《病源论》云∶妇人手太阳少阴之脉，下为月水，上为乳汁。经血不足者，故无乳汁。
《葛氏方》云∶凡去乳汁，勿置地，虫蚁食之，令乳无汁，可以泼东壁上。
又云∶治产后血乳无汁者方∶
烧鹊巢末，三指撮，酒服之。
又方∶末蜂房，服三指撮。
《短剧方》下乳散方最验。
钟乳（五分） 通草（五分） 漏芦（二分） 桂心（二分） 栝蒌（一分） 甘草（一
分）
凡六物，捣筛，饮服方寸匕，日三。
又方∶石膏三两，以水三升，煮三沸，一日饮，令尽，良。
《集验方》治乳无汁方∶
取栝蒌根切一升，酒四升，煮三沸，去滓，服半升，日三。
《经心方》治妇人无乳汁方∶
赤小豆三升，煮取汁，顿服之。
又方∶捣韭一把，取汁服，冬用根。
《千金方》治乳无汁方∶
取母猪蹄一具粗切，以水二升，煮饮汁，不出更作。
又方∶烧鲤鱼头，末，酒服三指撮。
《僧深方》治乳不下方∶
取生栝蒌根，烧作炭，冶下筛，食已，服方寸匕，日四五服。
又方∶冶下栝蒌，干者为散，勿烧，亦方寸匕，井华水服之。
《医门方》疗乳无汁方∶
母猪蹄（二枚，切） 通草（六两，绵裹）
和煎作羹食之。
（今按∶《广利方》云∶母猪蹄一具，通草十二分，切，以水大四升，煎二大升，去滓，
食后服一盏，并取此汁，作羹粥煎得。《千金方》∶母猪蹄一具，粗切，以水二升，煮饮汁，
不不更作。）
《枕中方》治妇人无乳汁方∶
取母衣带，烧作灰，三指撮，酒服，即多汁。
《诸病源候论》说：妇女的手太阳经和手少阴经的经脉，向下化为月经，向上化为乳汁。如果经血不足，就会导致没有乳汁。
《葛氏方》说：凡是倒掉乳汁时，不要倒在地下，否则虫蚁会吃掉它，导致乳房无乳，可以将乳汁泼在东边的墙壁上。
又说：治疗产后血虚导致乳汁不通的方子：
将喜鹊巢烧成灰研末，取三指撮的量，用酒送服。
另一个方子：将蜂房研末，服用三指撮。
《短剧方》中的下乳散方效果最显著。
钟乳石（五分） 通草（五分） 漏芦（二分） 桂心（二分） 瓜蒌（一分） 甘草（一分）
以上六味药，捣碎过筛，每次用方寸匕量，饮汤送服，每日三次。
另一个方子：石膏三两，用水三升，煮开三次，一天内喝完，效果良好。
《集验方》治疗乳汁不通的方子：
取瓜蒌根切一升，加酒四升，煮开三次，去掉药渣，服用半升，每日三次。
《经心方》治疗妇人无乳汁的方子：
赤小豆三升，煮取汁液，一次性服下。
《千金方》治疗乳汁不通的方子：
取猪蹄一副粗切，用水二升，煮取汁液饮用，若不出乳则再制作。
《僧深方》治疗乳汁不下的方子：
取生瓜蒌根，烧成炭，研磨过筛，饭后服用方寸匕量，每日四五次。
另一个方子：将瓜蒌研磨成细粉，保持干燥不要烧焦，也是用方寸匕量，用清晨第一次打的井水送服。
《医门方》治疗乳汁不通的方子：
猪蹄两枚（切块） 通草六两（用绵布包裹）
一起煎煮做成羹食用。
（按语：《广利方》说：猪蹄一副，通草十二分，切块，用水四大升，煎至两大升，去渣，饭后服用一盏，并可用此汁液来煮羹粥。《千金方》：猪蹄一副，粗切，用水二升，煮取汁液饮用，若不出乳则再制作。）
The *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of All Diseases) states: The meridians of Hand-Taiyang and Hand-Shaoyin in women transform downward into menstrual blood and upward into breast milk. If the meridian blood is insufficient, there will be no breast milk.
The *Ge Shi Fang* (Prescriptions by Master Ge) states: When discarding breast milk, do not pour it on the ground, as insects and ants will consume it, causing the breasts to cease producing milk; instead, one may splash it onto the eastern wall.
It further states: For a prescription to treat postpartum absence of milk due to blood deficiency:
Burn a magpie's nest to ash, take an amount held by three fingers (San Zhi Cuo), and ingest with wine.
Another prescription: Powder the honeycomb, and ingest an amount held by three fingers.
The Xia Ru San (Milk-Inducing Powder) from the *Duan Ju Fang* (Short Drama Prescriptions) is most effective.
Sanctuary Stone (Zhongru, 5 fen) Tongcao (6 fen) Euphorbiae Humifusae Herba (Loulu, 2 fen) Cassiae Ramulus (Guixin, 2 fen) Trichosanthis Radix (Gualou, 1 fen) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 1 fen)
These six substances are crushed, sifted, and taken in a volume of one cun bi (Fang Cun Bi) with drink, three times daily.
Another prescription: Take 3 liang of Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), add 3 sheng of water, boil for three boils, and drink all within one day; this is excellent.
The *Ji Yan Fang* (Collected Proven Prescriptions) offers a prescription for treating absence of breast milk:
Take 1 sheng of cut Trichosanthis Radix, add 4 sheng of wine, boil for three boils, remove the dregs, and ingest 0.5 sheng, three times daily.
The *Jing Xin Fang* offers a prescription for treating absence of breast milk in women:
Take 3 sheng of Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou), boil to extract the juice, and ingest in one dose.
Another prescription: Crush a handful of Chinese Chive (Jiucai), extract the juice, and ingest it; in winter, use the root.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) offers a prescription for treating absence of breast milk:
Take one set of Sow's Trotter (Zhusuiti), coarsely chop, add 2 sheng of water, boil to extract the juice, and drink; if milk does not come, prepare again.
Another prescription: Burn a carp's head, powder it, and ingest an amount held by three fingers with wine.
The *Seng Shen Fang* offers a prescription for treating failure of milk to descend:
Take raw Trichosanthis Radix, burn it to charcoal, grind and sift, and after meals, ingest a volume of one cun bi, four or five times daily.
Another prescription: Grind Trichosanthis Radix into powder, keep it dry without burning, also using a volume of one cun bi, and ingest with well-water drawn at dawn (Jinghua Shui).
The *Yi Men Fang* offers a prescription for treating absence of breast milk:
Sow's Trotter (2 pieces, chopped) Tongcao (6 liang, wrapped in silk)
Decoct together to make a soup and eat it.
(Note: The *Guang Li Fang* states: One set of Sow's Trotter, 12 fen of Tongcao, chopped, decocted in 4 large sheng of water until reduced to 2 large sheng, remove dregs, ingest one zhan after meals, and this liquid can also be used to cook soups or porridge. The *Qian Jin Fang*: One set of Sow's Trotter, coarsely chopped, decocted in 2 sheng of water to extract juice and drink; if milk does not come, prepare again.)
The *Zhen Zhong Fang* offers a prescription for treating absence of breast milk in women:
Take the girdle worn by the mother, burn it to ash, take an amount held by three fingers, and ingest with wine; milk production will immediately increase.