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*Medical Standard Six Essentials* records: The treatment of various syndromes such as Five Exhaustions (Wu Lao), Six Extremities (Liu Ji), and Seven Injuries (Qi Shang) has been discussed in detail in the section on miscellaneous diseases regarding deficiency consumptive disorders, so it will not be repeated here. For women, these conditions are mostly caused by menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, or excessive dietary habits, daily routine, and Seven Emotions (Joy, Anger, Worry, Thought, Sorrow, Fear, Fright), which severely damage the Liver and Spleen. It may also result from lack of proper care or overuse of purgative/attacking treatments. This differs slightly from the treatment methods for men. Therefore, ancient secret formulas specifically for treating women are collected here. If one wishes to investigate their origins, they should consult those relevant texts.

*Good Prescriptions* records: Bone-steaming consumption (Gu Zheng Lao, a type of consumptive disorder characterized by heat steaming from the bones) arises from accumulated heat attaching to the bones (this belongs to the category of Zhi Mai pathologies; the Kidney governs the bones, and if the bones exhibit steaming heat, it indicates that True Yin is exhausted, leaving Yang with no foundation). This disease is also known as Chuan Shi (Transmitting Corpse), Shi Zhu (Corpse Puncture), Fu Lian (Hidden Connection), and Wu Gu (Innocent), with various names. All these diseases are caused by the deficiency and damage of the Spleen and Stomach. The patient appears emaciated, with abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, and limb weakness. If the pathology transmits to the Kidney, there will be incessant night sweats, cold pain in the lower back and knees, dreams of sexual intercourse with spirits, and dark yellow urine. If it transmits to the Heart, there will be palpitations and mental restlessness, inappropriate laughter or anger, red cheeks and lips, and alternating hot and cold sensations. If it transmits to the Lung, there will be chest fullness, shortness of breath, coughing with phlegm, and skin resembling fish scales (Jia Cuo). If it transmits to the Liver, there will be dim vision, painful obstruction under the ribs, and irritability when behind closed doors. Once the Five Zang Organs are diseased, it becomes difficult to treat.

*Complete Gynecology* records: Women's Blood-Wind Consumption Syndrome (Liver Heat generates Wind, hence named Blood-Wind; termed "Consumption" because prolonged illness leads to Blood deficiency, cessation of menstruation, and persistent fever). This occurs due to inherent Qi and Blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, external invasion of Wind pathogens, and internal retention of old Cold, causing disharmony of Yin and Yang and stagnation/blockage of the meridians. Symptoms include hard and painful abdomen, soreness and pain in the four limbs, intermittent menstruation, sallow and emaciated complexion. Additionally, if postpartum care is neglected within 100 days, leading to visceral edema and exhaustion of all vessels, consumption results (This indicates insufficiency of Liver and Kidney Yin, and should be treated according to Zhi Mai principles). If not cured for a long time, it transforms into alternating chills and fever with regular intervals, reduced appetite, emaciated skin and flesh. When menstruation is due, dizziness and blurred vision occur, rigidity in the chest and back, pain in the four limbs, body irritability and heat, heavy legs, and facial edema, or amenorrhea. Hence it is called Blood-Wind Qi Consumption.

Xue Ji (Xue Shi) states: Li Dongyuan (Dong Yuan) said: Unregulated emotions, irregular daily routines, and any form of overexertion damage Qi. When Qi declines, Fire flares up; when Fire flares, it attacks the Spleen Earth (Fire overacting on Earth). Since the Spleen governs the four limbs, symptoms include reluctance to speak due to heat, panting and fatigue upon movement, surface heat with spontaneous sweating, and mental restlessness. During the illness, one should sit quietly, nourish and preserve Qi, use Sweet-Cold herbs to drain Heat, Sour herbs to consolidate scattered Qi, and Sweet-Warm herbs to tonify Middle Qi. The *Classic of Internal Medicine* states: "Tonify deficiency with warmth." The *Synopsis of Golden Chamber* states: "A large pulse in a healthy person indicates consumption; treat with Huangqi Jianzhong Tang."

A woman experienced heat and pain in her heels after exertion, indicating Blood deficiency of the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot. She was cured using Shengyu Tang. Later, she suffered from generalized pruritus. After mistakenly taking Wind-dispelling drugs, she developed fever and convulsions. Her Liver pulse was surging and rapid, indicating Liver Blood deficiency with excess Fire generating Wind. She was cured by administering pills made of Tianzhu Huang (Bambusa Textilis Tuber) and Dan Xing (Arisaema Cum Bile), taken with a decoction of Siwu Tang plus Maidong, Wuweizi, Huangqin, Huanglian, Zhigancao, Shanzhi, and Chaihu.

Another woman, living ascetically and diligent in needlework, contracted Wind pathogens (this is referred to as Wind-Consumption, to be treated according to Sun Mai principles). She self-administered diaphoretic agents, resulting in morning chills and evening fevers, spontaneous and night sweats, severe deficiency of form and Qi. Her pulse was sometimes floating and surging, sometimes faint and fine; her complexion was sometimes bluish-white, sometimes sallow. This indicated that although the pathogen had departed, Qi and Blood were further depleted. She took more than thirty doses of Shiquan Dabu Tang and gradually improved. Subsequently, she used Jiawei Xiaoyao San and was cured after half a year of combined treatment.