治小便不通方。
猪胆大如鸡子者，内热酒中服。亦治大便不通。（《证类本草》卷十八）
治小便难，淋沥汤方。
滑石（八两） 石苇（三两去毛） 榆皮（一升） 葵子（一升） 通草（四两）
上五味，切，以水一斗，煮取三升，分三服。一方加黄芩三两（《外台》卷二十七）
治淋，小便不利，阴痛，石苇散方。
石苇（二两去毛） 瞿麦（一两） 滑石（五两） 车前子（三两） 葵子（二两）
上五味，捣筛为散，服方寸匕，日三。（《外台》卷二十七）
治遗尿方。
取雄鸡肠，烧灰为末，用三指一撮服之，朝暮服当愈。（《外台》卷二十七）
治尿床方。
用鸡 一具，并肠烧存性，服之，男雌女雄。（《证类本草》卷十九）
治小便数而多方。
羊肺羹内少许羊肉合作之，调和盐，如常食之法，多少任意，不过三具效。（《外台》卷
二十七）
治虚劳里急诸不足，黄 健中汤方。
黄 （三两） 桂心（三两） 甘草（三两炙） 芍药（二两） 生姜（四两） 大枣
（十二枚擘） 饴
上七味，切，以水一斗二升，煮取六升，去滓，内饴糖，令消，适寒温服一升，间日可
作。呕者倍生姜；腹满者去枣，加茯苓四两。忌生葱、海藻、菘菜。（《外台》卷十七）
枸杞汤，治虚劳，口中苦渴，骨节烦热或寒方。
枸杞根白皮（切五升） 麦门冬（一升去心） 小麦（二升洗）
上三味，以水二斗，煮麦熟药成，去滓，分服一升，瘥止。（《外台》卷十七）
淮南五柔丸，治虚劳不足，饮食不生肌肤，三焦不调，大便秘涩，此药和肠脏并治癖饮
百病方。
大黄（一斤） 前胡（二两） 茯苓（一两） 细辛（一两） 苁蓉（一两） 半夏（一
两汤洗） 当归
上九味，捣筛蜜和，捣万杵，丸如梧子，食前以汤饮下五丸，日再服，加至十丸。忌生
菜
凡男女因积劳虚损，或大病后不复常，若四体沉滞，骨肉疼酸，呼吸少气，行动喘 ，
或小腹拘急，腰背强痛，心中虚悸，咽干唇燥，面体少色，或饮食无味，阴阳废弱，悲忧惨
戚，
甘草（二两） 桂（三两） 芍药（四两） 生姜（五两，无者亦可用干姜） 大枣（二
七枚） 饴（
上六味，以水九升，煮取三升，去滓，内饴，分三服。间日复作一剂。复可将诸丸散耳。
黄 加二两、人参二两为佳。若患痰满及溏泄，可除饴耳。（《肘后方》卷四）
又方
乌雌鸡一头，治如食法，以生地黄一斤，切，饴糖二升，内腹内，急缚，铜器贮甑中蒸
五升米久，须臾，取出食肉，饮汁，勿啖盐。三月三度作之。神良。并止盗汗。（《肘后方》
卷
治心虚惊悸不定，羸瘦方。
荆沥二升，以火煎至一升六合，分服四合，日三夜一。（《证类本草》卷十二）
肾气丸，治虚劳不足，大渴欲饮水，腰痛小腹拘急，小便不利方。
干地黄（八两） 山茱萸 薯蓣（各四两） 泽泻 牡丹皮 茯苓（各三两） 桂心 附
子（各二
上末之，蜜丸如梧子，酒下十五丸，日三，加至二十五丸。（《千金方》卷十九）
Decoction for treating urinary retention.
Take a pig gallbladder as large as a chicken egg, place it in hot wine, and take orally. This method also treats constipation. (From *Zhenglei Bencao*, Vol. 18)
Soup for treating difficult urination and dribbling.
Talcum (Bai Hua Shi, 8 liang), Pyrrhosae Herba (Shi Wei, 3 liang, remove hairs), Ulmi Cortex (Yu Pi, 1 sheng), Malvae Semen (Kui Zi, 1 sheng), Tetsii Caulis (Tong Cao, 4 liang).
The above five herbs are cut, boiled in one dou of water until three sheng remain, and divided into three doses. Another version adds Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin, 3 liang) (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 27).
Shiwei Powder for treating stranguria, difficulty in urination, and genital pain.
Pyrrhosae Herba (Shi Wei, 2 liang, remove hairs), Dianthi Herba (Qu Mai, 1 liang), Talcum (Bai Hua Shi, 5 liang), Plantaginis Semen (Che Qian Zi, 3 liang), Malvae Semen (Kui Zi, 2 liang).
The above five herbs are pounded, sifted to make a powder. Take one fangcun bi per dose, three times daily. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 27)
Prescription for treating enuresis.
Take the intestine of a male chicken, burn it to ash, grind into fine powder, and take a pinch held by three fingers. Administer morning and evening; recovery is expected. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 27)
Prescription for treating bedwetting.
Use one chicken [internal organs], including the intestines, burned to retain its properties. For males, use a female chicken; for females, use a male chicken. (From *Zhenglei Bencao*, Vol. 19)
Prescription for treating frequent and excessive urination.
Prepare mutton lung soup with a small amount of mutton meat. Season with salt and eat as usual. The quantity is arbitrary; usually, no more than three lungs are needed for efficacy. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 27)
Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction for treating consumptive disease with internal tension and various deficiencies.
Astragali Radix (Huang Qi, 3 liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin, 3 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao, 3 liang, honey-fried), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 2 liang), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Sheng Jiang, 4 liang), Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 12 pieces, split), Maltose (Yi Tang).
The above seven herbs are cut, boiled in one dou two sheng of water until six sheng remain. Strain the dregs, add maltose, stir until dissolved, and take one sheng when warm. It can be prepared every other day. If vomiting occurs, double the amount of Sheng Jiang; if abdominal fullness occurs, remove Dazao and add Poria (Fuling, 4 liang). Avoid raw green onions, Sargassum (Haizao), and Brassica rapa pekinensis (Song Cai). (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 17)
Gouqi Soup for treating consumptive disease with bitter taste and thirst in the mouth, vexing heat or chills in bone joints.
Cortex Lycii Radicis (Qigou Gen Baipi, cut, 5 sheng), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong, 1 sheng, remove heart), Tristici Fructus (Xiaomai, 2 sheng, washed).
The above three herbs are boiled in two dou of water. Boil Xiaomai until cooked, then the medicine is ready. Strain the dregs, divide into doses of one sheng each, and stop when cured. (From *Waitai Miyao*, Vol. 17)
Huainan Wuru Pill for treating consumptive deficiency, where diet fails to generate flesh and muscle, Sanjiao dysfunction, and dry constipation. This medicine harmonizes the intestines and stomach and treats various diseases such as masses and fluid retention.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 1 jin), Peucedani Radix (Qian Hu, 2 liang), Poria (Fuling, 1 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 1 liang), Cistanches Herba (Congrong, 1 liang), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 1 liang, washed with decoction), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui).
The above nine herbs are pounded, sifted, and mixed with honey. Pound ten thousand times to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take five pills with warm water before meals, twice daily. Increase the dose to ten pills. Avoid raw vegetables.
For men and women suffering from chronic fatigue and deficiency, or failing to recover after severe illness, presenting with heavy and stagnant limbs, soreness and pain in bones and muscles, shortness of breath, panting upon movement, urgency and tension in the lower abdomen, stiffness and pain in the waist and back, empty palpitations in the heart, dry throat and lips, lack of luster in the face and body, loss of taste in food, decline and weakness of Yin and Yang, sadness, worry, and desolation:
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao, 2 liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui, 3 liang), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 4 liang), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Sheng Jiang, 5 liang; dried ginger may be used if unavailable), Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 14 pieces), Maltose (Yi Tang).
The above six herbs are boiled in nine sheng of water until three sheng remain. Strain the dregs, add maltose, and divide into three doses. Prepare a new batch every other day. Subsequently, this can be combined with various pills and powders. Adding Astragali Radix (Huang Qi, 2 liang) and Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 2 liang) is better. If phlegm-fullness or loose stools occur, remove the maltose. (From *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*, Vol. 4)
Another prescription
One black female chicken, processed for eating. Take one jin of Rehmanniae Radix Fresh (Sheng Dihuang), cut it, and stuff it into the chicken's abdomen along with two sheng of maltose. Tie tightly, place in a copper steamer vessel, and steam for the time it takes to cook five sheng of rice. After a short while, take out, eat the meat, drink the juice, and do not consume salt. Perform this three times over three months. Highly effective. Also stops night sweats. (From *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*, Vol...)
Prescription for treating heart deficiency with unsettled palpitations and emaciation.
Jingli (Juice of Vitex trifolia) two sheng, boil with fire until one sheng six he remains. Divide into four doses of four he each, taken three times during the day and once at night. (From *Zhenglei Bencao*, Vol. 12)
Shenqi Pill for treating consumptive deficiency, extreme thirst with desire to drink, lower back pain, urgency in the lower abdomen, and difficulty in urination.
Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shu Di Huang, 8 liang), Corni Fructus (Shanzhuyu), Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shanyao, 4 liang each), Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie), Moutan Cortex (Mudanpi), Poria (Fuling, 3 liang each), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guixin), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 2 liang each).
Grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take fifteen pills with wine, three times daily. Increase the dose to twenty-five pills. (From *Qianjin Fang*, Vol. 19)