论曰愁忧思虑则伤心,心虚故邪从之,新产之人,内亡津液,而血虚志弱。使人精神昏
乱,语言错谬,恍惚不宁,甚者变狂癫之证。治宜补血益心,安神定志。则病自愈。
治产后血气虚,精神不安,言语错谬。茯苓丸方
白茯令(去黑皮一两半) 泽泻 人参(各一两) 桂(去粗皮) 菖蒲(各一两半) 麦
门冬
上九味,捣罗为末,炼蜜丸梧桐子大,每服二十丸,煎人参汤下,不拘时服。
治产后血虚受邪,语言失度,精神恍惚。茯神汤方
茯神(去末一两) 人参 龙齿 琥珀 赤芍药 黄 (锉) 牛膝(酒浸切焙各三分)
生
上九味。粗捣筛,每服三钱匕,水一盏,煎取七分,去滓温服,不拘时。
治产后血虚狂语,卧起不安,妄有所见。人参丸方
人参 茯神(去木各一两) 枳壳(去瓤麸炒一两半) 羚羊角镑(炒) 芎 (各一
两) 槟
香白芷(各半
上一十二味,捣罗为末,炼蜜丸如梧桐子大,每服二十丸,煎人参汤下。空心日午夜卧
治产后心虚,言语谬误,恍惚不安。麦门冬汤方
麦门冬(去心焙二两) 白茯苓(去黑皮一两半) 赤芍药 当归(切焙) 人参 甘
草(炙
上六味,粗捣筛,每服三钱匕,水一盏,煎至七分,去滓温服,不拘时。
治产后心气不足,血邪狂言。眠卧不安。茯苓汤方
白茯苓(去黑皮一两半) 甘草(炙锉一两) 远志(去心半两) 白薇 龙齿(研各
一两)
上九味,粗捣筛,每服三钱匕,水一盏。煎至七分,去滓温服,不拘时。
治产后血虚,心气不足,言语谬妄,眠卧不安。羊肾汤方
羊肾(一对去脂细切以水三升煎至二升澄清) 远志(去心半两) 芍药(锉一两) 人
参
上一十味,除肾外,粗捣筛,每服三钱匕,用肾汁一盏,煎至七分,去滓温服,不拘时
治产后血虚,或因惊恐,神志不宁,言语错谬。妄有所见。远志丸方
远志(去心) 甘草(炙) 白茯苓(去黑皮) 桂(去粗皮) 山芋 麦门冬(去心
焙) 人参
半) 干姜(炮一两)
上一十五味,捣罗为末,炼蜜丸如梧桐子大,每服二十丸,煎人参汤下,空心日午夜卧
服。
治产后血气不调。言语谬乱。当归汤方
当归(切焙) 人参 芍药 酸枣仁(去皮) 黄芩(去黑皮) 白藓皮 甘草(炙锉
各一两)
上七味,粗捣筛,每服二钱匕,水一盏,煎七分,去滓温服,不拘时。
治产后血虚乱语,心志不宁。茯神汤方
茯神(去木二两) 人参 芍药(锉各一两半) 甘草(炙锉) 当归(切焙) 桂(去
粗皮各
上六味,粗捣筛,每服二钱匕,水一盏,生姜三片,枣二枚擘破,同煎至七分,去滓温
服,不拘时。
治产后血邪,语言妄乱。麝香散方
麝香(别研一分) 乌鸦毛(烧) 虎粪(烧灰各半两)
上三味,捣罗为散研匀,每服二钱匕,温酒调下。
治产后心虚,为风邪所搏,语言妄乱。远志汤方
远志(去心) 赤芍药 黄芩(去黑心) 白茯苓(去黑皮) 人参 防风(去叉) 独
活(去
上九味,粗捣筛,每服五钱匕,水一盏半,煎至七分,去滓不拘时温服。
Discussion states: Sorrow, worry, and overthinking damage the Heart. Due to Heart deficiency, pathogenic factors enter. In women who have just given birth, internal body fluids are depleted, leading to Blood deficiency and weak Shen (Spirit). This causes mental confusion, erroneous speech, trance-like instability, and in severe cases, transforms into mania or epilepsy syndromes. Treatment should focus on nourishing Blood and benefiting the Heart, calming the Shen and stabilizing the Zhi (Will). The illness will heal naturally.
Formula of Poria Pill for treating postpartum Qi and Blood deficiency, mental unrest, and erroneous speech:
Bai Fuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed, 1.5 liang), Zexie (Alisma Rhizome), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, each 1 liang), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig with Rough Bark Removed), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, each 1.5 liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix).
The above nine ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, administered with Ginseng decoction, at any time.
Decoction of Spirit-Pacifying Poria for treating postpartum Blood deficiency with pathogenic invasion, loss of verbal control, and mental trance:
Fushen (Poria with Wood Removed, 1 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Longchi (Dragon Bone/Fossilized Bones), Hupo (Amber), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, sliced), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, wine-soaked, sliced, and dried, each 3 qian).
The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 3 qianbi (approx. 1.5-2g) per dose, add one zhan (approx. 200ml) of water, decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
Formula of Ginseng Pill for treating postpartum Blood deficiency causing manic speech, restlessness in lying and rising, and visual hallucinations:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fushen (Poria with Wood Removed, each 1 liang), Zhike (Immature Bitter Orange with Pulp Removed, bran-fried, 1.5 liang), Lingyangjiao (Saiga Antelope Horn, shaved and fried), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma, each 1 liang), Binglang (Areca Seed), Chenxiang (Agarwood), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, each half liang).
The above twelve ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, administered with Ginseng decoction. Take on an empty stomach, at midday, and before lying down at midnight.
Decoction of Ophiopogon for treating postpartum Heart deficiency, erroneous speech, and mental trance:
Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed and dried, 2 liang), Bai Fuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed, 1.5 liang), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted).
The above six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water, decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
Decoction of Poria for treating postpartum Heart Qi insufficiency and Blood-pathogen induced manic speech with sleep disturbance:
Bai Fuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed, 1.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and sliced, 1 liang), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed, half liang), Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), Longchi (Dragon Bone/Fossilized Bones, ground, each 1 liang).
The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water, decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
Decoction of Sheep Kidney for treating postpartum Blood deficiency, Heart Qi insufficiency, erroneous and delusional speech, and sleep disturbance:
Yangshen (Sheep Kidney, one pair, fat removed, finely chopped, decocted in three sheng of water until two sheng remain, clarified juice), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed, half liang), Shaoyao (Peony Root, sliced, 1 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Fuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed, 1.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and sliced, 1 liang), Wuzhi (Schisandrae Fructus, stems removed, half liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed, half liang), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig with Rough Bark Removed, half liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed and dried, 1 liang).
The above ten ingredients, excluding the kidney, are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 3 qianbi per dose, use one zhan of sheep kidney juice, decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
Formula of Polygala Pill for treating postpartum Blood deficiency, or fright-induced mental unrest, erroneous speech, and visual hallucinations:
Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted), Bai Fuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig with Rough Bark Removed), Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed and dried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed, 1 liang).
The above fifteen ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, administered with Ginseng decoction. Take on an empty stomach, at midday, and before lying down at midnight.
Decoction of Angelica for treating postpartum disordered Qi and Blood, and erroneous, chaotic speech:
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, skin removed), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black skin removed), Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and sliced, each 1 liang).
The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 2 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water, decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
Decoction of Spirit-Pacifying Poria for treating postpartum Blood deficiency causing chaotic speech and restless mind:
Fushen (Poria with Wood Removed, 2 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Peony Root, sliced, each 1.5 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted and sliced), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig with Rough Bark Removed, each 1 liang).
The above six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 2 qianbi per dose, add one zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and two broken jujubes, decoct together until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.
Powder of Musk for treating postpartum Blood-pathogen causing wild and chaotic speech:
Shexiang (Musk, separately ground, 1 fen), Wuya Mao (Crow Feather, burnt), Hufen (Tiger Excrement, burnt to ash, each half liang).
The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted, and ground uniformly into a powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose, mixed with warm wine.
Decoction of Polygala for treating postpartum Heart deficiency with Wind-pathogen binding, causing wild and chaotic speech:
Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black center removed), Bai Fuling (Poria with Black Skin Removed), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, rhizome removed).
The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add one and a half zhan of water, decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm at any time.