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[Prescription Verse] Carbuncles and sores occurring postpartum are extremely perilous; they arise from emotional injuries or invasions by the six pathogenic factors (wind, cold, summer-heat, dampness, dryness, fire). Stagnant blood accumulates to form carbuncles and sores. When the condition progresses to suppuration, the method of supporting the interior (Tuo Li) should not be delayed.

[Annotation] This syndrome occurs because Qi and Blood, as well as the meridians and collaterals, are deficient after childbirth. It may result from emotional injury, invasion by the six pathogenic factors, or the interaction with stagnant blood, making it a critical condition. The treatment principle should primarily involve substantial tonification to support the root, while simultaneously promoting blood circulation to remove stasis and generating new blood is essential. External pathogens should be treated as secondary concerns. Initially, administer Shenghua Tang (Postpartum Restoration Decoction), modified according to specific symptoms, to eliminate toxins. If exterior pathogenic factors are present, administer Qinghun San (Soul-Clearing Powder); if interior heat is present, administer Huisheng Dan (Life-Restoring Pill). When the abscess is about to rupture and suppurate, urgent application of interior-supporting methods is required; delay risks the internal sinking of toxins. Medicinal properties should be mild, pure, and gentle. Harsh diaphoretic (sweating-inducing) or purgative (downward-draining) agents are strictly contraindicated. Other treatments for swelling and ulceration follow the guidelines in the sections on "Carbuncle and Sore Ulceration" and "Carbuncle and Sore Rupture."

Formula: Shenghua Tang (Postpartum Restoration Decoction)
Composition: Danggui Radix Angelicae Sinensis (8 qian), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (4 qian), Jiangtan Carbonized Zingiberis Rhizoma, Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (roasted, 4 fen), Taoren Semen Persicae (skin and tip removed, pounded into paste, 10 grains).
Usage: Decoct with 1.5 zhong of water until reduced to 0.6 zhong. Mix with a small cup of unadulterated wine and take orally.

[Prescription Verse] Shenghua Tang is suitable for postpartum carbuncles and sores; it unblocks stagnation, harmonizes Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi), and tonifies deficiency. Composed of Danggui, Chuanxiong, Jiangtan, and roasted Gancao, taken with Taoren and wine, it effectively eliminates blood stasis.

Another Formula: Qinghun San (Soul-Clearing Powder)
Composition: Jingjie Herba Schizonepetae (1 qian), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (5 fen), Renshen Radix Ginseng, Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (roasted), Zelan Ye Herba Lycopi (each 3 fen).
Usage: Grind into fine powder, mix with yellow wine, and take orally.

[Prescription Verse] Qinghun San addresses wind-pathogen invasion postpartum; composed of Jingjie, Chuanxiong, and Renshen, combined with roasted Gancao and Zelan Ye, it can disperse exterior syndromes with miraculous efficacy.

Another Formula: Huisheng Dan (Life-Restoring Pill)
Composition: Heidou Fructus Sojae Preparatus (boiled thoroughly, extract 3 bowls of juice, remove bean dregs, total volume 3 sheng), Honghua Flos Carthami (stir-fried until yellow, steeped in pure wine, boiled together in a large pot until reduced to 3-5 bowls, remove flowers and use only the juice), Dasheng Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (powdered, 1 jin), Sumu Lignum Calami.
Preparation: First, mix Dahuang powder with 3-4 bowls of good rice vinegar, stir evenly, and simmer over alternating mild and strong heat until it forms a paste; repeat this process twice. Then, add Honghua wine, Sumu decoction, and Heidou juice, and continue simmering until a paste is formed. Remove from heat, then add the following herbs:
Danggui Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Shudi Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Baifuling Poria, Yanshusu Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi, Wuyao Radix Linderae, Xiangfu Rhizoma Cyperi, Puhuang Pollinis Typhae, Niuxeni Radix Achyranthis Bidentata, Taoren Semen Persicae (separately pounded), Cangzhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (soaked in rice wash water, stir-fried, each 2 liang), Baishao Radix Paeoniae Alba (wine-fried), Gancao Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (roasted), Qianghuo Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, Shanyurou Fructus Corni Officinalis (wine-soaked), Sanleng Rhizoma Sparganii, Chenpi Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Diyu Herba Sanguisorbae, Muxiang Radix Aucklandiae, Wulingzi Faeces Trogopterori (each 5 qian), Renshen Radix Ginseng, Baizhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (earth-fried), Qingpi Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride, Mugua Fructus Chaenomelis (each 3 qian), Liangjiang Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum (4 qian), Ruxiang Resina Olibani, Moyao Resina Myrrhae (each 1 qian).
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Use the Dahuang paste as a binder to form pills the size of quail eggs. Take one pill per dose, melt in yellow wine by warming, and swallow orally.

[Prescription Verse] Huisheng Dan is used when lochia remains postpartum, leading to carbuncles and sores; it expels pathogens, clears heat, activates blood, resolves stasis, and harmonizes Ying and Wei. Ingredients include Honghua, Dahuang, Heidou, Sumu, plus the base of Bazhen Tang (Eight-Tonics Decoction) augmented with Qianghuo, Shanyurou, Sanleng, Yanshusu, Wuyao, Qingpi, Chenpi, Diyu, Xiangfu, Ruxiang, Moyao, Puhuang, Liangjiang, Niuxi, Mugua, Muxiang, Wulingzi, Taoren, and Cangzhu.