〔《大》〕大凡生产，自有时候。未见时候，切不可强服催生滑胎等药，或势不得已，则服之。又云；切
不可坐草，及令坐婆乱下手。（凡催生药，必候腰痛甚，胎陷下，浆血破，方可服。）
〔丹〕催生只用佛手散，最稳当，又效捷。（方见妇人通论，即芎归汤。）
催生如圣散
黄蜀葵子小半合，一方二钱重，研烂，以酒滤去渣，温服，神妙。或漏血胎干难产痛极者，并进三服。
良久，腹中气宽，胎滑即产。须见正产候，方可服之。歌曰∶黄葵子炒七十粒，细研酒调济君急，若遇
临危产难时，免得全家俱哭泣。
〔丹〕又方 以香油、白蜜、小便和匀，各半盏，调益母草末服。
一方 止用油、蜜、小便，能下难产。
〔《秘录》〕治横产不得出。车前子末，酒服二钱匕。
〔《大》〕催生柞木饮子 治产难，或横或倒，死胎烂胀腹中。此方屡用神效。
大柞木枝（一大握，长一尺。洗净，寸锉，生用） 甘草（大者五寸，锉作五段）
上用新汲水三升半，同入新瓷瓶内，以纸三重紧封之，文武火煎至一升半，令香。候产妇腰重痛
欲坐草时，温饮一小盏，（腰未重，痛勿服。）便觉心下开豁。如觉再渴，又饮一盏。至三四盏，
觉下重便生，此方至验。
〔梅〕治难产碍胎在腹中，如已见儿，胎衣不出、胎死者。蒺藜子、贝母各四两，为末，米饮下一
匙。如相去四五里许不下，再服。
又方 通明乳香一块，如皂角子大，为末，腰痛时用新汲水一小盏，入醋少许，同煎，令产母两手
捉两石燕，坐婆调药，饮水须臾，坐草便生，无痛楚，神良。
又方开骨膏 乳香研细，五月五日午时，滴水丸如鸡头大。每服一粒，无灰酒吞下。
又方催生神效乳朱丹 乳香研细，以猪心血，为丸如桐子大，朱砂为衣，晒干。每服一粒，冷酒化下。
良久未下，再服一粒，如大段难产，以莲叶心蒂七个，水二盏，煎至一盏，放温化下一粒。良久未下，
亦可再服，此药灵验如神。合药时五月五日午时，七月七日，三月三日，效。
又方 乳香、朱砂等分，为细末，麝香酒调下。
又方 腰疼。可服乳香、人参各一钱，辰砂半钱，同研细，用鸡子清一个调之，生姜自然汁放开
冷服。如横生倒生，实时端顺，子母平善。
〔《大》〕胜金散 问曰∶产难若何？答曰∶胎侧有成形块为儿枕，子欲生时，枕破，与败血裹
其子，故难产。但服此药，逐其败血，即自生。逆生横生并治之。
麝香（一钱） 盐豉（一两，以青布裹了，烧红，急研细）
上为末，取秤锤烧红，以酒淬之，调下一钱。
催生丹 治产妇生理不顺，产育艰难，或横或逆，并皆治之。
十二月兔脑髓（去皮膜，研如泥） 乳香（另研极细，二钱半） 母丁香末（一钱） 麝香（另研，一字）
上三味，拌匀，以兔脑髓和丸如鸡头大，阴干。油纸裹，每服一丸，温水下，即产，儿握药出。
胜金丹 治难产，神妙。
败兔毫笔头一枚，烧为灰，研细，捣生藕汁一盏，下之，立产。若产母虚弱及素有冷疾者，恐藕
冷动气，即于银器内重汤暖过后服。
〔《草》〕主难产。捣益母草，取汁七大合，煎半，顿服，立下。无新者，以干者一大握，水七合，
煎服。
〔丹〕易产天麻丸
天麻（即益母草，六月间带根采，晒干）
上为末，不拘多少，炼蜜丸如龙眼大。临产时熟水嚼化一丸，能除产后百病。难产。
缩砂 香附（醋炒） 枳壳 甘草 滑石
上为末，白汤调服。
催生。
蒲黄、地龙、陈皮，等分。地龙洗去土，于新瓦上焙令微黄，各为末。脐、足心三处贴。如经日
不产，各炒一钱匕，新水调服立产。此常亲用，甚妙。
〔《大》〕催生神效七圣散 临产腰痛方用之。
玄胡索 没药 白矾 白芷 姜黄 当归 桂心
上为细末，临产阵痛时，烧犁头铁通赤，淬酒，调三钱，服一二杯，立产。
〔《山》〕难产，吞槐子十四枚。逆产，烧铜钱通红，放酒中饮之。
〔《大》〕治胞浆先破，恶水来多，胎干不得下，时须先与四物汤补养血气；次更煎浓葱汤放冷，
令坐婆洗产户，须是款曲洗，令气上下通畅；更用酥调滑石末，涂产户里；次服神妙乳珠丹，或葵
子如圣散。（二方见前。）
催生如圣散 治逆产横生，瘦胎。
百草霜 香白芷（不见火，为末）
上二味等分研匀，每服二大钱。于临产时，以童子小便并少米醋打为膏，沸汤调下。《集验方》用
酒、童便各半盏，同煎。才沸即热服，不过再服。（丹溪用芎归汤调血，血得黑则止，此药大能固血，
免得干生。）
又方 治横倒生者。
明阿胶（炒） 滑石末（各一两） 葵子（二两）
上水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣，分二服。
治难产，五六日不得分娩者，疲困虚乏。光明水胶二两，用好酒一升半，微火焙胶，入新鸡子一个，
盐一钱匕，搅温。令产母坐椅上伸腰，大口作二次服。觉小便重便生，缘坐草早惊动故也。
〔洁〕半夏汤 治胎干而不能产。
半夏曲（一两半） 大黄（五钱） 肉桂（七钱半） 桃仁（三十个，微炒）
上为粗末，先服四物汤一二服，次服半夏汤，生姜三片，水煎服。又方，当归为末，调方寸匕，
酒服之。
如圣膏 治难产，并治胞衣不下，兼治死胎。
蓖麻子七粒，去壳，细研成膏，涂脚心，胞即下。速洗去，不洗肠出。却用此膏涂顶上，肠自
缩入。（一方蓖麻子百粒，雄黄一钱，细研，用如上法涂之。）
催生，万金不传。遇仙丹。
蓖麻子（十四粒，去壳） 朱砂 雄黄（各一钱半） 蛇蜕（一尺，烧）
上为末，浆水饮和丸如弹子大。临产时，先用椒汤淋渫脐下，次安药一丸于脐中，用蜡纸数重覆上，
以阔帛系之，须生下急取去药。一丸，可用三次。（一方蓖麻子三粒。）
〔世〕三麻四豆脱衣裳，研碎将来入麝香，若有妇人遭产难，贴在脐中两分张。（用蓖麻子三粒，
巴豆四粒去壳，入麝研细
贴在脐中。）
治产危急者，立圣丹。
寒水石四两，内二两生，二两 赤，取出同生者研细，入朱砂同研如深桃花色。每用三分，井花水调如薄
糊，用纸花剪如杏叶大，摊用贴脐心，候干再易，不过三上，便产。横逆恶候，死胎不下并治，神验。寒水
石非方解石也，即今人谓软石膏也。此方国初异人传之，妙。
〔《图经》〕催生。令产妇两手各握石燕一枚，须臾子下。
救产难，经日不生。云母粉半两，温酒调服，入口即产，万不失一。（陆氏云∶已救三五百人，
效。）治横逆产理不顺。用伏龙肝，细研，每服一钱，酒调服之。以土着儿头上戴出，妙。
〔世〕如神散 治催生累效灵妙，于理固难通，于事实殊效。临产时令人路上寻草鞋一只，取耳烧灰，
温酒调下三钱匕。得左足者生男，右足者生女，覆者儿死，侧者有惊。此药委是神奇，用此送下催生
丸，尤妙。
〔东〕妇人将产，预先胎破，恶水长流，坐草早，无血可养，枯竭∶独阴（五分，在足小指第三节间、）
承阴（一寸五分。）
〔《玉》〕催生难产及死胎∶太冲（八分，补百息。） 合谷（补。） 三阴交（五分，泻，立时分解。）
足小指节（三壮，《心术》多此一穴。）产子上冲逼心∶巨阙（令正坐，用抱头抱腰微偃，针入六分，
留七呼，得气即泻，立苏。如子掬母心，生下手心有针痕。子顶母心，人中有痕，向后枕骨有痕，是其验也，
神效。） 合谷（三分，留三呼，补之。） 三阴交（五分，泻，十吸。）
〔张仲文〕横产、难产∶右脚小指尖头（灸三壮，立产。）
〔《集》〕又法∶独阴（同上法，取灸七壮，禁刺。） 合谷（补。） 三阴交（泻。）
〔桑〕难产∶三阴交
〔《大观本草》〕大凡分娩，自有其时。未见产兆时，切不可强行服用催生、滑胎等药物，除非形势迫不得已，才可服用。又说：切不可让产妇过早坐草（上产床），也不许接生婆乱动手脚。（凡是催生的药物，必须等到腰痛剧烈，胎儿下陷，羊水破裂，方可服用。）
〔朱丹溪〕催生只需用佛手散，最为稳妥，且见效迅速。（方剂见妇人通论，即芎归汤。）
催生如圣散
黄蜀葵子半小合，另一版本为二钱重，研烂，用酒过滤去渣，温服，效果神妙。若是漏血导致胎干难产、疼痛极甚者，连续服用三剂。
过一段时间，腹中气机宽舒，胎儿滑利即可产出。必须见到正产的征兆，方可服用。歌诀说：黄葵子炒七十粒，细研后用酒调服解君急，若遇临危产难之时，免得全家俱哭泣。
〔朱丹溪〕又一方 用香油、白蜜、小便混合均匀，各半盏，调入益母草末服用。
另一方 只用油、蜜、小便，能促使难产分娩。
〔《大观本草》〕催生柞木饮子 治疗产难，无论是横产还是倒产，或是死胎腐烂胀满腹中。此方屡用神效。
大柞木枝（一大握，长一尺。洗净，切成寸段，生用） 甘草（大的五寸，锉成五段）
以上用新汲水三升半，同入新瓷瓶内，用三层纸紧紧封好，用文武火煎至一升半，使其散发香气。等到产妇腰部沉重疼痛想要坐草时，温饮一小盏。（腰部未感沉重疼痛时勿服。）便觉得心胸开阔豁朗。如果感到再渴，又饮一盏。喝到三四盏，感觉下身沉重欲便时即可生产，此方非常灵验。
〔梅师〕治疗难产，胎碍在腹中，如已见到胎儿，但胎衣不出、或胎死者。蒺藜子、贝母各四两，研为末，米饮送下一匙。如果过了四五里路的时间仍未生下，再服。
又一方 通明乳香一块，大小如皂角子，研为末，腰痛时用新汲水一小盏，加入少许醋，同煎，让产母两手各捉一枚石燕，接生婆调制药物，饮水片刻后，坐草即可生产，无痛楚，效果极佳。
又一方 开骨膏 乳香研细，五月五日午时，滴水制成如鸡头大小的丸药。每服一粒，无灰酒吞服。
又一方 催生神效乳朱丹 乳香研细，以猪心血为丸，如梧桐子大，朱砂为衣，晒干。每服一粒，冷酒化开服用。
过久未下，再服一粒，如果是特别严重的难产，用莲叶心蒂七个，水二盏，煎至一盏，放温化开服下一粒。过久未下，也可再服，此药灵验如神。制药时在五月五日午时，七月七日，三月三日进行，疗效好。
又方 乳香、朱砂等分，研为细末，麝香酒调下。
又方 腰疼。可服乳香、人参各一钱，辰砂半钱，同研细，用一个鸡蛋清调和，生姜自然汁放开冷却后服用。如果是横生倒生，立即端正顺产，母子平安。
〔《大观本草》〕胜金散 问曰：产难如何？答曰：胎儿侧面有成形块状物称为儿枕，胎儿欲生时，儿枕破裂，与败血包裹住胎儿，所以难产。只要服用此药，驱逐败血，即可自然分娩。逆生、横生一并治疗。
麝香（一钱） 盐豉（一两，用青布包裹，烧红，急研细）
以上研为末，取秤锤烧红，用酒淬之，调服一钱。
催生丹 治疗产妇生理不顺，产育艰难，无论是横产还是逆产，都治疗。
十二月兔脑髓（去皮膜，研如泥） 乳香（另研极细，二钱半） 母丁香末（一钱） 麝香（另研，一字）
以上三味拌匀，以兔脑髓和丸如鸡头大小，阴干。油纸包裹，每服一丸，温水送下，即产，婴儿握着药出来。
胜金丹 治疗难产，神妙。
败兔毫笔头一枚，烧为灰，研细，捣生藕汁一盏，送服，立即生产。如果产母虚弱及素有冷疾者，恐怕藕冷动气，就在银器内隔水加热后服用。
〔《本草拾遗》〕主治难产。捣益母草，取汁七大合，煎减半，顿服，立即生产。没有新鲜的，用干的是一大握，水七合，煎服。
〔朱丹溪〕易产天麻丸
天麻（即益母草，六月间带根采，晒干）
以上研为末，不拘多少，炼蜜丸如龙眼大小。临产时熟水嚼化一丸，能除产后百病。难产。
缩砂 香附（醋炒） 枳壳 甘草 滑石
以上研为末，白开水调服。
催生。
蒲黄、地龙、陈皮，等分。地龙洗去土，在新瓦上焙令微黄，各为末。贴于脐、足心三处。如果过日不产，各炒一钱匕，新水调服立产。这是我亲自使用，非常奇妙。
〔《大观本草》〕催生神效七圣散 临产腰痛时方才使用。
玄胡索 没药 白矾 白芷 姜黄 当归 桂心
以上研为细末，临产阵痛时，烧犁头铁通赤，淬酒，调服三钱，服一二杯，立即生产。
〔山居方〕难产，吞槐子十四枚。逆产，烧铜钱通红，放入酒中饮用。
〔《大观本草》〕治疗胞浆先破，恶水来多，胎干不得下，此时须先用四物汤补养血气；其次再煎浓葱汤放冷，让接生婆清洗产户，必须仔细清洗，使气上下通畅；再用酥调滑石末，涂于产户内；其次服用神妙乳珠丹，或葵子如圣散。（二方见前。）
催生如圣散 治疗逆产横生，瘦胎。
百草霜 香白芷（不见火，为末）
以上二味等分研匀，每服二大钱。在临产时，用童子小便并少米醋打为膏，沸汤调下。《集验方》用酒、童便各半盏，同煎。才沸即热服，不超过再服。（丹溪用芎归汤调血，血得黑则止，此药大能固血，免得干生。）
又方 治疗横倒生者。
明阿胶（炒） 滑石末（各一两） 葵子（二两）
以上用水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣，分二服。
治疗难产，五六日不得分娩者，疲困虚乏。光明水胶二两，用好酒一升半，微火焙胶，入新鸡子一个，盐一钱匕，搅温。让产母坐椅上伸腰，大口分二次服。感觉小便重便时即生，因为坐草早惊动所致。
〔李东垣/洁古〕半夏汤 治疗胎干而不能产。
半夏曲（一两半） 大黄（五钱） 肉桂（七钱半） 桃仁（三十个，微炒）
以上为粗末，先服四物汤一二服，次服半夏汤，生姜三片，水煎服。又方，当归为末，调方寸匕，酒服之。
如圣膏 治疗难产，并治胞衣不下，兼治死胎。
蓖麻子七粒，去壳，细研成膏，涂脚心，胞衣即下。速洗去，不洗肠出。却用此膏涂顶上，肠自缩入。（一方蓖麻子百粒，雄黄一钱，细研，用如上法涂之。）
催生，万金不传。遇仙丹。
蓖麻子（十四粒，去壳） 朱砂 雄黄（各一钱半） 蛇蜕（一尺，烧）
以上研为末，浆水饮和丸如弹子大。临产时，先用椒汤淋洗脐下，次安药一丸于脐中，用蜡纸数重覆上，以阔帛系之，须生下急取去药。一丸，可用三次。（一方蓖麻子三粒。）
〔世传〕三麻四豆脱衣裳，研碎将来入麝香，若有妇人遭产难，贴在脐中两分张。（用蓖麻子三粒，巴豆四粒去壳，入麝研细贴在脐中。）
治产危急者，立圣丹。
寒水石四两，内二两生，二两煅赤，取出同生者研细，入朱砂同研如深桃花色。每用三分，井花水调如薄糊，用纸花剪如杏叶大，摊用贴脐心，候干再易，不过三上，便产。横逆恶候，死胎不下并治，神验。寒水石非方解石也，即今人谓软石膏也。此方国初异人传之，妙。
〔《图经本草》〕催生。令产妇两手各握石燕一枚，须臾子下。
救产难，经日不生。云母粉半两，温酒调服，入口即产，万不失一。（陆氏云：已救三五百人，效。）治横逆产理不顺。用伏龙肝，细研，每服一钱，酒调服之。以土着儿头上戴出，妙。
〔世传〕如神散 治疗催生累效灵妙，于理固难通，于事实殊效。临产时令人路上寻草鞋一只，取耳烧灰，温酒调下三钱匕。得左足者生男，右足者生女，覆者儿死，侧者有惊。此药委是神奇，用此送下催生丸，尤妙。
〔东垣〕妇人将产，预先胎破，恶水长流，坐草早，无血可养，枯竭∶独阴（五分，在足小指第三节间、）承阴（一寸五分。）
〔《玉机微义》〕催生难产及死胎∶太冲（八分，补百息。） 合谷（补。） 三阴交（五分，泻，立时分解。）
足小指节（三壮，《心术》多此一穴。）产子上冲逼心∶巨阙（令正坐，用抱头抱腰微偃，针入六分，留七呼，得气即泻，立苏。如子掬母心，生下手心有针痕。子顶母心，人中有痕，向后枕骨有痕，是其验也，神效。） 合谷（三分，留三呼，补之。） 三阴交（五分，泻，十吸。）
[Da Guan Ben Cao] Generally, childbirth has its own timing. Before the signs of labor appear, one must absolutely not forcibly administer drugs for inducing labor or promoting fetal expulsion, unless circumstances leave no other choice. It is also stated: One must absolutely not allow the parturient to sit on the birthing mat too early, nor allow midwives to interfere recklessly. (For all labor-inducing drugs, they can only be administered after severe lower back pain occurs, the fetus descends, and the amniotic fluid breaks.)
[Zhu Danxi] For inducing labor, only Foshou San (Buddha's Hand Powder) should be used; it is the safest and most effective. (The formula is found in General Discussion on Women's Diseases, which is Xiong Gui Tang [Ligusticum Chuanxiong and Angelica Sinensis Decoction].)
Cu Sheng Ru Sheng San (Labor-Inducing Like-Sage Powder)
Take a small half-he of Huang Shu Kui Zi (Abelmoschus manihot seeds), or two qian according to another version. Grind them into a paste, filter through wine to remove dregs, and take warm. The effect is miraculous. In cases of difficult labor due to bleeding leading to dryness and extreme pain, take three doses consecutively.
After a while, the qi in the abdomen will feel relaxed, and the fetus will slide out easily for delivery. This should only be taken when true labor signs are present. The song says: "Fry seventy Huang Kui Zi seeds, grind finely and mix with wine to relieve your urgency; if you encounter life-threatening dystocia, it saves the whole family from weeping."
[Zhu Danxi] Another prescription: Mix equal parts of Sesame Oil, White Honey, and Urine, each half zhan. Mix with Yi Mu Cao Mo (Leonurus japonicus powder) and take orally.
Another prescription: Use only oil, honey, and urine; this can facilitate difficult labor.
[Mi Lu] Treats transverse presentation where the baby cannot emerge. Take Che Qian Zi Mo (Plantago asiatica seed powder) and swallow with wine, two qian bi per dose.
[Da Guan Ben Cao] Cu Sheng Zuo Mu Yin Zi (Labor-Inducing Oak Wood Drink) treats dystocia, whether transverse or breech presentation, or putrefied dead fetus causing abdominal distension. This formula has proven miraculous repeatedly.
Large Zuo Mu branches (one large handful, one chi long. Wash clean, cut into cun segments, use raw) Gan Cao (large pieces five cun long, cut into five segments).
Add three sheng half of fresh drawn water to a new porcelain bottle together with the herbs. Seal tightly with three layers of paper. Decoct over mild fire until reduced to one sheng half, until fragrant. When the parturient feels heavy lower back pain and desires to sit on the birthing mat, drink one small zhan warm. (Do not take if there is no sense of heaviness or pain in the waist.) You will immediately feel relief in the chest. If thirsty again, drink another zhan. After drinking three to four zhan, when you feel heaviness in the lower body and urge to defecate/void, birth will occur. This formula is highly effective.
[Mei Shi] Treats dystocia where the fetus obstructs in the abdomen, such as when the head is visible but the placenta does not deliver, or fetal death. Take Ji Li Zi (Tribulus terrestris fruit) and Bei Mu (Fritillaria cirrhosa bulb), each four liang, grind into powder. Take one spoonful with rice water. If the baby is not born after traveling four or five li, take another dose.
Another prescription: Take one piece of Tong Ming Ru Xiang (Olibanum), size like a Gleditsia sinensis pod, grind into powder. At the onset of back pain, take one small zhan of fresh drawn water, add a little vinegar, decoct together. Have the mother hold a Shi Yan (a type of stone/fossil) in each hand. The midwife prepares the medicine. After drinking, she sits on the mat and gives birth immediately without pain. Excellent efficacy.
Another prescription: Kai Gu Gao (Bone-Opening Ointment). Grind Ru Xiang finely. On the noon hour of the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, make pills using dripping water, sized like a chicken head. Take one pill per dose, swallowed with non-intoxicating wine.
Another prescription: Cu Sheng Shen Xiao Ru Zhu Dan (Labor-Inducing Miraculous Milk-Cinnabar Pill). Grind Ru Xiang finely, bind with pig heart blood into pills sized like tung tree seeds, coat with Cinnabar, and dry in the sun. Take one pill per dose, dissolve in cold wine.
If birth does not occur after a while, take another pill. For severe dystocia, use seven lotus leaf hearts (including the stem base), decoct in two zhan of water until reduced to one zhan. Warm and dissolve one pill in it. If still no birth, another pill may be taken. This medicine is as effective as a spirit. Prepare the medicine at noon on May 5th, July 7th, or March 3rd for best results.
Another prescription: Equal parts of Ru Xiang and Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), grind into fine powder. Take mixed with Rhinoceros Horn (Shexiang - note: text says Shexiang/Musk, usually Musk is Chen Xiang or She Xiang, here likely Musk based on context of strong opening) dissolved in wine.
Another prescription: For back pain. Take one qian of Ru Xiang and Ren Shen (Ginseng), and half a qian of Chen Sha (Vermilion/Cinnabar). Grind finely together. Mix with one egg white. Add fresh ginger juice, let cool, and take. For transverse or breech presentation, it corrects position immediately, ensuring safety for both mother and child.
[Da Guan Ben Cao] Sheng Jin San (Gold-Winning Powder). Question: How to treat dystocia? Answer: A formed mass on the side of the fetus is called Er Zhen (Child Pillow). When the fetus attempts to be born, the pillow ruptures, and the decidual blood wraps around the fetus, causing difficulty. Taking this drug expels the stale blood, allowing natural birth. It treats both malpresentation and transverse presentation.
She Xiang (Musk, one qian) Yan Chi (Salted Fermented Soybeans, one liang, wrapped in green cloth, heated red hot, then ground finely quickly).
Grind into powder. Heat a scale weight until red hot, quench in wine, mix with one qian of powder, and take orally.
Cu Sheng Dan (Labor-Inducing Pill) Treats irregular physiological processes in pregnancy, difficult childbirth, whether transverse or breech presentation.
December Rabbit Brain Marrow (remove skin/membrane, grind into paste) Ru Xiang (Olibanum, separately ground extremely fine, two qian half) Mu Ding Xiang Mo (Mother Clove powder, one qian) She Xiang (Musk, separately ground, one zi).
Mix these three ingredients evenly. Bind with rabbit brain marrow into pills the size of a chicken head. Dry in shade. Wrap in oiled paper. Take one pill per dose with warm water. Birth follows immediately; the infant may be seen holding the medicine.
Sheng Jin Dan (Golden Victory Pill) Treats dystocia, miraculous.
One failed rabbit hair brush tip, burn to ash, grind finely. Mix with one zhan of fresh lotus root juice and take. Birth occurs instantly. If the mother is weak or suffers from chronic cold conditions, fear that the cold nature of lotus root moves qi; heat it in a silver vessel over hot water before taking.
[Cao Ben Shi Yi] Mainly treats dystocia. Crush Yi Mu Cao (Leonurus japonicus), extract juice (seven da he). Decoct until reduced by half. Take in one dose. Birth follows instantly. If fresh herb is unavailable, use a large handful of dried herb, decoct in seven he of water, and take.
[Zhu Danxi] Yi Chan Tian Ma Wan (Easy-Birth Gastrodia Pill)
Tian Ma (Here identified as Yi Mu Cao/Leonurus japonicus, harvested with roots in June, dried).
Grind into powder. Amount unspecified. Bind with refined honey into pills the size of a longan. At the time of labor, chew one pill with warm water. It can cure a hundred postpartum diseases. Dystocia.
Suo Sha (Amomum villosum) Xiang Fu (Cyperus rotundus, stir-fried with vinegar) Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus) Gan Cao (Licorice) Hua Shi (Talcum).
Grind into powder. Take mixed with plain boiled water.
Induces labor.
Pu Huang (Typha pollen) Di Long (Pheretima earthworm) Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata peel), equal parts. Wash Di Long to remove soil, roast on a new tile until slightly yellow. Grind each into powder. Apply to three points: Umbilicus, Sole of foot. If labor does not proceed after a day, roast one qian bi of each, mix with fresh water, and take orally for immediate birth. I have personally used this; it is very wonderful.
[Da Guan Ben Cao] Cu Sheng Shen Xiao Qi Sheng San (Labor-Inducing Miraculous Seven-Sage Powder) Use only when lower back pain begins during labor.
Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis rhizome) Mo Yao (Myrrh) Bai Fan (Alum) Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica) Jiang Huang (Curcuma longa) Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis) Gui Xin (Cinnamon heart).
Grind into fine powder. During labor contractions, heat a plow iron until red hot, quench in wine. Mix with three qian of powder. Drink one or two cups. Birth follows instantly.
[Shan Ju Fang] For dystocia, swallow fourteen Huai Zi (Sophora japonica seeds). For breech presentation, heat a copper coin until red hot, place in wine, and drink.
[Da Guan Ben Cao] Treats premature rupture of membranes with excessive discharge of foul fluids, leading to dry fetus unable to descend. First, administer Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) to nourish blood and qi. Second, decoct strong scallion water, let cool. Have the midwife wash the vulva carefully to ensure smooth flow of qi up and down. Third, apply Hua Shi Mo (Talcum powder) mixed with butter to the inside of the vulva. Fourth, take Shen Miao Ru Zhu Dan or Kui Zi Ru Sheng San. (See formulas above.)
Cu Sheng Ru Sheng San (Labor-Inducing Like-Sage Powder) Treats breech/transverse presentation and thin fetus.
Bai Cao Shuang (Soot from kitchen chimney) Xiang Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica, avoid direct fire, grind into powder).
Mix equal parts of these two ingredients finely. Take two large qian per dose. At the time of labor, mix with boy's urine and a little rice vinegar to form a paste. Take mixed with boiling water. Ji Yan Fang uses half a zhan of wine and half a zhan of boy's urine, decoct together. Drink hot as soon as it boils. Do not exceed two doses. (Danxi uses Xiong Gui Tang to regulate blood; blood stops bleeding when blackened. This drug strongly consolidates blood, preventing dry difficult birth.)
Another prescription: Treats transverse/breech presentation.
Ming E Jiao (Clear Donkey-hide Gelatin, stir-fried) Hua Shi Mo (Talcum powder, each one liang) Kui Zi (Abelmoschus manihot seeds, two liang).
Decoct in one and a half zhan of water until reduced to one zhan. Remove dregs. Divide into two doses.
Treats dystocia lasting five to six days without delivery, resulting in exhaustion and deficiency. Take two liang of Guang Ming Shui Jiao (high-quality gelatin). Add one and a half sheng of good wine. Roast the gelatin gently over fire. Add one fresh chicken egg and one qian bi of salt. Stir until warm. Have the mother sit on a chair, stretch her back. Drink in large gulps, divided into two servings. When feeling heaviness in urination, birth will occur. This is because sitting on the mat too early disturbed the process.
[Jie Gu] Ban Xia Tang (Pinellia Decoction) Treats dry fetus unable to be born.
Ban Xia Qu (Pinellia fermented pill, one liang half) Da Huang (Rhubarb, five qian) Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark, seven qian half) Tao Ren (Peach kernel, thirty kernels, lightly stir-fried).
Grind into coarse powder. First take Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) one or two doses. Then take Ban Xia Tang. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct in water and take. Another prescription: Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis) powder, mix with one fang cun bi, take with wine.
Ru Sheng Gao (Like-Sage Ointment) Treats dystocia, placental retention, and dead fetus.
Seven Bi Ma Zi (Castor bean seeds), remove shell, grind finely into ointment. Apply to the sole of the foot. The placenta will deliver. Wash off quickly; otherwise, intestines may prolapse. Then apply this ointment to the top of the head; the intestines will retract naturally. (Another version: Hundred Bi Ma Zi seeds, one qian Xiong Huang (Realgar), grind finely, apply as above.)
Labor induction, passed down for ten thousand gold. Yu Xian Dan (Encounter Immortal Pill).
Bi Ma Zi (Castor bean seeds, fourteen kernels, removed shell) Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) Xiong Huang (Realgar, each one qian half) She Tui (Snake slough, one chi, burned).
Grind into powder. Mix with Jiang Shui (fermented grain water) and form pills the size of a marble. At labor, first wash the area below the umbilicus with pepper water. Place one pill in the umbilicus. Cover with several layers of wax paper. Tie securely with a wide cloth. Remove the medicine urgently after birth. One pill can be used three times. (Another version: Three Bi Ma Zi seeds.)
[Worldly Tradition] "Three hemp, four beans, strip clothes, grind and add musk. If a woman encounters dystocia, paste onto the umbilicus spanning two fen." (Use three Bi Ma Zi seeds, four Ba Dou (Croton seeds) kernels removed, add musk, grind finely, paste onto umbilicus.)
Li Sheng Dan (Establishing Sage Pill) for critical obstetric emergencies.
Han Shui Shi (Calcitum/Halloysite, four liang). Two liang raw, two liang calcined red. Take the raw ones, grind finely together. Mix with Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) until deep peach blossom color. Use three fen per dose. Mix well water into a thin paste. Cut paper flowers the size of apricot leaves. Spread the paste on the paper flower and apply to the center of the umbilicus. Change when dry. No more than three applications, and birth will occur. Treats malpresentation, adverse signs, and retained dead fetus. Miraculous efficacy. Han Shui Shi is not Fang Jie Shi (Gypsum Fibrosum), but what people today call soft gypsum. This formula was transmitted by an unusual person in the early dynasty. Wonderful.
[Tu Jing Ben Cao] Induces labor. Have the parturient hold one Shi Yan (stone) in each hand. The baby will be born shortly.
Save from dystocia, not delivering after many days. Yun Mu Fen (Mica powder), half liang. Mix with warm wine and take. Birth occurs upon entering the mouth, never failing. (Lu Shi says: Has saved three to five hundred people, effective.) Treats transverse/breech presentation and irregular labor mechanics. Use Fu Long Gan (Dragon's House Soil/Hematitum), grind finely. Take one qian per dose, mixed with wine. The soil attaches to the baby's head and helps push it out. Wonderful.
[Worldly Tradition] Ru Shen San (God-Like Powder) treats labor induction with cumulative miraculous effects. Although hard to explain theoretically, it is factually very effective. At the time of labor, send someone to find an old straw sandal on the road. Burn the ear of the sandal to ash. Mix with warm wine and take three qian bi. If the left foot is found, a boy is born; if the right foot, a girl. If upside down, the baby dies; if on the side, the baby will be startled. This medicine is truly magical. Using this to deliver the Cu Sheng Wan (Labor-Inducing Pill) is especially wonderful.
[Dong Yuan] When a woman is about to give birth, if the membrane ruptures prematurely, foul fluids flow continuously, sitting on the mat too early, lacking blood to nourish, leading to depletion: Du Yin (Acupoint, five fen, located between the third joint of the little toe) Cheng Yin (Acupoint, one cun five fen).
[Yu Ji Wei Yi] Induces labor, dystocia, and dead fetus: Tai Chong (Eight fen, tonify for one hundred breaths) He Gu (Tonify) San Yin Jiao (Five fen, sedate, resolves immediately).
Zu Xiao Zhi Jie (Little toe joint, three moxa cones, extra point in Xin Shu). Fetus rising upward pressing on the heart: Ju Que (Have patient sit upright, hold head and waist slightly leaning back. Needle enter six fen. Retain for seven breaths. Sedate upon obtaining deqi. Immediate revival. Signs: If the fetus grasps the mother's heart, needle marks appear on the palm after birth. If the fetus presses the heart, marks appear on Ren Zhong and backward on the occipital bone. These are confirmations. Miraculous.) He Gu (Three fen, retain three breaths, tonify) San Yin Jiao (Five fen, sedate, ten inhalations).
[Zhang Zhong Wen] Transverse presentation, dystocia: Tip of the little toe of the right foot (Moxibustion three cones, immediate birth).
[Ji Cheng] Another method: Du Yin (Same method as above, moxa seven cones, prohibit needling) He Gu (Tonify) San Yin Jiao (Sedate).
[Sang] Dystocia: San Yin Jiao