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Treats postpartum stagnation of blood and qi, accumulation forming masses, attacking upward to the heart and abdomen; or presenting with alternating chills and fever, emaciation of the four limbs, vexing pain, and loss of appetite. Guixin Wan (Cinnamon Heart Pill).
Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel), Ganqi (Dried Resin of *Kadua* Tree, stir-fried until smoke ceases, each 3 fen), Moyao (Frankincense), Binglang (Areca Seed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Guixin (Cinnamon Heart), Chishao Yao (Red Peony Root), Mudan Pi (Moutan Cortex, each 0.5 liang)
Dahuang (Rhubarb Rhizome, stir-fried), Taoren (Peach Kernel), Biejia (Turtle Shell), Houpo (Magnolia Bark), Sanleng (Sparganium Rhizome), Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizome, each 1 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of *Wutong* seeds. Take 30 pills at a time, administered with warm wine.

In the immediate postpartum period, when blood and qi contend causing pain, it is called "Jia" (Mass). The term "Jia" implies "false," indicating that the pain is floating, shifting, and has no fixed location. This arises from pre-existing wind-cold pathogenic factors leading to disharmony of blood and qi; during childbirth, the discharge of lochia is scanty, thus precipitating this condition. If not treated promptly, it often leads to accumulation and knotting, obstructing menstruation. Mild cases present with dysmenorrhea or scanty flow, while severe cases result in amenorrhea.

Treats postpartum incomplete expulsion of lochia, condensing into blood Jia, presenting with alternating chills and fever, abdominal distension and pain, anorexia, emaciation of the four limbs, or occasional dry mouth. Biejia Wan (Turtle Shell Pill).
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Muxiang (Aucklandia Root), Chishao Yao (Red Peony Root, each 0.5 liang), Biejia (Turtle Shell, 1 liang), Dahuang (Rhubarb Rhizome, 1 liang, stir-fried), Niuxi (Achyranthes Root), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Shuizhi (Leech, processed), Mengchong (Dragonfly Larva, processed, each 1 fen), Mudan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Guixin (Cinnamon Heart, each 3 fen), Guijianyu (Branchel of Cornus, 0.5 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of *Wutong* seeds. Swallow 20 pills with Tao Ren Tang (Peach Kernel Decoction) before meals. (It is advisable to modify the formula according to symptoms; do not take multiple such formulas concurrently.)
Treats postpartum disharmony of blood and qi, formation of Jia masses in the abdomen that knot and fail to disperse. Shengdi Huang Jian Wan (Rehmannia Decoction Pill). Also known as Wanbing Wan (Myriad Diseases Pill). (See Formula in Volume 1, Treatise 7)

Treats blood Jia, with pain having no fixed location.
Tongbian (Child's Urine, 3 sheng), Sheng Di Huang Zhi (Fresh Rehmannia Juice), Sheng Ou Zhi (Fresh Lotus Root Juice, each 1 sheng), Sheng Jiang Zhi (Fresh Ginger Juice, 3 sheng)
First decoct the first three ingredients until reduced by approximately two-thirds. Then add the ginger juice and simmer slowly over low heat until the consistency resembles thin syrup. Take one he (unit of volume) at a time, mixed with warm wine for administration.
Treats pain from blood Jia, distension below the umbilicus, and inability to eat.
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, 8 fen), Guixin (Cinnamon Heart), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Qilinjie (Dragon's Blood), Puhuang (Typha Pollen, each 6 fen), Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizome, 4 fen)
Grind the above into fine powder. On an empty stomach, mix 2 qian bi (unit of weight/volume) with warm wine for administration.