Also astringing the intestines and checking diarrhea. The method of treating enduring diarrhea and fecal incontinence, or persistent pus and blood in the stool with dark red blood, conditions that culminate in efflux desertion and prolapse of the rectum, abdominal pain that likes warmth and pressure, and a weak slow pulse. Intestine-astringing medicinals include ones that are warm and supplement the spleen and kidney such as codonopsis (Codonopsis Radix, 党参dǎng shēn), white atractylodes (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 白朮bái zhú), aconite (Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, 附子fù zǐ), cinnamon twig (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 桂枝guì zhī), and dried ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 干姜gān jiāng). To these should be added securing-astringing medicinals to astringe the bowels and stem desertion, such as psoralea (Psoraleae Fructus, 补骨脂bǔ gǔ zhī), nutmeg (Myristicae Semen, 肉豆蔻ròu dòu kòu), schisandra (Schisandrae Fructus, 五味子wǔ wèi zǐ), poppy husk (Papaveris Pericarpium, 罂粟壳yīng sù ké), halloysite (Halloysitum Rubrum, 赤石脂chì shí zhī), limonite (Limonitum, 禹余粮yǔ yú liáng), dioscorea (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 山药shān yào), euryale (Euryales Semen, 芡实qiàn shí), and lotus seed (Nelumbinis Semen, 莲肉lián ròu).
A representative formula is True Man Viscus-Nourishing Decoction (真人养脏汤zhēn rén yǎng zàng tāng).