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Cuscutae Semen (soaked in wine and used raw) 2 liang, Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum (roasted with wine) 2 liang, Cistanches Herba (soaked in wine) 2 liang, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (processed) 1 liang.

Schisandrae Fructus.

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder, mixed with wine paste to form pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 70 pills per dose, administered on an empty stomach with salt water.

For urinary incontinence, ancient formulas mostly employ astringent methods, or sometimes combine them with methods to unblock the Taiyang channel. However, this is ultimately not a treatment that seeks the root cause. Generally, for urinary retention (difficulty or inability to urinate), Aconite and other herbs are used to uniquely open the Qi of the Yang channels; this pill is slightly similar to such approaches.

Ostrea Concha 4 liang (separately ground to an extremely fine powder), Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (white variety) 3 liang, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma 4 liang, one pig stomach (washed clean, boiled until tender in a clay pot, then pounded in a stone mortar).

The above medicines are pounded together with the pig stomach until extremely uniform. If the mixture is too dry, add appropriate amounts of stomach juice. Form into pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 50 pills per dose, administered on an empty stomach with rice water decoction.

Liu Songshi’s Pig Stomach Pill is a formula for treating seminal emission caused by damp-heat in wealthy and noble individuals who indulge in rich foods. It embodies the principle of Zhang Zhongjing’s Coptidis Pig Stomach Pill. Essentially, wealthy individuals often have weak Spleen and Stomach leading to diarrhea due to poor transformation and transportation, hence astringent methods are employed, staying within this scope.

Phellodendri Cortex (stir-fried with salt and wine until brown) 4 liang, Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (stir-fried with wine) 4 liang, Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (steamed with wine) 6 liang, Testudinis et Carapacis et Plastrum (from male turtle, roasted with rendered fat) [Note: Text implies "Bai Gui Ban" but context suggests prepared tortoise shell].

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder, mixed with pig spinal cord and honey to form pills. Take 70 pills per dose with light salt water. For treating deficiency-type hiccups, administer with Ginseng and Atractylodes Decoction.

Zhu Danxi established the method of tonifying Yin, placing special emphasis on Phellodendri Cortex. It primarily treats Kidney deficiency with labor fever, where Water is deficient and Fire flares up. Using it to treat hiccups caused by deficiency-fire is also highly appropriate.

Phellodendri Cortex (peeled, cut into small pieces, washed with wine, dried) and Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (cut into small pieces, washed with wine, dried) each 1 liang, Cinnamomi Ramulus 5 fen.

Grind the above into fine powder, mix with warm water to form pills. Take 100 pills per dose on an empty stomach with plain boiled water. Tap both feet to facilitate the downward movement of the medicine. If urination becomes smooth, the anterior yin...

Dongyuan’s Zishen Wan, originally named Tongguan Wan. The *Nan Jing* (Classic of Difficult Issues) discusses Guan Ge (Obstruction and Repletion): "Guan means inability to urinate." When there is no thirst but urinary obstruction occurs, it is due to Qi stagnation in the Lower Jiao. Treatment involves... what it governs... can also... within the Yin...