竹林女科，脍炙人口，闻其名而未见其书。嘉庆丁丑，致中侍严君，于台湾道署，不惜重赀，购得原本，
偶遇施治，奏效如神，欲刊布流传而未果。越数载，中筮仕湖北任武穴同知，公余之暇，翻阅此书，付诸剞劂
氏，以公于世。所愿习是书者，认证确切，按方投治，毋嫌抄袭，毋参私见，毋涉歧疑，庶不失作者之苦心。
且使天下闺阁女流，共登乎仁寿之域，何庆如之。刻成为叙其巅末如此，书仍原名，存其真也。亦信以传信
之意也，是为序。
道光七年嘉平月旌德正轩汪致中书于武穴官署
经以月至为常，若阳大过而月经趱前一月，忽早一月，则其形色多赤，或紫而浓，其脏气饮食喜冷畏热，
乃为血热。如证挟痰火，宜服加味调经丸。
加味调经丸
香附五斤（分作五股，以酒、醋、盐汤、童便、米泔各浸三日，仍用原汁煮干。再用葱五斤，取白细切，
拌香附焙干，以葱白香黄为度） 当归 白芍 生地黄（各四两） 黄连 黄芩（各三两） 川芎 杏仁
柴胡（各二两） 白芷（二两五钱） 青皮（一两五钱） 荆芥 滑石（水飞净，各五两）
共为末，醋面糊丸，空心白汤下。
妇人以血为主，惟能谨于调护，则气血周流月水自然如期，若阴不足而月经退后一月，忽迟一月，则其形
色不鲜，或涩滞而少，其脏气恶寒喜暖，宜服正经养血汤。
正经养血汤
白芍（酒炒） 当归（酒洗） 茯苓 白术（蜜炙黄） 阿胶（蛤粉炒，各一钱） 五味子 川椒
（炒） 甘草（蜜炙，各二钱） 半夏（姜汁制） 人参（各七分）
柴胡（八分） 姜（三片）
水煎，食前服。如五心烦热，日晡发热，加胡黄连五分，不思饮食，加神曲、麦芽（炒）各五分；头痛，
加川芎七分。
The *Zhulin Nuke* (Bamboo Grove Gynecology) is widely known and appreciated; many have heard of its name but never seen the book. In the Ding-Chou year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), Wang Zhizhong, while serving his father at the Taiwan Circuit Intendancy, spared no expense to purchase an original copy. Upon occasional use in treating diseases, it proved effective as if by divine intervention. He wished to publish it for dissemination but was unable to do so at that time. Several years later, when Wang Zhizhong took office as the Tongzhi (Assistant Prefect) of Wuxue in Hubei, he reviewed this book during his leisure time from official duties and commissioned a printer to publish it for the public. It is hoped that those who study this book will diagnose accurately and treat according to the formulas, without hesitating to copy them directly, without mixing in personal opinions, and without harboring doubts or ambiguities. This way, the painstaking efforts of the author will not be in vain. Furthermore, may women throughout the world attain the realm of benevolence and longevity; what greater joy could there be? Having completed the printing, I narrate the details here. The book retains its original title to preserve its authenticity, reflecting the principle of "transmitting faith with faith." This serves as the preface.
Written by Wang Zhizhengxuan of Jingde at the Wuxue Official Residence in the twelfth month of the seventh year of the Daoguang reign (1827).
Menstruation should occur monthly as a regular pattern. If excessive Yang causes menstruation to advance by one month, arriving suddenly early, the blood color is often red, or purple and thick. The patient’s constitution prefers cold and fears heat, indicating Blood Heat (Xue Re). If the syndrome involves Phlegm-Fire (Tan Huo), it is appropriate to take Jiawei Tiaojing Wan (Modified Regulation Menstruation Pill).
Jiawei Tiaojing Wan (Modified Regulation Menstruation Pill)
Cyperus Rhizome (Xiangfu, Cyperi Rhizoma) five jin (divided into five portions: soaked separately in wine, vinegar, salt water, children's urine, and rice washing water for three days each; then boiled dry in their respective original liquids. Then mixed with five jin of green onion white parts, finely cut, and roasted until the onion white turns yellow) Angelica Sinensis Radix (Danggui, Angelicae Sinensis Radix) White Peony Root (Baishao, Paeoniae Radix Alba) Raw Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang, Rehmanniae Radix) (each four liang) Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, Coptidis Rhizoma) Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, Scutellariae Radix) (each three liang) Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong, Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Apricot Seed (Xingren, Armeniacae Semen Amarum) Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, Bupleuri Radix) (each two liang) Angelica Dahurica Radix (Baizhi, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) (two liang five qian) Green Tangerine Peel (Qingpi, Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie, Schizonepetae Spica) Talcum (Huashi, Talcum) (purified by water flotation, each five liang)
Grind all into fine powder, make pills with vinegar and wheat paste, and take on an empty stomach with plain warm water.
Women are primarily governed by Blood. If care is taken in regulation and nursing, Qi and Blood circulate smoothly, and menstruation arrives on schedule. If Yin deficiency causes menstruation to delay by one month, arriving suddenly late, the blood color is dull, or scanty and stagnant. The patient’s constitution fears cold and prefers warmth, indicating a need to nourish Blood. It is appropriate to take Zhengjing Yangxue Tang (Standard Nourishing Blood Decoction).
Zhengjing Yangxue Tang (Standard Nourishing Blood Decoction)
White Peony Root (Baishao, Paeoniae Radix Alba) (stir-fried with wine) Angelica Sinensis Radix (Danggui, Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (washed with wine) Poria (Fuling, Polyporus) Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (honey-roasted until yellow) Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao, Asini Corii Colla) (fried with clam powder, each one qian) Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi, Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao, Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (stir-fried) Licorice Root (Gancao, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-roasted, each two qian) Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, Pinelliae Rhizoma) (processed with ginger juice) Ginseng Root (Renshen, Panacis Ginseng Radix) (each seven fen)
Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, Bupleuri Radix) (eight fen) Ginger (San pian, three slices)
Decoct in water and take before meals. If symptoms include five-palm heat and afternoon fever (at Shen hour, 3-5 PM), add Goldthread Rhizome (Huhuanglian, Coptidis Teetae Rhizoma) five fen; if appetite is poor, add Medicated Leaven (Shenqu, Massae Medicatae Fermentatae) and Malt (Maiya, Hordei Fructus Germinatus) (stir-fried), each five fen; if headache occurs, add Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong, Chuanxiong Rhizoma) seven fen.