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The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of All Diseases) states: Prolapse of the vagina after childbirth is caused by pre-existing deficiency-cold. Due to excessive exertion during delivery, Qi rushes downward, causing the vagina to prolapse.

The *Chan Jing* (Classic of Childbirth) records a formula for treating postpartum vaginal prolapse with pain:
Take *Semen Cnidii* (Shechuangzi, 蛇床子), grind it into powder, place it in a cloth bag, heat it, and apply it as a hot compress to the vulva; this is highly effective.

The *Duanju Fang* (Short-Script Formulas) provides a formula for treating postpartum vaginal prolapse:
Apply an appropriate amount of *Ferrum Pulveratum* (Tiejing, 铁精) to the area, mix well, heat a cloth with fire until warm, apply it as a hot compress to the anus, and gradually reduce the prolapsed tissue back inside.

Another formula: Use blood from a soft-shelled turtle (*Trionyx sinensis*). Heat the ground until hot, allow the blood to adhere to the surface, and have the patient sit on it; this is beneficial.

The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) provides a formula for treating postpartum vaginal prolapse:
Calcine *Lapis Argillae Ustus* (Duanshi, 锻石), wrap it in cotton, and have the patient sit on it. Replace when it cools down.

Another formula: Moxibustion at the center of the transverse crease below the umbilicus, 14 moxa cones (two sevens).

The *Jiyao Fang* (Extremely Important Formulas) provides a formula for treating postpartum vaginal prolapse:
*Sulfur* (2 fen), *Os Sepiae* (Wuzheyu, 乌贼鱼骨), *Fructus Schisandrae* (Wuweizi, 五味子).
Grind into a powder, apply to the vulva three times a day.

The *Guangji Fang* (Broadly Beneficial Formulas) treats postpartum uterine prolapse extending several inches with pain:
*Semen Cnidii* (1 sheng), Vinegar-soaked plum (*Suomei*, 酢梅, 14 pieces).
Chop them up, boil in five sheng of water until reduced to two and a half sheng, use the decoction to wash the area ten times throughout the day and night.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: Postpartum constitutional Qi is inherently deficient; wind-pathogen invades the yin region due to childbirth. The pathogen contends with Blood and Qi; residing in the couli (interstitial spaces), it causes pain. When Blood and Qi are obstructed by the pathogen, swelling occurs.

The *Lu Yan Fang* (Recorded Verified Formulas) treats postpartum vulvar swelling and pain:
Take four sheng of soil from a rat burrow, heat it thoroughly, store it in a bag, and place it on the vulva to allow the heat to penetrate; this is beneficial.

The *Qianjin Fang* treats postpartum vulvar swelling and pain:
Cook *Semen Persicae* (Taoren, 桃仁), crush it thoroughly, and apply it as a poultice.

The *Chan Jing* treats postpartum pruritus in the vagina resembling insect crawling:
*Radicis Lycii Chinensis Cortex* (Gouqi, 枸杞, 1 jin).
Boil in three dou of water for ten boils. Wash with the decoction when the temperature is suitable; this is beneficial.

Another formula: Boil peach leaves or peel and wash with the decoction.

Another formula: Burn *Semen Armeniacae Amarum* (Xingren, 杏仁) to ash, wrap in cotton, and insert into the vagina; this is beneficial.

The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* states: There is pre-existing cold within the Baoguo (uterus). After childbirth, Qi deficiency triggers the cold pathogen. Cold and heat enter the uterus; due to weakness, the body cannot control urination, resulting in frequent urination.

The *Duanju Fang* treats postpartum urinary frequency:
Take thirty white fish insects found in books/closets, grind them into powder, wrap in cotton, and insert into the vagina; this is beneficial.

The *Guangji Fang* treats postpartum urinary incontinence:
Burn chicken feathers to ash, take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) with wine, three times a day.