形肥经少，此痰凝经隧也。宜服二陈汤合芎归汤。
二陈汤
陈皮 半夏（制，各二钱） 茯苓 炙甘草（各一钱）
芎归汤
川芎 当归身 香附（童便制） 枳壳（各一钱，炒） 滑石（二钱）
姜为引，合二陈汤水煎服。
经多不问形肥形瘦，皆属于热。宜服增味四物汤，兼服三补丸（或单服增味四物汤亦可）。
增味四物汤
熟地黄 当归 川芎 白芍（各一钱） 黄芩 知母（酒炒） 黄连（姜汁炒） 黄柏（酒炒） 甘草（各五分）
姜为引，水煎服。
三补丸
黄芩（酒炒） 黄柏（酒炒） 黄连
蜜丸白汤下。
经来如猪肝水，五心烦热，腰腹疼痛，面黄肌瘦，不思
饮食，此气血皆虚也。先用黄芩汤退其烦热，后用调经丸调其气血。
黄芩汤
黄芩（六分） 当归（一钱） 川芎（八分） 天花粉 知母（酒炒） 苍术 白芍（各七分）
水煎服。（一方无苍术、白芍，有甘草七分）
调经丸
生地黄 熟地黄 当归 白芍 三棱 蓬术 玄胡索 白茯苓（各一两） 川芎 砂仁 乌药（各八钱，炒）
香附（一两二钱） 大茴 小茴（各二两）
共为末，粳米糊丸，如梧子大，每服百丸，酒下。
经来如屋漏水，头昏目眩，小腹作痛，更兼白带，咽中臭如鱼腥，恶心吐逆，此血虚有热也。先用理经四
物汤，次用内补当归丸。
理经四物汤
川芎 当归 白芍 生地黄 白术（蜜炙） 柴胡 香附（童便制） 玄胡索（各一钱） 黄芩 三棱（各八分）
水煎临卧服。
内补当归丸
续断 阿胶（炒） 蒲黄（炒黑） 肉苁蓉（酒浸焙） 浓朴（姜汁炒） 山茱萸 白茯苓 香附（童便制）
当归 白芷（各一两） 川芎 白芍（各八钱） 甘草（炙） 干姜（各五钱） 熟地黄（一两五钱）
共为末，炼蜜为丸，白汤下八十丸，空心服。
When the body is obese but menstruation is scanty, this is due to phlegm condensation obstructing the Jing-tong (channels transporting Qi and Blood). It is appropriate to take Erchen Tang (Two-Chen Decoction) combined with Xionggui Tang.
Erchen Tang (Two-Chen Decoction)
Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Banxia (Pinellia Rhizome, processed), each 2 qian; Fuling (Poria), Zhigancao (Honey-fried Licorice Root), each 1 qian.
Xionggui Tang (Szechwan Lovage and Angelica Decoction)
Chuanxiong (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), Dangguishen (Angelica Sinensis Root tip), Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome, prepared with child's urine), Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit), each 1 qian, stir-fried; Huashi (Talcum), 2 qian.
Use fresh ginger as a guide, decoct both formulas together in water, and take orally.
Excessive menstrual flow, regardless of whether the body is obese or thin, belongs to Heat syndrome. It is appropriate to take Zengwei Siwu Tang (Modified Four-Substance Decoction) and concurrently take Sanbu Wan (Three-Tonic Pill) (or taking Zengwei Siwu Tang alone is also acceptable).
Zengwei Siwu Tang (Modified Four-Substance Decoction)
Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Chuanxiong (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), Baishao (White Peony Root), each 1 qian; Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome, fried with wine), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, stir-fried with ginger juice), Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, fried with wine), Gancao (Licorice Root), each 5 fen.
Use fresh ginger as a guide, decoct in water, and take orally.
Sanbu Wan (Three-Tonic Pill)
Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, fried with wine), Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, fried with wine), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome).
Make into honey pills, take with warm water.
Menstrual blood resembling dark red water like pig liver, accompanied by five-palm heat (heat sensation in palms, soles, and chest), pain in the waist and abdomen, sallow complexion, emaciation, and loss of appetite, indicates deficiency of both Qi and Blood. First use Huangqin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) to clear the vexatious heat, then use Tiaojing Wan (Regulating Menses Pill) to regulate Qi and Blood.
Huangqin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction)
Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), 6 fen; Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), 1 qian; Chuanxiong (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), 8 fen; Tianhuafen (Trichosanthes Root), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome, fried with wine), Cangzhu (Atractylodes Rhizome), Baishao (White Peony Root), each 7 fen.
Decoct in water and take orally. (Another prescription omits Cangzhu and Baishao but includes Gancao 7 fen).
Tiaojing Wan (Regulating Menses Pill)
Shengdihuang (Rehmannia Root), Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Baishao (White Peony Root), Sanleng (Sparganium Rhizome), Pengzhu (Curcuma Rhizome), Xuanshusuo (Cyathulae Radix/often refers to Yanhusuo/Corydalis Rhizome in this context, here likely Corydalis), Baifuling (Poria), each 1 liang; Chuanxiong (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), Sharen (Amomum Fruit), Wuyao (Lindera Root), each 8 qian, stir-fried; Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome), 1 liang 2 qian; Dahuai (Star Anise), Xiaohuai (Fennel Fruit), each 2 liang.
Grind all into powder, make pills using rice paste, size of wutong seeds. Take 100 pills per dose with wine.
Menstrual flow dripping continuously like leaky roof water, dizziness, vertigo, lower abdominal pain, accompanied by leukorrhea, foul odor in the throat like fish, nausea, and vomiting, indicates Blood deficiency with Heat. First use Lijing Siwu Tang (Regulating Menses Four-Substance Decoction), followed by Neibu Danggui Wan (Internal Tonifying Angelica Pill).
Lijing Siwu Tang (Regulating Menses Four-Substance Decoction)
Chuanxiong (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Baishao (White Peony Root), Shengdihuang (Rehmannia Root), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, honey-fried), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root), Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome, prepared with child's urine), Xuanshusuo (Corydalis Rhizome), each 1 qian; Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Sanleng (Sparganium Rhizome), each 8 fen.
Decoct in water and take before retiring for sleep.
Neibu Danggui Wan (Internal Tonifying Angelica Pill)
Xuduan (Dipsacus Root), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, fried), Puhuang (Typha Pollen, stir-fried until black), Roushourong (Cistanche Stem), Houpo (Magnolia Bark, stir-fried with ginger juice), Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit), Baifuling (Poria), Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome, prepared with child's urine), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root), each 1 liang; Chuanxiong (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), Baishao (White Peony Root), each 8 qian; Zhigancao (Honey-fried Licorice Root), Jiangjiang (Dried Ginger), each 5 qian; Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), 1 liang 5 qian.
Grind all into powder, make pills using refined honey. Take 80 pills per dose with warm water on an empty stomach.