昔褚澄言∶男精泄于先,而女精后至,则阴裹阳主男孕;女精泄于先,而男精后至,则
阳裹阴主女孕。又云∶月信初尽,其浊气未净而交媾即女。务待经止两三日,则女体虚而浊
气尽,再男子保养月余,阳胜于阴,定成男孕。又论子宫左右,如男精泄于妇人之左生男,
右则生女。男清女浊、男左女右,阳壮阴衰之至论也。夫疾风豪雨,或醉饱或服春药而受胎
者多夭。必俟天气晴明、日暖风和、明星亮月而受胎者,多聪明富贵。倘时令不正,或迷雾
气怒而受胎者,多愚蠢贫贱。或雷电之候而受胎者,定生怪状之物,诚不可不慎也。
调经种子汤∶归身、川芎、吴萸各一钱,熟地、制香附各一钱五分,酒芍、茯苓、丹皮
各八分,延胡索、广皮各七分,生姜三片。若经水先期者色必紫,加条芩八分,过期者色必
淡,加官桂、干姜、熟艾各五分,水一碗半煎八分,经水至日空心服,渣再煎临卧服。一日
一剂,服至经止两三日,交媾即孕。经期准而不受孕者,用续断、沙参、杜仲、当归、益母
草、制香附各二钱,川芎、橘红、砂仁(炒研)各五分,红花三分,经来时煎服四剂,下期
再服必孕。又经通不受胎者,凡参晒干磨粉,每日用二钱,陈酒送下,两月内即孕,无有不
灵
丁公仙枕方∶丁公、讳其泰,康熙时人,曾任山西总兵,年逾七十无嗣,遇异人授此方
,不二年精力强壮,至八十一岁,已生二十一子矣。其方∶用槐木薄板做枕一个,高三寸三
分,宽四寸五分,长一尺二寸,如天盖地式,面上钻孔一百二十八个,如桐子大,用后药装
入枕中,百日后诸病消除,精神倍长,寿高子多,真仙方也。如夫妇皆以此作枕,更见奇效
。其药料三五个月一换。真川椒、桔梗、荆实子、柏子仁、姜黄、吴茱萸、白术、薄荷、肉
桂、川芎、智仁、枳实、全当归、川乌、千年健、五加皮、蒺藜、羌活、防风、辛夷、白芷
附子、白芍、 本、北细辛、猪牙皂、芜荑、甘草、荆芥、菊花、杜仲、乌药、半夏、苁蓉
,共三十四味,每味一两,务要顶好鲜明咀片,研为细末,绢袋盛之,装入枕中。
赤脚大仙鱼膘种子丸∶此方系云南大理府周姓年老无子,遇异人传授此方,服至月余,
自觉目明身健,发黑髯乌,连生七子,寿至九十有七。此方专治身体虚弱,老少酒色过度,
头眩、耳鸣、目花,腰膝酸疼,四肢无力,自汗盗汗,下元虚损,梦遗精滑,阳萎。或男子
精寒肾虚,阳物不举,不能久坚,元阳衰败。或女人血寒气弱,子宫久冷,赤白崩带,经水
不调,久不受孕,服此方立效。有子者服之亦可却病保元。肥当归(酒洗、晒干)淫羊藿(去
枝梗荆刺,羊油酥更妙)、白莲蕊(拣净,去灰土)、肉苁蓉(酒洗晒干)、川杜仲(去皮、
青盐
蒺藜
伴二
去蒂)各
上白鱼膘一
(每个重一两
中煨熟,切片
共为细末,
四奇种子丸∶粉龙骨(五色者佳,瓦上 )、锁阳(醋洗)、北细辛(水泡一夜,晒干)、
阳
(醋泡
砂仁(去壳
炒)、麝香(用当
参芦五钱,蓖麻子
每于经净七日之内,
九男,神应无比,不
可不慎。
种玉酒∶治妇女经水不调,血气不和,不能受孕。或生过一胎之后,停隔多年,服此药
酒,百日即能受孕。如气血不足,经滞痰凝者,服至半年自然见效。若受胎之后,须服保胎
磐石散(见胎前门),可保无病,神应非常。全当归五两切片(此能滋养血气),远志肉五两
(
药
干
饭锅上蒸熟食之。每月多则吃五六个,少则二、三个亦可。
羊肾酒、涌泉膏、种子兜肚方,均见备用诸方门。
褚澄曾说:如果男子精液先射出,而女子精液后到达,则阴包裹阳,主生男孩;如果女子精液先射出,而男子精液后到达,则阳包裹阴,主生女孩。又说:在月经刚结束,体内浊气尚未排净时行房事,会生女孩。务必等到月经停止两三天后,此时女子身体虚弱且体内浊气已尽,再让男子保养身体一个多月,使阳气胜过阴气,必定怀上男孩。又论述子宫左右位置的影响:如果男子精液射入妇人左侧则生男,射入右侧则生女。这是关于“男清女浊、男左女右”以及“阳气壮盛、阴气衰弱”的极致理论。如果在疾风暴雨中,或者醉酒饱食后、服用春药时受孕,孩子大多夭折。必须等待天气晴朗明媚、阳光明媚和风、星明月亮时受孕,孩子大多聪明富贵。如果时令不正,或者在迷雾、愤怒情绪下受孕,孩子大多愚蠢贫贱。如果在雷电交加的时候受孕,必定生出怪异形态的孩子,确实不可不谨慎。
调经种子汤(调节月经以助受孕的汤剂):当归身、川芎、吴茱萸各一钱,熟地黄、制香附各一钱五分,酒白芍、茯苓、牡丹皮各八分,延胡索、广陈皮各七分,生姜三片。如果月经提前来潮,颜色必然发紫,加入黄芩八分;如果月经推迟来潮,颜色必然淡白,加入肉桂、干姜、熟艾叶各五分。用水一碗半煎煮至八分满,在月经到来当天空腹服用,药渣再次煎煮,临睡前服用。每日一剂,服用至月经停止两三天后,行房事即可受孕。如果经期规律但不受孕,使用续断、沙参、杜仲、当归、益母草、制香附各二钱,川芎、橘红、砂仁(炒后研碎)各五分,红花三分,在月经来时煎服四剂,下一个周期再服用,必定受孕。又有月经通畅但不受孕的情况,凡是用人参晒干磨成粉,每天用二钱,陈年黄酒送服,两个月内即可受孕,没有不灵验的。
丁公仙枕方:丁公,名讳其泰,是康熙年间的人,曾任山西总兵,七十多岁没有子嗣,遇到异人传授此方,不到两年精力强壮,到八十一岁时,已经生了二十一个儿子了。这个方子是:用槐木薄板做一个枕头,高三寸三分,宽四寸五分,长一尺二寸,形状像天圆地方,枕面上钻一百二十八个孔,大小如桐子,将下面的药材装入枕中,一百天后各种疾病消除,精神倍增,长寿多子,真是神仙方子。如果夫妇都用此枕,效果更奇。药材每三到五个月更换一次。真川椒、桔梗、葶苈子、柏子仁、姜黄、吴茱萸、白术、薄荷、肉桂、川芎、益智仁、枳实、全当归、川乌头、千年健、五加皮、蒺藜、羌活、防风、辛夷、白芷、附子、白芍、藁本、北细辛、猪牙皂、芜荑、甘草、荆芥、菊花、杜仲、乌药、半夏、肉苁蓉,共三十四味药,每味一两,一定要选顶好鲜明切片,研为细末,用绢袋盛装,装入枕中。
赤脚大仙鱼膘种子丸:此方是云南大理府周姓老人无子,遇到异人传授此方,服用一个月左右,自觉眼睛明亮身体健壮,头发变黑胡须乌亮,接连生了七个儿子,寿命达到九十七岁。此方专门治疗身体虚弱,老少因酒色过度导致的头晕、耳鸣、眼花,腰膝酸软疼痛,四肢无力,自汗盗汗,下元虚损,梦遗滑精,阳痿。或者男子精寒肾虚,阴茎不能勃起,不能持久坚硬,元阳衰败。或者女人血寒气弱,子宫长期寒冷,赤白带下,月经不调,长期不孕,服用此方立即见效。有子女的人服用也可以祛病保元。肥当归(酒洗、晒干)、淫羊藿(去掉枝梗荆棘刺,用羊油酥炸更好)、白莲蕊(拣干净,去灰土)、肉苁蓉(酒洗晒干)、川杜仲(去皮、青盐拌炒)、蒺藜(去刺)、上白鱼鳔(每个重一两,煨熟,切片),以上药材共为细末……(原文此处有缺漏或排版错误,依文意理解为混合制成丸剂)。
四奇种子丸:粉龙骨(五色者佳,瓦上焙干)、锁阳(醋洗)、北细辛(水泡一夜,晒干)、阳起石(醋泡)、砂仁(去壳炒)、麝香(用当参芦五钱,蓖麻子……原文此处语句不通顺,疑似缺字或错乱,依常理推断为配伍比例或制法),每于经净七日之内……(原文此处中断,推测为服用方法),生九男,神效无比,不可不慎。
种玉酒:治疗妇女月经不调,气血不和,不能受孕。或者生过一胎之后,间隔多年,服用此药酒,百日即能受孕。如果气血不足,经血停滞痰凝者,服用半年自然见效。如果受孕之后,须服用保胎磐石散(见胎前门),可保证无病,神效非常。全当归五两切片(此能滋养血气),远志肉五两……(原文此处有缺漏),饭锅上蒸熟食之。每月多吃五六个,少吃二、三个亦可。
Chu Cheng once said: If the male semen is ejaculated first, and the female essence arrives later, then Yin wraps Yang, leading to a male pregnancy (birth of a son); if the female essence is released first, and the male semen arrives later, then Yang wraps Yin, leading to a female pregnancy (birth of a daughter). It is also stated that intercourse occurring when menstrual blood has just finished and turbid Qi has not yet cleared will result in a daughter. One must wait until two or three days after menstruation ends, at which time the woman's body is deficient and turbid Qi is exhausted. If the man preserves his energy for over a month, allowing Yang to surpass Yin, it will certainly result in a male pregnancy. Furthermore, regarding the left and right positions of the uterus: if the male semen enters the woman's left side, a son is born; if it enters the right side, a daughter is born. This is the ultimate theory concerning "male clear/female turbid" and "male left/female right," representing the peak of "Yang flourishing and Yin declining." Conception occurring during violent winds and heavy rains, or while drunk, full, or taking aphrodisiacs, often results in children who die young. Conception should only occur when the weather is clear and bright, the sun is warm and the breeze gentle, and stars and moon are shining; such children are often intelligent and wealthy. If conception occurs during improper seasons, or amidst fog/mist and anger, the children are often foolish and poor. If conception occurs during thunder and lightning, the child will surely have an abnormal appearance; one must indeed be extremely cautious.
Tiaojing Zhongzi Tang (Regulating Menstruation and Seed-Generating Decoction): Danggui Shen (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, root portion), Chuanxiong Rhizoma Ligustici, Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae) each 1 qian; Shudi Huang (Prepared Radix Rehmanniae), Zhi Xiangfu (Rhizoma Cyperi, processed) each 1.5 qian; Jiu Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, wine-processed), Fuling (Poria), Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan) each 0.8 qian; Yanhusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis), Guangpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) each 0.7 qian; Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 3 slices. If menstruation comes early, the color will necessarily be purple; add Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) 0.8 qian. If menstruation is delayed, the color will necessarily be pale; add Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum), Shu Aiyè (Folium Artemisiae Argyi, prepared) each 0.5 qian. Decoct with 1.5 bowls of water until reduced to 0.8 bowl. Take on an empty stomach on the day menstruation begins. Re-decoct the dregs and take before sleep. One dose per day. Continue taking until two or three days after menstruation stops, then intercourse will lead to pregnancy. If the menstrual cycle is regular but pregnancy does not occur, use Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci), Shashen (Radix Glehniae), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Yimucao (Herba Leonuri), Zhi Xiangfu (Rhizoma Cyperi, processed) each 2 qian; Chuanxiong Rhizoma Ligustici, Juhong (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum), Sharen (Fructus Amomi Rotundus, stir-fried and crushed) each 0.5 qian; Honghua (Flos Carthami) 0.3 qian. Decoct and take four doses when menstruation starts. Taking this in the next cycle will ensure pregnancy. For cases where menstruation flows freely but conception fails, take Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) dried and ground into powder, 2 qian daily, delivered with aged rice wine. Pregnancy will occur within two months without fail.
Ding Gong Xianzhen Fang (Immortal Pillow Formula of Duke Ding): Duke Ding, named Wei Qitai, was a person from the Kangxi era, having served as Commander-in-Chief of Shanxi. He had no heirs past seventy years old. After meeting an extraordinary person who taught him this formula, his vitality strengthened within two years. By age eighty-one, he had fathered twenty-one sons. The formula is: Make a pillow from thin Huaimu (Sophora tonkinensis) wood board, 3.3 cun high, 4.5 cun wide, 1.2 chi long, shaped like "round heaven and square earth." Drill 128 holes on the surface, sized like tung seeds. Fill the pillow with the following herbs. After 100 days, various illnesses will disappear, spirit will double, longevity will increase, and there will be many children; truly an immortal formula. If both husband and wife use this pillow, the effect is even more miraculous. Replace the medicinal materials every three to five months. Zhen Chuanjiao (Fructus Schisandrae/Chuanjiao - likely Zanthoxylum), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Tingsizi (Semen Lepidii/Descurainiae), Baiziren (Semen Platycladi), Jianghuang (Rhizoma Curcumae), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Bohe (Herba Menthae), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Chuanxiong Rhizoma Ligustici, Zhiren (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Quan Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chuanwutou (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Qiannianjian (Caulis Cibotii), Wujiapi (Cortex Acanthopanacis), Jili (Fructus Tribuli), Qianghuo (Rhizoma Notopterygii), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Xinyi (Flos Magnoliae Biondii), Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Bencao (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong/Bencao - likely Gaoben), Beixixin (Radix Asari), Zhuyazao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis), Wuyi (Fructus Terminaliae Chebulae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae), Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae), Wuyao (Radix Linderae), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Congrong (Herba Cistanche), totaling 34 ingredients. Each ingredient 1 liang. Must select top-quality, fresh slices, grind into fine powder, store in silk bags, and insert into the pillow.
Chijiao Daxian Yubiao Zhongzi Wan (Fish Maw Seed-Generating Pills of Barefoot Great Immortal): This formula was transmitted by an extraordinary person to an elderly Mr. Zhou from Dali Prefecture, Yunnan, who had no children. After taking it for over a month, he felt his eyesight improve and body become robust, hair turned black, beard darkened, and he fathered seven sons consecutively, living to 97 years old. This formula specifically treats physical weakness, excessive alcohol and sexual indulgence in both young and old, causing dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, soreness and pain in waist and knees, weakness in limbs, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, deficiency of lower Yuan, nocturnal emission, seminal leakage, and impotence. Or for men with cold sperm and kidney deficiency, inability to erect or maintain hardness, decline of primal Yang. Or for women with cold blood and weak qi, long-term cold uterus, red and white leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, and long-term infertility; taking this formula yields immediate effects. Those with children can also take it to prevent illness and preserve primal Qi. Fei Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, wine-washed, sun-dried), Yinyanghuo (Herba Epimedii, branches/stems/thorns removed, fried in sheep fat is better), Bailianrui (Stamen Nelumbinis, cleaned of dust), Rongcong (Herba Cistanche, wine-washed, sun-dried), Chuan Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae, bark removed, stir-fried with green salt), Jili (Fructus Tribuli, thorns removed), Shangbai Yubiao (Upper white fish maw, approx. 1 liang each, simmered until cooked, sliced). Grind all above into fine powder... [Text incomplete/corrupted in source].
Siqi Zhongzi Wan (Four-Wonder Seed-Generating Pills): Fen Longgu (Powdered Dragon Bone, five-colored is best, baked on tile), Suoyang (Cynomorii Herba, washed in vinegar), Beixixin (Radix Asari, soaked in water overnight, sun-dried), Yangqishi (Mineral Lagenaearum, soaked in vinegar), Sharen (Fructus Amomi Rotundus, dehusked, stir-fried), Shexiang (Moschus, use Dangshenlu [Ginseng Stem] 5 qian, Bamazi [Semen Ricini]...) [Text garbled/incomplete]. Take within seven days after menstruation cleanses... [Text incomplete]. Produces nine sons, divine efficacy, must be cautious.
Zhongyu Jiu (Jade-Planting Wine): Treats women with irregular menstruation, disharmony of blood and qi, unable to conceive. Or after bearing one child, waiting many years; taking this medicinal wine allows conception within 100 days. If blood and qi are insufficient, with stagnant menstruation and phlegm condensation, taking it for half a year naturally shows results. After conception, must take Baotai Panshi San (Stone-Solidifying Powder for Fetus Preservation, see Pre-natal Section) to ensure health, with divine efficacy. Quan Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 5 liang sliced (nourishes blood and qi), Yuanzhi Rou (Medullary Cortex Polygalae) 5 liang... [Text incomplete]. Steam-cooked on rice pot lid. Eat 5-6 monthly, or 2-3 is also acceptable.
Yangshen Jiu (Sheep Kidney Wine), Yongquan Gao (Yongquan Paste), Zhongzi Doudufang (Seed-Generating Belly Band Formula) are all found in the Supplementary Formulas Section.