period). "Jing" means constant, referring to having a fixed routine. "Tiangui" refers to the principle of Heaven generating Water in the first phase. Heretical practitioners call it "Hongqian," which is a false name. For women, menstruation occurring once a month is normal; if it comes early or late, or flows freely or is blocked, it is pathological. There are also variations from the norm not mentioned by ancients that must be known. Some women experience only epistaxis (nosebleed) or bleeding from eyes and ears during their period; this is called Ni Xing (Reverse Flow). Some menstruate once every three months; this is called Ju Jing (Residing Period), commonly known as An Ji (Seasonal). Some menstruate once a year; this is called Bi Nian (Avoiding Year). Some never menstruate throughout life yet can conceive; this is called An Jing (Hidden Period). Some continue to menstruate monthly after conception and give birth; this is called Sheng Tai (Abundant Fetus), commonly known as Gou Tai (Dirt Fetus). Some suffer sudden heavy bleeding several months into pregnancy without miscarriage; this is called Lou Tai (Leaking Fetus). Although these can be explained by excess or deficiency of Qi and Blood, they differ from the norm. At age fourteen (two sevens), Tiangui arrives; at age forty-nine (seven sevens), Tiangui ceases; this is normal. Some girls bear children at twelve or thirteen, as recorded in *Chu Jishi*; for example, the daughter of Su Daqing from Pingjiang conceived at twelve. Some women bear children at fifty or sixty, as recorded in *Liao Shi*; for instance, the wife of Ji Pu gave birth to two sons and one daughter over sixty. These are extreme abnormalities. Medical practitioners should pay attention to such cases.
**[Flavor and Properties]** Salty, neutral, non-toxic.
**[Indications]** Antidote for poisoned arrows and relapse due to sexual activity after female illness (Tao Hongjing).
**Menstrual Cloth**
**[Indications]** For traumatic wounds with profuse bleeding, apply heated cloth as a compress. Also treats bites from tigers, wild wolves, and embedded arrowheads (Chen Cangqi).
**[Elucidation]** Li Shizhen said: When women enter their menstrual cycle, they produce foul-smelling fluids; thus, gentlemen avoid them because they are unclean and can damage Yang Qi, causing disease. Those preparing medicinal plasters, observing abstinence during smallpox outbreaks, or cultivating life and nature all avoid contact for this reason. *Bowuzhi* states: In Funan, there is a strange art where blades cannot cut flesh; applying menstrual blood to the blade causes death. This is because the filthy fluid destroys the body's Shen Qi (Spiritual Energy), so it is taboo in compounding medicines. This view is well-founded. Currently, heretical alchemists deceive fools by using rituals to collect the first menstrual blood of virgin girls for consumption, calling it "Xiantian Hongqian" (Primordial Red Lead). They invent elaborate names and combinations, claiming it is the "Jinhua" (Golden Flower) in *Cantong Qi* and the "Shoujing" (First Period) in *Wuzhen Pian*. Fools believe this, swallowing filth thinking it is a secret recipe, often resulting in skin eruptions (Dan Zhen), which is truly lamentable and disgusting. According to Xiao Liaozhen's *Jindan Shi*: "One type of heterodox sect loves lust, forcing Yang to harvest Yin. Holding Tiangui in the mouth calls it medicine..."
**[Attached Prescriptions]** Seven old prescriptions, five new ones.
**Relapse of Heat Disease (Laofu):** After a man recovers from a heat disease, if he engages in intercourse and the condition relapses, causing sudden retraction of the testicles into the abdomen and excruciating intestinal pain, burn the woman's red menstrual cloth to powder, take one Fangcunbi (approx. 2-3 grams) with warm water to settle the symptoms. (*Meishi Fang*)
**Female Labor Jaundice (Nulao Huangdan), shortness of breath and deep voice:** Burn menstrual cloth and blood-stained garments to ash, take one Fangcunbi with wine, twice daily. Cure within three days. (Meng Shen's *Bixiao Fang*)
**Severe Cholera (Huoluan):** Burn the menstrual cloth of a virgin girl mixed with blood to ash, take one Fangcunbi with wine. Use this if other methods fail. (*Qianjin Fang*)
**Pediatric Convulsions with Fever:** Mix menstrual blood with Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), administer one Qian (approx. 3-5 grams) mixed with fresh well-water. It cures upon entry. Adjust dosage according to the child's age. (*Puji Fang*)
**To Prevent Wife Jealousy:** Wrap a toad in a woman's menstrual cloth and bury it five inches deep in the ground, one foot away from the toilet entrance. (Zhang Hua's *Bowuzhi*)
**Carbuncles on the Back and All Swellings/Poisons:** Equal parts of soil from swallow nests, rat burrows, Ulmus davidiana bark (Yubai Pi), and Trichosanthes root (Gualou Gen) are powdered. Mix with water extracted from washing women's menstrual cloth and apply to the swelling. Change when dry. For ulcerated cases, seal the perimeter. Cure in five days. (*Qianjin Fang*)
**Male Genital Sores:** Caused by intercourse during menstruation leading to genital ulceration. Burn the blood-stained undergarment of a virgin until charred but retaining essence, powder it, mix with sesame oil, and apply.
**Antidote for Poisoned Arrows:** People in Jiaozhou use scorched copper for arrowheads coated with poison; upon injury, the wound boils and rots, destroying bone quickly. Taking menstrual blood and urine juice can detoxify it. (*Bowuzhi*)
**Embedded Arrowheads or Blood Stasis in Flesh:** Burn women's menstrual cloth to ash, take one Fangcunbi with wine. (*Qianjin Fang*)
**Horse Blood Entering Wounds or Horsewhip Scratches:** Apply women's menstrual blood topically for miraculous effect. (Yao Sengtan's *Jiyan Fang*)
**Tiger, Wild Wolf Bite Wounds:** Powder menstrual cloth and apply. (Chen Cangqi)