广济疗产后虚羸喘乏,或乍寒乍热,状如疟,名为劳损,猪肾汤方。
猪肾(一具去脂四破) 香豉(一升) 白粳米(一升) 葱白(切一升) 人参 当
归(各二
两)
上六味切,以水一斗,煮取三升去滓,分服七合,以意消息,忌大肉热面蒜。(出第三
卷中崔氏云以水三斗煮取五升适寒温随便饮之)
救急疗产后羸瘦不复,令肥白方。
乌豆肥大者净拭,熬熟,如造豆黄法,去皮,捣为屑,下筛,以腊月猪脂成炼者和,丸
如梧桐子,以酒下五十丸,日再服,一月内肥白也,无所禁。
古今录验疗产后诸病羸瘦,欲令肥白,饮食和调,地黄羊脂煎方。
生地黄汁(一升) 生姜汁(五升) 羊脂(二斤) 白蜜(五升)
上四味,先煎地黄汁,令余五升,下羊脂煎,减半,次下姜,次下蜜,便以铜器盛,着
汤中煎,令如饴状,空肚,酒一升,取煎如鸡子大,投酒中饮,日三良
深师疗产后中风,口噤不知人,小独活汤方
独活(八两) 葛根(六两) 生姜(五两) 甘草(二两炙)
上四味切,以水九升,煮取三升,分三服,微汗佳,忌如常。(出第六卷中)
短剧大豆紫汤,主妇人产后中风困笃,或背强口噤,或但烦热苦渴,或头身皆重,或身
痒,剧者呕逆直视,此皆因风冷湿所为方。
大豆三升炒,预取器盛,清酒五升,沃热豆中讫,漉去豆,得余汁,尽服之,温覆取微
汗出,身体才润则愈,一以去风,二则消血结云,周德成妻妊胎,因触伤胎死在腹中三日,
困笃,服此酒即瘥,后疗无不佳。(千金用大豆五升酒八升又云更合独活汤所以尔者产后多
虚着风以独活消风去血也重者十剂崔氏云如中风口噤加鸡屎白二升和豆熬更佳)
又疗产后中寒风 。通身冷直,口噤不知人方。
白术四两,酒二升,煮取一升,去滓顿服,忌如常法。
Guangji treats postpartum emaciation and weakness with panting and fatigue, or alternating chills and fever resembling malaria, termed "labor injury" (Lao Sun). The Pig Kidney Decoction formula is as follows:
Pig Kidney (one piece, fat removed, cut into four parts) Xiangchi (Fermented Soybean Paste, 1 sheng) Baijingmi (White Glutinous Rice, 1 sheng) Congbai (Scallion White, cut, 1 sheng) Renshen (Ginseng Root) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (each 2 liang).
The above six ingredients are chopped. Boil in 1 dou of water until 3 sheng remains. Strain the dregs. Divide into doses of 7 ge each, adjusting according to the patient's condition. Avoid heavy meats, hot noodles, and garlic. (From Volume 3; Cui Shi states to boil in 3 dou of water until 5 sheng remains, and drink at a comfortable temperature.)
Jiuji treats postpartum emaciation that fails to recover, aiming to restore flesh and complexion.
Select plump black soybeans, wipe clean, and roast thoroughly as if making Douhuang (fermented soybean cake). Remove the skins, grind into powder, and sift. Mix with rendered lard from the twelfth lunar month to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50 pills with wine, twice daily. Within one month, the body will become plump and fair. No dietary restrictions apply.
Gujin Luyan treats various postpartum conditions resulting in emaciation, aiming to restore flesh and complexion and harmonize diet. The Rehmannia and Mutton Fat Decoction formula is as follows:
Shengdihuangzhi (Fresh Juice of Rehmanniae Radix, 1 sheng) Shengjiangzhi (Fresh Ginger Juice, 5 sheng) Yangzhi (Mutton Fat, 2 jin) Baimi (White Honey, 5 sheng).
For the above four ingredients, first decoct the Rehmannia juice until 5 sheng remains. Add mutton fat and decoct until reduced by half. Then add ginger juice, followed by honey. Transfer to a copper vessel and simmer in a water bath until it resembles maltose syrup. On an empty stomach, take a piece the size of a chicken egg, dissolve it in 1 sheng of wine, and drink. Three times daily yields good results.
Shenshi treats postpartum wind-stroke characterized by trismus (lockjaw) and unconsciousness. The Small Du Huo Decoction formula is as follows:
Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, 8 liang) Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, 6 liang) Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, 5 liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, prepared with honey, 2 liang).
Chop the above four ingredients. Boil in 9 sheng of water until 3 sheng remains. Divide into three doses. Mild sweating is desirable. Observe usual dietary prohibitions. (From Volume 6.)
Duanju Da Dou Zi Tang (Great Soya Bean Purple Decoction) primarily treats severe postpartum wind-stroke in women, presenting with rigidity of the back, trismus, or merely irritability, heat, and bitter thirst; heaviness of the head and body; pruritus; or in severe cases, vomiting, regurgitation, and staring fixedly. These symptoms are caused by wind, cold, and dampness.
Roast 3 sheng of soya beans. Prepare a vessel in advance. Pour 5 sheng of clear wine over the hot beans. Strain out the beans and consume the remaining liquid entirely. Cover warmly to induce mild sweating. Recovery occurs when the body becomes slightly moist. This method expels wind and resolves blood stasis. For example, Zhou Decheng’s wife suffered fetal death after trauma during pregnancy; after three days of critical illness, she recovered upon taking this wine. Subsequent treatments were also successful. (Qianjin Fang uses 5 sheng of soya beans and 8 sheng of wine. It also suggests combining with Du Huo Decoction because postpartum deficiency makes one susceptible to wind; Du Huo expels wind and invigorates blood. Severe cases require ten doses. Cui Shi adds that for trismus similar to wind-stroke, adding 2 sheng of chicken droppings white and roasting with beans is better.)
Another prescription for postpartum wind-cold invasion causing whole-body coldness and stiffness, trismus, and unconsciousness:
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 4 liang), Jiu (Wine, 2 sheng). Decoct until 1 sheng remains. Strain and take in one dose. Observe usual prohibitions.