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San Yin Long Gu San (Three Causes Dragon Bone Powder) is indicated for epistaxis (nosebleed) resulting from excessive bleeding.
Grind Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae, 龙骨) into powder without specifying a fixed amount. Apply a small quantity by insufflation into the nasal cavity. This method can be applied to bleeding from any of the Nine Orifices (the nine natural openings of the head: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, and urethra/anus).

She Xiang San (Musk Powder) from the Imperial Medical Bureau formula is indicated for intractable epistaxis.
Ingredients include: Bai Fan (Alumen Exsiccatum, 枯矾 - Calcined Alum), Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae, 龙骨 - preferably the variety that sticks to the tongue, separately ground, half liang each), and She Xiang (Moschus, 麝香 - Musk, half zi).
Mix the ingredients evenly. Before each application, first rinse the nasal cavity with cold water, then insufflate the medicine into the nostril. Alternatively, dip wet paper into the powder and insert it into the nostril; this method is particularly effective.

Ji Sheng Wu Mei Wan (Schisandra Pill from Ji Sheng) is indicated for persistent hematochezia (blood in stool).
Ingredients include: Wu Mei (Fructus Mume, 乌梅 - Dried Plum), three liang, charred until the interior remains (burnt to retain efficacy), ground into powder. Use good rice vinegar to make a paste, form pills the size of wheat seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, administered with rice decoction.

Jing Yan Fang (Empirical Formula) for treating lower gastrointestinal bleeding (xie xue).
Ingredients include: Bai Yao Jian (Pill of Medicinal Leaven, 百药煎), one liang (if using half liang, burn it to ash).
Mix with rice flour to form pills the size of wheat seeds. Take thirty to forty pills on an empty stomach with rice decoction. Alternatively, grind into powder and take two to three qian per dose.
Another prescription: Char dry persimmons to ash, mix with drinking water, and take two to three qian.

Miscellaneous Prescriptions:
Shi Xiao Fang (Trial Effective Formula) for intractable hematemesis (vomiting blood): Use a three-edged needle to bleed at the Qichong (ST30) acupoint; recovery is immediate.
For intractable epistaxis, or sudden onset in patients with pre-existing heat where various medicines have failed:
Take one sheet of paper, fold it eight to ten times, soak it in extremely cold water, and place it on the nape of the neck. If bleeding does not stop, apply a hot ironing board over the wet paper; bleeding will cease immediately.

For persistent hematochezia, moxibustion is suitable for the following acupoints:
Laogong (PC8, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian)
Dabai (SP15, Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian)
Huiyang (BL35, Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian)
Sanli (ST36, Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian)
Note: Regarding acupoints suitable for moxibustion in blood disorders, please refer to *Zisheng Jing* and other classics for details; they are not listed here. However, moxibustion is contraindicated for patterns characterized by excess heat and full, rapid pulses.

Ba Cui Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction from Bacui) is indicated for heat stagnation and blood stasis in the Upper Jiao, presenting with a Kou pulse (floating, large, and hollow, like pressing a scallion stalk) at the cun position.
Ingredients include: Xi Jiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, 犀角 - Rhinoceros Horn), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 生地黄 - Prepared Rehmannia Root), two liang; Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, 黄芩 - Scutellaria Root), one and a half liang; Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 黄连 - Coptis Rhizome), one liang; Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 大黄 - Rhubarb Root), half liang.
Cut the herbs into pieces. For every liang of herbs, decoct in water and take after meals.

Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang (Peach Kernel and Magnolia Bark Decoction) is indicated for blood stasis binding in the chest, pain upon pressure below the heart, classified as Middle Jiao blood accumulation. Symptoms include absence of chills or fever, chest fullness, desire to drink water but inability to swallow, delirious speech, coma, and manic behavior resembling madness.
Ingredients include: Tao Ren (Persicae Semen, 桃仁 - Peach Seed), half liang; Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 大黄 - Rhubarb Root), one liang; Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草 - Licorice Root), two and a half qian; Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi, 桂枝 - Cinnamon Twig); Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas, 芒硝 - Mirabilite), three qian each.
Cut the herbs into pieces. For every liang of herbs, decoct with ginger and take.

Di Dang Tang (Di Dang Decoction) is indicated for Lower Jiao blood accumulation, presenting with pain upon pressure below the umbilicus, or manic behavior, distension and hardness of the lower abdomen, free urination, and black stools. Manic symptoms appearing in the upper/middle region indicate upper pathology; those in the lower region indicate lower pathology.
Ingredients include: Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 大黄 - Rhubarb Root); Shui Zhi (Hirudo, 水蛭 - Leech), stir-fried, half liang each; Meng Chong (Tabanus, 虻虫 - Horsefly), three qian, wings and legs removed; Tao Ren (Persicae Semen, 桃仁 - Peach Seed), three qian.
Process the herbs. Decoct five qian in water and take. If making pills, bind with refined honey.

Dang Gui Dao Zhi Tang (Angelica and Stagnation-Resolving Decoction) is indicated for blood stasis in the interior caused by falls, impacts, or injuries.
Ingredients include: Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 大黄 - Rhubarb Root); Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 当归 - Angelica Root), equal parts.
Cut the herbs into pieces. Decoct one liang or half liang in water and take.
Note: The above formulas treat blood stasis patterns. Since blood accumulation varies by location (Upper, Middle, Lower Jiao), the potency and dosage of the herbs adjust accordingly. Other patterns such as blood heat, blood accumulation, and yin deficiency are illustrated in their respective sections and are not detailed here.