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The *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: Childbirth injures the menstrual blood, leading to subsequent deficiency and failure of recovery. Or, due to overexertion damaging the qi and blood, blood may suddenly collapse and flow down profusely, dripping continuously and recurring frequently; thus it is called "incomplete expulsion of lochia" (Eluo Bujin).

*Ge Shi Fang* (Prescriptions by Ge) for treating residual evil blood not expelled after childbirth:
Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (three jin)
Chopped, boiled in ten dou of water until three sheng of liquid remain, divided into three doses. Evil blood should be discharged upon taking this.

*Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) for treating incomplete expulsion of evil blood causing restlessness and abdominal pain after childbirth:
Crush fresh Ou (Lotus Root, Rhizoma Nelumbinis), extract the juice, drink two sheng. It is highly effective.
Another prescription: Crush Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, Radix Rehmanniae Recens) to obtain one sheng of juice, mix with three he of wine, warm the mixture, and take it all at once.

*Duan Ju Fang* (Short Drama Prescriptions) for treating continuous bleeding after childbirth:
Fengfang (Honeycomb, Nidus Vespae) [burned] Chuanzhuru (Bamboo Shavings from Old Boats, Caulis Bambusae in Taenia)
These two substances are taken in equal parts, both burned to ash, and administered as one fangcun bi (a measure approx. 2-3 grams) with dairy products or fermented grain mash, three times daily.

*Yi Men Fang* (Medical Gate Prescriptions) for treating residual blood causing pain and masses after childbirth:
Guixin (Cinnamon Bark, Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae) Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) [equal parts]
Grind into powder, administer one fangcun bi with wine, two to three times daily.
It also states: For treating uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage:
Promptly administer one spoonful of Gan Dihuang (Dried Prepared Rehmannia Root, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) powder with wine. Two or three doses will stop the bleeding.

*Chan Jing* (Canon of Obstetrics) for treating incomplete expulsion of turbid fluids in the abdomen after childbirth, with persistent abdominal fullness: Xiaodou Tang (Adzuki Bean Decoction):
Xiaodou (Adzuki Beans, Semen Phaseoli Angularis) five sheng, boiled in ten dou of water until cooked. Drink all the liquid immediately for instant relief.

*Qi Po Fang* (Prescriptions of Qi Po) for treating incomplete expulsion of lochia after childbirth:
Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (one jin) Puhuang (Pollen Typhae, Pollen Typhae) (three liang)
Boil in nine sheng of water until three sheng remain, divide into three doses. Recovery occurs once evil blood is expelled.

*Lu Yan Fang* (Verified Records Prescriptions) for treating residual blood remaining after childbirth, often forming clumps: Wuzhuyu San (Evodia Powder):
Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, Fructus Evodiae) (one liang) Shuyao (Dioscorea Tuber, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) (two liang)
These two substances are ground and sifted, administered as one fangcun bi with wine, three times daily.

The *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun* states: Postpartum organ deficiency, combined with pre-existing wind-cold or recent exposure to cold, causes the cold to clash with qi, resulting in constant abdominal pain. If qi rebels upward, it also causes heart pain and chest/hypochondriac pain.

*Ji Yan Fang* (Collected Verified Prescriptions) for treating postpartum abdominal pain:
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (one jin) Wine (one dou)
Boil until seven sheng remain. Stir-fry four sheng of soybeans, wash them hot with wine, remove dregs, and consume according to tolerance, twice daily.

*Ge Shi Fang* for treating abdominal mass-related pain after childbirth:
Gui (Cinnamon Twig/Bark, Ramulus et Cortex Cinnamomi) powder, taken with warm wine, one fangcun bi, three times daily.
Another prescription: Heat an axe until red-hot, quench it in wine, and drink the wine.

*Qianjin Fang* for treating unbearable postpartum abdominal pain:
Niuxi (Achyranthes Root, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) (five liang) Wine (five sheng)
Boil until two sheng remain, divide into two doses. If the herb is dry, soak it in wine first before boiling.
Another prescription: Take one sheng of Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, Fructus Evodiae), soak in three sheng of wine overnight, decoct until half a sheng remains, and take all at once.
It also states: For treating postpartum abdominal tension like a bowstring, with constant hard pain and distress:
Take two fangcun bi of Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis) chips, add one sheng of honey, decoct until palatable, and take in one dose.

*Chan Jing* (Canon of Obstetrics) for treating severe colicky abdominal pain and bearing-down sensation below the umbilicus after childbirth:
Decoct Baiyi (White Maltose, Saccharum Officialle) in clear wine until it becomes thick like strong rice wine. Take two sheng in one dose. If not cured, prepare again; within three doses, it works miraculously well.

*Seng Shen Fang* (Monk Shen's Prescriptions) for treating lingering cold after childbirth, causing colicky abdominal pain affecting upper and lower regions:
Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, Fructus Evodiae) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, Rhizoma Zingiberis) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis) Shaoyao (Peony Root, Radix Paeoniae Alba) Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) Gancao (Licorice Root, Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) [each one liang]
These six substances are boiled in eight sheng of water until three sheng remain, divided into three doses.