人参当归汤
产后血虚烦短气，人参当归汤最良，参麦归芍熟地桂；瘀血冲心失笑方，去血过多烦躁甚，须用
当归补血汤。
【注】产后血虚，心烦短气者，宜人参当归汤，即人参、麦冬、当归、白芍、熟地、肉
桂也。若因败血冲心者，宜服失笑散。若去血过多，烦而躁者，乃亡血证也，宜当归补
血汤。
失笑散 当归补血汤（方俱见首卷）
参麦饮 加味四物汤 竹叶归 汤
气虚津短参麦饮，血虚四物粉麦煎，渴甚竹叶归 效，参术归 竹叶甘。
【注】产后气虚津液不足而渴者，宜参麦饮，即人参、麦冬、五味子也。血虚而渴者，
宜四物汤加花粉、麦冬；若渴甚不解者，用竹叶归 汤，其方乃人参、白术、当归、黄
、竹叶、甘草，煎服也。
四物汤（方见首卷）
旋覆花汤 麦味地黄汤 六味地黄汤 加味佛手散（方俱见首卷）
产后咳嗽感风寒，旋复花汤荆穗前，麻杏半苓赤芍药，五味甘草枣姜煎；虚火上炎冲肺嗽，麦味六
黄滋化源；瘀血入肺佛手散，加入桃红杏贝延。
【注】产后咳嗽，若因起动太早，感冒风寒者，用旋复花汤，即荆芥穗、前胡、麻黄、
杏仁、半夏、茯苓、赤芍药、五味子、甘草、旋复、枣、姜也。若因阴虚火炎，上烁肺金
而嗽者，宜六味地黄加麦冬、五味子，名麦味地黄汤，滋其化源。若因瘀血上冲入肺而
嗽者，宜佛手散加桃仁、红花、杏仁、川贝母、延胡索，以破其瘀，其嗽自愈。
六味地黄汤 佛手散（方俱见首卷）
产后血虚导致心烦、短气，人参当归汤最为适宜。该方由人参、麦冬、当归、白芍、熟地黄、肉桂组成；若因瘀血冲心所致，则用失笑散；若因失血过多导致烦躁严重，须用当归补血汤。
【注】产后血虚，出现心烦、短气的症状，宜用人参当归汤，即人参、麦冬、当归、白芍、熟地黄、肉桂。若是因败血（恶露不尽之瘀血）冲心所致，宜服用失笑散。若是失血过多，出现烦闷且躁动的症状，属于亡血证，宜用当归补血汤。
气虚津液不足致渴者，用参麦饮；血虚致渴者，用四物汤加天花粉、麦冬煎服；口渴严重者，用竹叶归芪汤疗效显著，其方为人参、白术、当归、黄芪、竹叶、甘草，煎服即可。
【注】产后气虚、津液不足而口渴者，宜用参麦饮，即人参、麦冬、五味子。血虚而口渴者，宜用四物汤加天花粉、麦冬；若口渴严重且不缓解者，用竹叶归芪汤，其方乃人参、白术、当归、黄芪、竹叶、甘草，煎服。
四物汤（方见本书首卷）
旋覆花汤、麦味地黄汤、六味地黄汤、加味佛手散（诸方均见本书首卷）
产后咳嗽，感受风寒者，用旋覆花汤，含荆芥穗、前胡、麻黄、杏仁、半夏、茯苓、赤芍药，加五味子、甘草、大枣、生姜煎服；若因虚火上炎冲击肺部而咳嗽，用麦味地黄汤滋补肾阴以化生源头；若因瘀血入肺而咳嗽，用佛手散加入桃仁、红花、杏仁、川贝母、延胡索，以破除瘀血，咳嗽自止。
【注】产后咳嗽，若因过早活动，感冒风寒者，用旋覆花汤，即荆芥穗、前胡、麻黄、杏仁、半夏、茯苓、赤芍药、五味子、甘草、旋覆花、大枣、生姜。若因阴虚火旺，上灼肺金而咳嗽者，宜用六味地黄汤加麦冬、五味子，名为麦味地黄汤，以滋养化源。若因瘀血上冲入肺而咳嗽者，宜用佛手散加桃仁、红花、杏仁、川贝母、延胡索，以破其瘀，咳嗽自然痊愈。
Ren Shen Dang Gui Tang (Ginseng and Angelica Decoction)
Postpartum blood deficiency leading to mental restlessness (Xin Fan) and shortness of breath is best treated with Ren Shen Dang Gui Tang. This formula consists of Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng), Mai Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis), Bai Shao (White Peony Root), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), and Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark); if caused by blood stasis rushing to the heart, Shi Xiao San (Pain-Stopping Powder) should be used; if severe restlessness results from excessive blood loss, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (Danggui Tonifying Blood Decoction) must be employed.
[Note] For postpartum blood deficiency presenting with mental restlessness and shortness of breath, Ren Shen Dang Gui Tang is indicated, comprising Ren Shen, Mai Dong, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang, and Rou Gui. If caused by retained lochia (blood stasis) rushing to the heart, Shi Xiao San is appropriate. If severe irritability and restlessness occur due to excessive blood loss, it constitutes a syndrome of blood exhaustion, and Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang is indicated.
Shi Xiao San and Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (both formulas are found in the first volume of this book).
Shen Mai Yin (Ginseng and Ophiopogon Drink), Jia Wei Si Wu Tang (Modified Four Substances Decoction), Zhu Ye Gui Qi Tang (Bamboo Leaf and Astragalus Decoction)
For thirst caused by qi deficiency and insufficient body fluids, Shen Mai Yin is used; for thirst caused by blood deficiency, Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root) and Mai Dong is decocted and taken; for severe thirst, Zhu Ye Gui Qi Tang is effective. Its formula consists of Ren Shen, Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Dang Gui, Huang Qi (Astragalus Root), Zhu Ye (Bamboo Leaves), and Gan Cao (Licorice Root), decocted and taken orally.
[Note] For postpartum thirst due to qi deficiency and insufficiency of body fluids, Shen Mai Yin is indicated, comprising Ren Shen, Mai Dong, and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Berry). For thirst due to blood deficiency, Si Wu Tang added with Hua Fen and Mai Dong is indicated; if severe thirst persists and does not resolve, Zhu Ye Gui Qi Tang is used, consisting of Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Dang Gui, Huang Qi, Zhu Ye, and Gan Cao, decocted and taken.
Si Wu Tang (formula found in the first volume of this book).
Xuan Fu Hua Tang (Inula Flower Decoction), Mai Wei Di Huang Tang (Lophatherum and Schisandra Rehmannia Decoction), Liu Wei Di Huang Tang (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction), Jia Wei Fo Shou San (Modified Hand-Holding Powder) (all formulas are found in the first volume of this book).
For postpartum cough due to wind-cold invasion, Xuan Fu Hua Tang is used, containing Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepeta Spike), Qian Hu (Peucedanum Root), Ma Huang (Ephedra Stem), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed), Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber), Fu Ling (Poria), Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony Root), along with Wu Wei Zi, Gan Cao, Da Zao (Jujube), and Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger), decocted and taken. If cough is caused by deficiency fire flaming upward and attacking the lungs, Mai Wei Di Huang Tang is used to nourish the source of transformation (kidney yin). If cough is caused by blood stasis entering the lungs, Fo Shou San (Hand-Holding Powder) added with Tao Ren (Peach Kernel), Hong Hua (Safflower), Xing Ren, Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb), and Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizome) is used to break up the stasis, after which the cough will cease spontaneously.
[Note] For postpartum cough caused by moving too early and contracting wind-cold, Xuan Fu Hua Tang is used, comprising Jing Jie Sui, Qian Hu, Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Chi Shao Yao, Wu Wei Zi, Gan Cao, Xuan Fu Hua (Inula Flower), Da Zao, and Sheng Jiang. If cough is caused by yin deficiency with hyperactive fire scorching lung metal, Liu Wei Di Huang Tang (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction) added with Mai Dong and Wu Wei Zi, named Mai Wei Di Huang Tang, is indicated to nourish the source of transformation. If cough is caused by blood stasis rushing upward into the lungs, Fo Shou San added with Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Xing Ren, Chuan Bei Mu, and Yan Hu Suo is indicated to break the stasis, resulting in the spontaneous resolution of the cough.
Liu Wei Di Huang Tang and Fo Shou San (both formulas are found in the first volume of this book).