胁痛瘀滞犯肝经，左血右气要分明。血用延胡散可治，气宜四君加柴青。去血过多属虚痛，八
珍加桂补其荣。
【注】产后胁痛，因气血瘀滞干犯肝经。在左多属血，在右多属气，血宜延胡索散，气
宜四君子汤加柴胡、青皮。若因去血过多而痛者，为虚痛，宜八珍汤加肉桂以补其荣血
自愈。
四君子汤 八珍汤（方俱见首卷）
腰疼下注两股痛，风冷停瘀滞在经，佛手散加独活桂，续断牛膝桑寄生。血多三阴伤气血，地黄桂附续杜寻。
【注】产后腰疼下注两股皆痛者，乃产时风冷乘之，瘀血滞于肝经，宜用佛手散加独
活、肉桂、续断、牛膝、防风、桑寄生，以温散而行之。若因去血过多，三阴经气血亏
损者，则当用六味地黄汤，加肉佳、附子、续断、杜仲，以温补之。
佛手散 六味地黄汤（方俱见首卷）
趁痛散
产后身疼荣不足，若因客感表先形，趁痛散用归 术，牛膝甘独薤桂心；血瘀面唇多紫胀，四物秦
艽桃没红。
【注】产后遍身疼痛，多因去血过多，荣血不足，或因风寒外客，必有表证。二者俱
宜用趁痛散，即当归、黄 、白术、牛膝、甘草、独活、薤白、桂心也。若面唇紫色身胀
痛者，必是停瘀所致，宜用四物汤，加秦艽、桃仁、没药、红花以行之。
四物汤（方见首卷）
Hypochondriac pain caused by blood stasis invading the Liver meridian: lesions on the left are predominantly of Blood, while those on the right are predominantly of Qi; these must be clearly distinguished. For Blood stasis, Yanhu San (Corydalis Rhizome Powder) is indicated; for Qi stagnation, Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) added with Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) and Qing Pi (Aurantii Fructus Pericarpium) is suitable. If the pain is due to deficiency from excessive blood loss, Bazhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction) added with Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) should be used to tonify Ying Blood.
Lower back pain radiating to both thighs is caused by wind-cold retention and blood stasis obstructing the meridians. Foshou San (Hand-holding Powder) added with Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) and Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), or Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), and Sang Jisheng (Taxilli Herba) may be used. If excessive blood loss during childbirth injures the Qi and Blood of the Three Yin meridians, Liuwei Dihuang Tang (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction) added with Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), and Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) should be employed for warming and tonification.
Chentong San (Pain-Relieving Powder) is indicated for postpartum body pain due to deficiency of Ying Blood; if caused by external pathogenic invasion, exterior symptoms appear first. Chentong San consists of Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Xie Bai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus), and Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus). If the face and lips are purple and swollen with body pain, it is necessarily due to retained stasis; Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Tao Ren (Persicae Semen), Moyao (Myrrha), and Hong Hua (Carthami Flos) should be used to promote circulation and resolve stasis.