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This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Guizhi Twig (Cinnamon Twig) and Xiangfu Rhizoma Cyperi (each five qian), used to treat leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women.

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Shengdihuang Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (Raw Rehmannia Root), Shenghuanglian Rhizoma Coptidis (Raw Coptis Rhizome), and Huhuanglian Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian Rhizome, each one liang), used to treat cases in women where excessive heat due to injury from alcohol consumption or blood loss during childbirth leads to vexation and fever.

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Huangqin Cortex Scutellariae (Scutellaria Root), Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae (Licorice Root), Fuling Poria (Poria), and Baizhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Atractylodes Rhizome, each one liang), used to treat women who have suffered from Shanghan (Cold Damage) and, after sweating or purging therapies, experience reduced appetite and weakness.

This is Siwu Tang added with Chaihu Radix Bupleuri (Bupleurum Root), Renshen Radix Ginseng (Ginseng Root), Huangqin Cortex Scutellariae (Scutellaria Root), Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae (Licorice Root), and Banxia Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum (Prepared Pinellia Tuber), each three qian, used to treat diseases arising from chronic consumptive disorders postpartum accompanied by a floating pulse.

This is Siwu Tang added with Huanglian Rhizoma Coptidis (Coptis Rhizome) and Zhizi Fructus Gardeniae (Gardenia Fruit), used to treat fever, facial redness, vexation, and inability to sleep or lie down.

This is Siwu Tang added with Baizhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Atractylodes Rhizome) and Fuling Poria (Poria), used to treat heaviness and weakness of the body due to dampness obstruction, characterized by a cool body and slight sweating.

This is Siwu Tang added with Ganjiang Rhizoma Zingiberis (Dried Ginger) and Fuzii Lateralis Radix Preparata (Prepared Aconite Root), used to treat deficiency-cold patterns manifesting as a faint pulse, spontaneous sweating, shortness of breath, and clear, pale urine and stool.

This is Siwu Tang added with Longdancao Herba Gentianae (Gentian Root), used to treat sudden onset of red eyes with nebula formation and unbearable pain; another prescription adds Fangfeng Radix Saposhnikoviae (Saposhnikovia Root) and Fangji Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae (Stephania Root).

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Huangqin Cortex Scutellariae (Scutellaria Root); if abdominal pain is present, add Huanglian Rhizoma Coptidis (Coptis Rhizome, one liang). In summer, do not remove Huangqin.

This involves adding Guangzhu Rhizoma Curcumae (Curcuma Rhizome), Jingsanleng Rhizoma Sparganii (Sparganium Rhizome), Guizhi Twig (Cinnamon Twig), and Ganqi Resina Dammaris (Dammar Resin) to Siwu Tang, each added in an amount of one liang according to prescribed methods, to treat blood stasis accumulation in women. Another formula removes Dihuang Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (Rehmannia Root) and adds Ganjiang Rhizoma Zingiberis (Dried Ginger) and Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae (Licorice Root) to treat yin-yang disharmony postpartum, alternating chills and fever. If lochia remains incomplete and stagnates in the uterine collaterals, it can also cause chills and fever, distinguished by acute pain in the lower abdomen; it is also used to treat qi and blood disorders.

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This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Guizhi Twig (Cinnamon Twig) and Digupi Cortex Lycii (Lycium Bark), each seven qian, used to treat pregnant women suffering from Shanghan or Zhongfeng (Wind Strike) with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, headache, stiff neck, fever, and a floating and weak pulse, indicating a Taiyang meridian disease.

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Mahuang Herba Ephedrae (Ephedra Stem) and Xixin Herba Asari (Asarum Herb), each half liang, used to treat pregnant women suffering from Shanghan with headache, fever, absence of sweat, and a tight pulse, indicating a Taiyang meridian disease.

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Fangfeng Radix Saposhnikoviae (Saposhnikovia Root) and Cangzhu Rhizoma Atractylodis (Processed Atractylodes Rhizome), each seven qian, used to treat pregnant women suffering from Shanghan complicated by wind-dampness, causing painful joints, a floating and hot pulse, indicating a Taiyang manifestational disease.

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Shengma Rhizoma Cimicifugae (Black Cohosh Rhizome) and Lianqiao Fructus Forsythiae (Forsythia Fruit), each seven qian, used to treat pregnant women suffering from Shanghan where, after purging therapy, the pathogen has passed through meridians without resolution, leading to damp-toxin macules resembling brocade patterns.

This is Siwu Tang (Dosage: four liang) added with Chaihu Radix Bupleuri (Bupleurum Root) and Huangqin Cortex Scutellariae (Scutellaria Root), each seven qian, used to treat pregnant women suffering from Shanghan with fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondrium and a string-taut pulse, indicating a Shaoyang syndrome.