滑胎易产。治妊娠曾因漏胎去血,或临产惊动太早,产时未至,秽露先下,
燥,临产艰难,并宜服之。
冬葵子 榆白皮 瞿麦(各一两) 木通(半两) 大麻仁(去壳) 牛膝(去苗,酒
浸,焙
上为粗末。每服三钱,水一盏半,煎至八分,去渣,温服,不拘时。
治产后虚羸,及伤血过多,虚竭少气,脐腹拘急,痛引腰背,面白脱色,嗜卧
口干燥,心忪烦倦,手足寒热,头重目眩,不思饮食;或劳伤冲任,内积风冷,崩
淋沥不断,及月水将行,腰腿重疼,脐腹急痛。及治男子、妇人从高坠下,内有瘀
下血等病。
真蒲黄(炒,三分半) 熟干地黄(十两) 阿胶(捣碎,炒燥) 当归(去芦,微炒)
续断
术吴茱萸(
上为细末,炼蜜和丸,如梧桐子大。每服二十丸,食前以温酒下,渐加至五十丸。
治妇人一切血气虚损,及产后劳伤,虚羸不足,腹中 痛,吸吸少气,少
腰背,时自汗出,不思饮食。
当归(四两) 肉桂(去粗皮,三两) 甘草(炙,二两) 白芍药(六两)
上为粗散。每服三钱,水一盅半,姜五片,枣一枚,擘碎,同煎至一盏,去渣,热服,
空心,食前。产讫直至盈月,每日三服,令人丁壮。
治气血劳伤,荣卫不足,寒客经络,侵伤腑脏,月水不调,脐腹疼痛,容颜
瘦弱,胁肋虚胀,头目眩重,心忪短气,食减嗜卧,及因产劳伤,虚羸不复,风
客搏,腹胁时痛,肢体疼倦,乍起乍卧,渐成劳损,并宜服之。产后百日内,每
除宿血,养新血,益气补虚,调和冲任,不生诸疾。
苍术(米泔浸一宿,微炒) 蝉壳(去嘴、脚,微炒) 甘草(微炙赤) 白芜荑(微
炒) 白
参(去苗) 川
芦,微炒) 附子(炮
各一两) 白芷 白芍药 食
上件捣,罗为末,炼蜜为丸,每一两二钱分十丸。每服一丸,食前,当归酒研下。
[Yu Bai Pi San]
Efficacy: Facilitates smooth delivery. Indicated for pregnancy complicated by threatened abortion (threatened miscarriage with vaginal bleeding) leading to blood loss, or premature agitation before labor causing discharge of foul fluids (amniotic fluid or secretions) before the due date, accompanied by dryness and difficult labor. It is suitable for such cases.
Herbs: Okra seeds (Dong Kui Zi), Elm bark (Yu Bai Pi), Agastache rugosa (Qu Mai) (each 1 liang), Akebia stem (Mu Tong) (0.5 liang), Hemp seed (Da Ma Ren) (shelled), Achyranthes root (Niu Xi) (roots removed, soaked in wine, dried).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above herbs into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 0.8 zhan, filter dregs, and take warm at any time.
[Da Tong Zhen Wan]
Efficacy: Treats postpartum emaciation and weakness, as well as exhaustion and shortness of breath caused by excessive blood loss; cramping and acute pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions radiating to the lower back; pale complexion; lethargy; dry mouth; palpitations and irritability; alternating cold and heat in hands and feet; heavy head and vertigo; anorexia; or damage to the Chong and Ren vessels due to overexertion, accumulation of wind-cold internally, resulting in metrorrhagia (profuse non-menstrual bleeding or continuous spotting); and heavy, painful legs and waist, and acute abdominal pain preceding menstruation. Also treats men and women suffering from internal stasis and hematochezia/hematuria after falling from heights.
Herbs: Pollen Typhae (Pu Huang) (stir-fried, 0.35 liang), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Di Huang) (10 liang), Donkey-hide Gelatin (E Jiao) (crushed, stir-fried until dry), Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui) (radicle removed, slightly stir-fried), Dipsacus root (Xu Duan), Atractylodes (Zhu - text incomplete), Evodia fruit (Wu Zhu Yu) (dosage missing in text).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills before meals with warm wine, gradually increasing to 50 pills.
[Third Formula]
Efficacy: Treats all types of Qi and Blood deficiency in women, as well as postpartum injury resulting in weakness and insufficiency; dull abdominal pain; shortness of breath; soreness and pain in the lower back; spontaneous sweating; and anorexia.
Herbs: Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui) (4 liang), Cinnamon twig (Rou Gui) (bark removed, 3 liang), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (roasted, 2 liang), White Peony Root (Bai Shao Yao) (6 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above herbs into coarse granules. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhong of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube (broken), decoct together until reduced to 1 zhong, filter dregs, and take hot. Take on an empty stomach, before meals. After childbirth until one month postpartum, take three times daily to promote robust health.
[Fourth Formula]
Efficacy: Treats Qi and Blood injury due to overwork, insufficiency of Ying and Wei, cold pathogen invading meridians and damaging viscera, irregular menstruation, umbilical and abdominal pain, emaciated appearance, distension in hypochondrium, heavy vertigo, palpitations and shortness of breath, decreased appetite and lethargy; as well as postpartum injury where weakness does not recover, wind pathogen attacking, frequent abdominal and hypochondriac pain, limb pain and fatigue, irregular posture, gradually developing into consumptive disease. All these are suitable for this formula. Taken within 100 days postpartum, it removes old blood, nourishes new blood, tonifies Qi and deficiency, harmonizes Chong and Ren vessels, and prevents various diseases.
Herbs: Coix seed/Coix rhizome? (Cang Zhu - actually Atractylodes lancea, soaked in rice washing water overnight, slightly stir-fried), Cicada slough (Chan Ke) (mouth and feet removed, slightly stir-fried), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (slightly roasted until red), White Melia seed (Bai Wu Yi) (slightly stir-fried), Bai [text cut off], Shen [text cut off], Chuan [text cut off], Lu [text cut off], Prepared Aconite root (Fu Zi) (processed), each 1 liang], Angelica dahurica (Bai Zhi), White Peony Root (Bai Shao Yao), Shi [text cut off].
Preparation and Administration: Pound the above ingredients, sieve into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills. Divide 1 liang 2 qian into 10 pills. Take 1 pill before meals, administered with Dang Gui wine solution.