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Er Mu San (Two Mother Powder) [Gynecology 86: Asthma and cough due to blood heat] Er Wu Shen Su Yin (Two-Ingredient Ginseng and Perilla Decoction) [Gynecology 84: Asthma and cough due to blood stasis entering the lungs]

If postpartum lochia continues excessively due to blood heat, Bao Yin Jian (Preserve the Yin Decoction) or Qing Hua Yin (Clear and Transform Decoction) are appropriate. If bleeding persists due to damage to the collaterals of the Chong and Ren vessels, Gu Yin Jian (Secure the Yin Decoction) should be used with modifications. If liver and spleen qi deficiency fails to contain the blood, resulting in persistent bleeding, Shou Pi Jian (Longevity Spleen Decoction) or Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) are suitable. If both qi and blood are deficient, leading to a continuous dripping of pale blood, Da Bu Wan Jian (Great Tonification Pill Decoction) or Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (Decoction for Ten Complete Tonifications) are indicated. If anger injures the liver causing blood to fail to be stored, Jia Wei Si Wu Tang (Modified Four Substances Decoction) is appropriate. If wind-heat resides in the liver causing blood to leak downward, Yi Wei Fang Feng San (Single-Ingredient Saposhnikovia Powder) is recommended.
1. Hemostatic Formula: Use two liang of Puhuang (Polygoni Typhonii Pollen), decoct in water, and take in one dose.

Ren Shen Dang Gui Tang (Ginseng and Angelica Decoction) [Gynecology 114] Fo Shou San (Buddha's Hand Powder) [Gynecology 41: Restlessness and dizziness due to excessive blood loss]

Postpartum spasms constitute a syndrome of severe deficiency of yin-blood. The symptoms include opisthotonos (backward arching of the back), staring upward with fixed eyes, stiffness and rigidity of the four limbs, and convulsions of the body. Although the Shanghan school distinguishes between Gang Jing (Stiff Spasm) and Rou Jing (Flexible Spasm), essentially all such cases are diseases of blood dryness and blood exhaustion, primarily governed by the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyin meridians. Since the Bladder and Kidney are exterior-interior pairs, and the Kidney governs essence and blood, while the Taiyang meridian connects to the head, eyes, neck, and back, these symptoms arise. Regarding the etiology, this condition occurs after errors in treating Shanghan, such as inducing excessive sweating leading to fluid loss, or aggressive purging leading to yin loss, or following ulcers, pus and blood discharge, or severe diarrhea. In the postpartum period, this condition arises solely from excessive blood loss or excessive sweating and purging, indicating extreme depletion of yuan qi and exhaustion of blood. Upon encountering this syndrome, one must promptly assess yin and yang, and greatly tonify qi and blood using Da Bu Wan Jian, Li Yin Jian (Regulate the Yin Decoction), or Shi Quan Da Tang, to preserve life. If mistakenly treated as wind-phlegm and administered dispersing or digesting agents, death is inevitable.

Postpartum constipation and dryness result from blood loss and yin depletion, leading to insufficient body fluids. Ji Chuan Jian (Ji Chuan Decoction) with modifications is appropriate, as are the methods proposed by Li Lizhai later. Li Lizhai stated: For the aforementioned syndrome, if one calculates the days and notes that dietary intake has increased, administering laxatives will bring disaster instantly. One must wait until the patient feels abdominal fullness and bloating, desiring to defecate but unable to do so; this indicates fecal impaction in the large intestine, which should be lubricated with pig bile. Using bitter-cold purgatives damages middle qi, leading to uncontrolled purging or other complications. If blood loss was excessive, use Shi Quan Da Bu Tang. For blood deficiency with fire dryness, use Jia Wei Si Wu Tang. For combined qi and blood deficiency, use Ba Zhen Tang. Even if there is no bowel movement for several days, provided diet is normal and the abdomen feels unchanged, treat with Ba Zhen Tang added with Tao Ren (Peach Kernel) and Xing Ren (Apricot Seed). Relying on the number of days and dietary intake to force purgation is an error.