治妇人体虚,流汗不止,或时盗汗方。
鲤鱼(二斤) 豉 葱白(切,各一升) 干姜 桂心(各二两)
上五味, 咀四物,以水一斗煮鱼,取六升,去鱼,纳诸药,微火煮取二升,去滓,
分二服。取微汗即愈,勿用生鱼。
治产后风虚,汗出不止,小便难,四肢微急,难以屈伸者方。
桂枝 芍药 生姜(各三两) 甘草(一两半) 附子(二枚) 大枣(十二枚)
上六味, 咀,以水七升,煎取三升,分三服。
(方十一首)
治产后胸中烦热逆气方。
薤白 半夏 甘草 人参 知母(各二两) 石膏(四两) 栝蒌根(三两) 麦门冬
(半升)
上八味, 咀,以水一斗三升,煮取四升,去滓,分五服,日三夜二,热甚即加石膏、
知母各一两。
治产后虚烦方。
甘竹根细切一斗五升,以水二斗,煮取七升,去滓,纳小麦二升,大枣二十枚,复煮麦
熟三四沸,纳甘草一两,麦门冬一升,汤成去滓,服五合,不瘥更服取瘥。短气亦服之。
治产后烦闷不安方。
人参 当归 麦门冬 干地黄 桂心(各一两) 大枣(二十枚) 粳米(一升) 芍
药(四
两) 淡竹叶(三升)
上九味, 咀,以水一斗二升,先煮竹叶及米,取八升,去滓,纳药煮取三升,去滓,
分三服。若烦闷不安者,当取豉一升,以水三升煮取一升,尽服之,甚良。
A prescription for treating women with weak constitution, continuous sweating, or occasional night sweats.
Carp (2 jin), Fermented Soybean (1 sheng), Scallion White (cut, 1 sheng each), Dried Ginger (2 liang), Cinnamon Twig (2 liang).
Crush four of the five ingredients. Boil the carp in one dou three sheng of water to obtain six sheng of liquid. Remove the carp, add the remaining herbs, and simmer over low heat to obtain two sheng. Strain and divide into two doses. Sweating slightly indicates recovery. Do not use raw carp.
A prescription for treating postpartum wind deficiency with continuous sweating, difficult urination, slight stiffness of the four limbs, and difficulty in flexion and extension.
Cinnamon Twig (3 liang), Peony Root (3 liang), Fresh Ginger (3 liang), Licorice Root (1.5 liang), Aconite Root Lateralis Preparata (2 pieces), Jujube (12 pieces).
Crush the six ingredients. Decoct in seven sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses.
(Eleven prescriptions in this group)
A prescription for treating postpartum chest irritability, heat, and rebellious qi.
Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (2 liang), Pinellia Tuber (2 liang), Licorice Root (2 liang), Ginseng Radix (2 liang), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (2 liang), Gypsum Fibrosum (4 liang), Trichosanthis Radix (3 liang), Ophiopogonis Radix (0.5 sheng).
Crush the eight ingredients. Decoct in one dou three sheng of water to obtain four sheng. Strain and divide into five doses: three during the day and two at night. If the heat is severe, increase Gypsum Fibrosum and Anemarrhenae Rhizoma by one liang each.
A prescription for treating postpartum deficiency-related irritability.
Cut Glutinous Millet Root finely (1.5 dou). Decoct in two dou of water to obtain seven sheng. Strain, add two sheng of Wheat and twenty Jujubes, and boil until the wheat is cooked and boils three or four times more. Add one liang of Licorice Root and one sheng of Ophiopogonis Radix. When the decoction is ready, strain and take five he. If not cured, continue taking it until cured. It is also effective for shortness of breath.
A prescription for treating postpartum irritability and restlessness.
Ginseng Radix (1 liang), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (1 liang), Ophiopogonis Radix (1 liang), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (1 liang), Cinnamon Twig (1 liang), Jujube (20 pieces), Coicis Semen (1 sheng), Peony Root (4 liang), Lophatheri Herba (3 sheng).
Crush the nine ingredients. Decoct Lophatheri Herba and Coicis Semen in one dou two sheng of water first to obtain eight sheng. Strain, add the remaining herbs, and boil to obtain three sheng. Strain and divide into three doses. If suffering from irritability and restlessness, take one sheng of Fermented Soybean, decoct in three sheng of water to obtain one sheng, and drink it all; this is very effective.