治产后心闷，是血气上冲心所致者方。
羚羊角一枚，烧作灰，治下筛，以东流水服方寸匕，若不瘥，须臾再服。取闷瘥乃止。
又方 羊角烧作灰，以温酒服方寸匕，不瘥须臾再进。（《备急方》以治产难）
治产乳运绝方∶
半夏一两捣筛，丸如大豆，纳鼻孔中即愈。此扁鹊法也。
又方 神曲末，水服方寸匕。亦治难产。
又方 赤小豆捣为散，东流水服方寸匕，不瘥更服。
又方 含酽醋 面即愈，凡闷即 之愈。
又方 取酽醋和产血如枣大服之。
治心闷方∶
产后心闷，眼不得开，即当顶上取发如两指大，强以人牵之，眼即开。
（论一首 方十七首）
论曰∶凡妇人产难，死生之候，母面赤，舌青者，儿死母活。母唇口青，口两边沫出者
，母子俱死。母面青，舌赤，口中沫出者，母死子活。
治动胎及产难，子死腹中，并妊娠二儿一死一生，服之令死者出，生胎安，神验方∶
蟹爪（一升） 甘草（二尺） 阿胶（三两）
上三味以东流水一斗，先煮蟹爪、甘草得三升，去滓，次纳胶令烊，顿服之，不能分再
服，若人困拗口纳药，药入即活，煎药作东向灶，用苇薪煮之。
治胎死腹中方。
熟真珠（一两） 榆白皮（切，一升）
上二味，以苦酒三升，煮取一升，顿服之立出。
治子死腹中不出方∶以牛屎涂母腹上，立出。
又方 取灶心黄土三指撮，以酒服之立出。土当着儿头上，亦治逆生及横生不出，手足
先见者。
又方 取夫尿二升煮，令沸饮之。
又方 酢二升，拗口开灌之。
又方 吞槐子二七枚，亦治逆生。
又方 三家鸡卵各一枚，三家盐各一撮，三家水各一升，合煮，令产妇东向饮之，立
又方瞿麦一斤，以水八升煮取二升，服一升，不出再服。
治胎死腹中，干燥着背方∶
葵子（一升） 阿胶（五两）
上二味以水五升，煮取二升，顿服之，未出再煮服。
治妊娠未足月而胎卒死不出，其母欲死方∶
以苦酒浓煮大豆，每服一升，死胎立出。不能顿服，分再服。
一方用醇酒煮大豆，亦治积聚成瘕。
治妊娠胎死腹中，若子生，胞衣不出，腹中引腰背痛方∶
甘草（一尺） 筒桂（四寸） 鸡子（一枚） 蒲黄（二合） 香豉（二升）
上五味以水六升，煮取一升，顿服之，胎胞秽恶尽去，大良。
治妊娠得病须去胎方∶
以鸡子一枚，盐三指撮和服立下。（此与阮河南疗难产相同）
又方 麦芽一升为末，蜜和一升，服之立下。
又方 七月七日神曲三升，酢一升，煮两沸，宿不食，平旦顿服之即下。
又方 大麦曲五升，酒一斗，煮三沸，去滓，分五服，令尽，当宿勿食，其子如糜，
令母肥盛无疾苦。
<Treatment for postpartal chest oppression caused by blood and qi rushing to the heart.>
One piece of Antelope Horn (Lingyangjiao), burned to ash, ground and sifted, taken with one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) using water flowing from the east; if not cured, administer again after a short while. Continue until the oppression is relieved.
Another prescription: Burn sheep horn to ash, take with warm wine in a fangcun bi measure; if not cured, administer again after a short while. (The *Beiji Fang* records this for treating difficult labor.)
Treatment for fainting and suffocation during childbirth:
Crude Pinellia Rhizome (Banxia), one liang, pounded and sifted, formed into pills the size of soybeans, inserted into the nostril for immediate cure. This is the method of Bian Que.
Another prescription: Powdered Medicated Leaven (Shenqu), taken with water in a fangcun bi measure. Also treats difficult labor.
Another prescription: Red Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou), pounded into powder, taken with water flowing from the east in a fangcun bi measure; if not cured, continue administration.
Another prescription: Hold strong vinegar in the mouth for immediate relief; apply this whenever oppression occurs.
Another prescription: Mix strong vinegar with postpartal blood, take an amount the size of a jujube pit.
Treatment for chest oppression:
For postpartal chest oppression where the eyes cannot open, immediately take hair from the vertex of the head about two fingers wide, pull it firmly, and the eyes will open.
(One discussion, seventeen prescriptions)
Discussion states: Regarding difficult labor in women, signs of life and death are as follows: If the mother's face is red and tongue cyanotic, the fetus is dead but the mother lives. If the mother's lips and mouth are cyanotic with foam at the corners of the mouth, both mother and fetus die. If the mother's face is cyanotic, tongue red, with foam in the mouth, the mother dies but the fetus lives.
A miraculous prescription for treating fetal movement disorders, difficult labor, fetus dying in the uterus, or twin pregnancy with one dead and one alive, which expels the dead fetus and secures the living fetus:
Crab Claws (Xiezhua), one sheng; Licorice Root (Gancao), two chi; Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao), three liang.
Take the above three ingredients with ten dou of water flowing from the east. First decoct crab claws and licorice root until reduced to three sheng, remove dregs, then add gelatin to dissolve. Administer all at once; if unable to take all at once, divide into two doses. If the patient is unconscious, pry open the mouth and administer the medicine; upon entry, the patient will revive. Build the stove facing east and use reed firewood for boiling.
Prescription for fetus dying in the uterus:
Processed Pearl (Zhenzhu), one liang; Bark of Elm White Layer (Yubai Pi), sliced, one sheng.
Take the above two ingredients with three sheng of vinegar (Ku Jiu), decoct until one sheng remains, administer all at once for immediate expulsion.
Prescription for fetus dying in the uterus failing to be expelled: Apply cow dung to the mother's abdomen for immediate expulsion.
Another prescription: Take three finger-pinches of Hearth Earth (Zaoxin Huangtu), take with wine for immediate expulsion. The earth should adhere to the head of the fetus; also treats malposition (nishi) and transverse position (hengsheng) where hands or feet appear first.
Another prescription: Boil two sheng of husband's urine and have the patient drink it.
Another prescription: Two sheng of vinegar, pry open the mouth and pour in.
Another prescription: Swallow fourteen Huai seeds (Huai Zi), also treats malposition.
Another prescription: Take one egg each from three families, one pinch of salt each from three families, and one sheng of water each from three families. Combine and boil, have the patient drink facing east for immediate expulsion.
Another prescription: One jin of Lupulin Herb (Qumai), decoct with eight sheng of water until two sheng remain; take one sheng, if not expelled, take the remaining one sheng.
Prescription for fetus dying in the uterus adhering dryly to the back:
Malva Seed (Kuizi), one sheng; Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao), five liang.
Take the above two ingredients with five sheng of water, decoct until two sheng remain, administer all at once; if not expelled, decoct and administer again.
Prescription for sudden fetal death before full term failing to be expelled, causing the mother to desire suicide:
Decoct large soybeans (Dadou) strongly in vinegar (Ku Jiu); take one sheng per dose for immediate expulsion of the dead fetus. If unable to take all at once, divide into two doses.
Another method uses pure wine to decoct soybeans, also treating accumulations forming masses (Jia).
Prescription for fetal death in the uterus during pregnancy, where the placenta fails to be expelled after fetal death, causing abdominal pain radiating to the lower back:
Licorice Root (Gancao), one chi; Cinnamon Twig (Tonggui), four cun; Chicken Egg (Jizi), one; Sedge Spore (Puhuang), two he; Fermented Soybean (Xiangchi), two sheng.
Take the above five ingredients with six sheng of water, decoct until one sheng remains, administer all at once. This thoroughly eliminates foul matter from the fetal membranes and is highly effective.
Prescription for terminating pregnancy due to illness:
Mix one chicken egg with three finger-pinches of salt and take; the dead fetus will be expelled immediately. (This is similar to Ruan Henan's treatment for difficult labor.)
Another prescription: One sheng of Sprouted Barley (Maiya) powdered, mixed with one sheng of honey; take for immediate expulsion.
Another prescription: Three sheng of Medicated Leaven (Shenqu) collected on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, one sheng of vinegar, boiled twice. Fast overnight, administer all at once at dawn for immediate expulsion.
Another prescription: Five sheng of Large Barley Leaven (Damai Qu), one dou of wine, boiled three times, strain dregs, divide into five doses to finish. Do not eat that night. The fetus will be expelled like porridge, leaving the mother robust and free from disease.