牛膝散 治月水不利,脐腹作痛,或小腹引腰,气攻胸膈。
牛膝(酒洗,一两) 桂心 赤芍药 桃仁(去皮尖) 玄胡索(炒) 当归(酒浸) 木香 牡
丹皮(各七钱半)
上为细末。每服三钱,空心温酒调下;或五六钱,水煎亦可。
牡丹散 治月候不利,腹脐疼痛,不欲食。
牡丹皮 大黄(炒,各一两) 赤茯苓 桃仁 当归 生地黄 桂心 赤芍药 白术(各七钱
半) 石韦(去毛) 木香(各五钱)
上 咀。每服三钱,水一盏,生姜三片,煎七分,空心温服。(此症重在疼痛,不重在不欲食,如白术用治
不食则可,而痛则不可,大黄、地黄,痛则可用,而不食不可用,处方者须得其本)
养荣汤 治妇人血海虚弱,心中恍惚,时多惊悸,或发虚热,经候不利。(此方只重不利二字,与恍惚惊悸,
绝无相干。若因不利而致者,则可)
当归 川芎 白芍药 熟地黄 青橘皮 姜黄 川姜 五加皮 牡丹皮 海桐皮 白芷
(各等分)
上锉。每服五钱,水一盏半,生姜五片,乌梅一个,煎至一盏,温服,不拘时。
玄归散 治月经壅滞,脐腹绞痛。
当归 玄胡索(各等分)(简当,妙在等分)
上为粗末。每服三钱,加生姜三片,水煎,稍热服。
归漆丸 治月经不利,脐下憋逆气胀满。
当归(四钱) 干漆(三钱,炒令烟尽)
上为细末,炼蜜丸,如桐子大。每服十五丸,温酒下。
Nixi San (Hemidesmus Decoction): Treats irregular menstruation, pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, or pain radiating from the lower abdomen to the waist, with Qi attacking the chest and diaphragm.
Ingredients: Hemidesmi Radix (Jiuxini, 牛膝) (washed with wine, 1 liang), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, 桂心), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao, 赤芍药), Persicae Semen (Taoren, 桃仁) (deprived of skin and tip), Corydalis Rhizoma (Yanhusuo, 玄胡索) (stir-fried), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归) (soaked in wine), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi, 牡丹皮) (each 7 qian 5 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 3 qian each time, mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach; or take 5-6 qian, decocted in water.
Mudan San (Moutan Decoction): Treats irregular menstruation, pain in the abdomen and around the navel, and loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi, 牡丹皮), Rheum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (stir-fried, each 1 liang), Poria Cocos (Chifuling, 赤茯苓), Persicae Semen (Taoren, 桃仁), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Shengdihuang, 生地黄), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, 桂心), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao, 赤芍药), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) (each 7 qian 5 fen), Pyri Folium (Shiwei, 石韦) (deprived of hairs), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) (each 5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the ingredients into small pieces. Take 3 qian each time, add one zhan of water and three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), decoct until seven-tenths remain, and take warm on an empty stomach. (The key symptom here is pain, not loss of appetite. If Baizhu is used for loss of appetite, it is appropriate, but it is ineffective for pain; Dahuang and Shengdihuang are effective for pain but not for loss of appetite. The prescriber must grasp the root of the condition.)
Yangrong Tang (Nourishing Prosperity Decoction): Treats women with deficiency of the Blood Sea, mental restlessness, frequent palpitations and fright, or deficiency heat, accompanied by irregular menstruation. (This formula focuses only on "irregular menstruation" and has no direct relation to mental restlessness and palpitations. It is applicable only if these symptoms are caused by menstrual irregularity.)
Ingredients: Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishaoyao, 白芍药), Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (Shudihuang, 熟地黄), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Qingjupi, 青橘皮), Curcumae Longae Rhizoma (Jianghuang, 姜黄), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Chuanjiang, 川姜), Eucommiae Cortex (Wujiaopi, 五加皮), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi, 牡丹皮), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Haitongpi, 海桐皮 - *Note: Haitongpi usually refers to Saposhnikoviae Radix or related bark, context implies bark*), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi, 白芷) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Chop the ingredients. Take 5 qian each time, add one and a half zhan of water, five slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), and one dried plum (Wumei, 乌梅), decoct until one zhan remains, and take warm at any time.
Xuangui San (Corydalis and Angelica Decoction): Treats menstrual obstruction and stagnation, with colicky pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions.
Ingredients: Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Corydalis Rhizoma (Yanhusuo, 玄胡索) (equal parts) (Simple and appropriate, the brilliance lies in equal proportions).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder. Take 3 qian each time, add three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), decoct in water, and take slightly warm.
Guiqi Wan (Angelica and Dry Lacquer Pill): Treats irregular menstruation, with stifling sensation and rebellious Qi causing fullness below the umbilicus.
Ingredients: Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归) (4 qian), Dry Lacquer (Ganqi, 干漆) (3 qian, stir-fried until smoke ceases).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills each time, washed down with warm wine.