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Treats postpartum deficiency-related vexation; this formula is highly effective.
*Polygoni Sagittifolii Pollen* (Pu Huang) [amount unspecified, stir-fried on paper]
Take the above single herb, one *qian bi* per dose, mixed with water from an east-flowing stream for administration, at any time without restriction.

Excessive blood loss during childbirth leads to insufficient recovery of body fluids and weak Kidney Qi, often causing irritability, thirst, and excessive drinking. Although not classified as San Xiao (Three Wasting-Thirst syndromes), the symptoms are quite similar.
Treatment should focus on nourishing blood, promoting Qi circulation, restoring fluids, and tonifying the Kidneys for effectiveness.

Treats persistent postpartum deficiency-thirst, shortness of breath, weakness in the legs, blurred vision, dizziness, and loss of taste in food.
Prepared *Rehmanniae Radix* (Shu Di Huang) [1 liang], *Ginseng Radix* (Ren Shen) [3 liang], *Ophiopogonis Tuber* (Mai Men Dong) [2 liang], *Trichosanthis Radix* (Gua Lou Gen) [4 liang], *Licorice Root* (Gan Cao) [0.5 liang]
Grind the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take 4 *qian* per dose, with 2 cups of water, a pinch of glutinous rice, 3 slices of ginger, and 3 jujubes. Decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take before meals.
Liuqi Jingwei Wan treats the same condition as above. (See Danggui Shaoyao San under the section for abdominal pain and diarrhea during pregnancy.)

Methods for treating strangury and urinary retention before and after childbirth differ. Before childbirth, the method should stabilize the fetus; after childbirth, it should remove blood stasis. For cold strangury, heat strangury, paste strangury, stone strangury, and qi strangury, the treatment principles are consistent, but dosage must be adjusted according to the patient's deficiency or excess. *Dianthi Herba* (Qumai) and *Polygoni Sagittifolii Pollen* (Pu Huang) are the most important herbs for postpartum use. Identifying the underlying cause ensures accurate application.

Treats various types of postpartum strangury, regardless of cold, heat, paste, stone, or qi strangury.
*Imperatae Rhizoma* (Bai Mao Gen) [8 liang, raw], *Herba Dianthi* (Qu Mai Sui), *Poria* (Bai Fu Ling) [each 4 liang], *Polygoni Sagittifolii Pollen* (Pu Huang), *Amygdalus Persica Gum* (Tao Jiao), *Talcum* (Hua Shi), *Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata* (Zhi Gan Cao) [each 1 liang], *Plantaginis Semen* (Che Qian Zi) [10 seeds, calcined], *Abutili Semen* (Kui Zi), *Ginseng Radix* (Ren Shen) [each 2 liang], *Ossis Encephali Psettae* (Shishou Yu Nao Gu) [20 pieces, calcined]
Grind the above herbs into a coarse powder. Take 4 large *qian* per dose, with 1.5 cups of water, 3 slices of ginger, and 20 stems of *Juncus effusus* (Deng Xin). Decoct until reduced to 70%, strain, and take warm. Alternatively, grind into powder and take 2 *qian* mixed with *Akebiae Caulis* (Mu Tong) decoction. If there is Qi stagnation and obstruction, mix with *Akebiae Caulis* (Mu Tong) and *Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium* (Ju Pi) decoction.

Treats postpartum blood stasis that fails to disperse, leading to thirst and pain; also addresses slow lochia discharge, hardness and distension of the umbilical and abdominal regions; additionally treats irregular menstruation in unmarried women, leukorrhea (red and white discharge), and pain in the heart, abdomen, waist, and legs.
*Angelicae Sinensis Radix* (Dang Gui), *Paeoniae Radix Rubra* (Chi Shao Yao), *Moutan Cortex* (Mu Dan Pi), *Corydalis Rhizoma* (Yan Hu Suo) [each 2 liang, stir-fried], *Cinnamomi Cortex* (Gui Xin) [1 liang]
Grind the above herbs into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 3–5 pills with warm wine or rice drink before meals; if pain is severe, chew thoroughly and swallow.