产宝云∶产后虚羸者,皆由产后亏损血气
所致,须当慎起居,节饮食,六淫七情,调养百日,庶保无疾。若中年及难产者,毋论日期,必
须调养平复,方可涉喧,否则气血复伤,虚羸之证作矣。
薛氏曰∶前证产伤气血者用八珍汤,饮食伤胃者用四君子汤,停食伤脾者用六君子汤,
劳伤元气者用补中益气汤。若暖气觉有药味者,此药复伤胃也,但用四君子汤,徐徐少饮,
以调脾胃,若胃气一健,血气自生,诸证自愈矣。
大全云∶冷劳者,产则血气劳伤,脏腑虚弱,而风冷客之(若为气血虚,则为本气虚而
寒,即无风冷客之而亦寒也,治者须知不足有余),冷搏于血气,血气不能温于肌肤,使人虚
乏疲顿,致羸损不平复。若久不平复,风冷入于子脏,则胞脏冷,使人无子。(初感为寒,久
则为热,若果胞冷,即本气虚,热者即血虚)
薛氏曰∶前证若血气虚弱用八珍汤,血气虚寒用十全大补汤,胃气虚弱用补中益气汤,
脾气虚弱用六君子汤,命门火衰用八味汤,肝脾血虚用加味逍遥散,肝脾郁怒用加味归脾汤。
补虚汤 治产后一切杂病,只大补气血为主。
人参 白术(各一钱) 黄 川芎 陈皮(各五分) 甘草(炙,三分)
上锉,加生姜三片,水煎服(此方以中气元气为主,而无血药者,必脾胃虚而本元不足
也,其血药只用川芎,又于补气中以行肝血,抑血脱益气补脾生血之良方也)。(误矣,指白
虎汤而言)热轻,倍加茯苓;热甚,加炒黑干姜三分。
黄 四物汤 新产不可用芍药,以其酸寒,能伐生发之气,只以黄 易芍药,为补虚之要药。
黄 当归 川芎 熟地黄(各等分)
上锉,每服四钱,水煎服。气虚,加参术茯苓甘草;发热,加干姜;自汗多者,少用川芎,
勿用茯苓,倍加蜜炙黄 ;口渴,加五味子麦门冬;腹痛者,非白芍不可,虽新产亦用,但以
酒炒不妨,(黄 易芍药者,即补血汤以黄 为君之义,所谓气能生血,血不能生气,而芍
药有杀伐之性,无生长之能,故去之。加减法妙,多用酒炒,助生气也,乃丹溪法)
十全大补汤 治产后血气未复,形体虚弱,发热恶寒,不能饮食。
人参 白术 茯苓 黄 当归 川芎 白芍(炒) 熟地黄(各一钱) 肉桂 甘草(各五分)
上锉,加生姜五片,枣三枚,水煎服。(恶寒者阳虚,发热者阴虚,此八物之用也,肉桂
能通荣卫而和阴阳,犹诸侯之命圭,使通两家之好也)
当归羊肉汤 治产后虽无疾,但觉虚弱,兼心腹痛,即宜服之。
肥羊肉(一斤,去脂) 当归(五两) 黄 (四两) 生姜(六两)
上先以水一斗煮羊肉,取汁八升,后下三味,煮取二升五合,分为四服(本草云∶人参黄
与羊肉同功。又谓羊肉补形,盖有形之物者血,而参 益气,羊肉补形,似有悬殊,乌可同
语。然有形生于无形,故曰∶形不足者温之以气。则羊肉参 二而一者也,而四味有气有
血,能补能行,故无疾亦宜服也)。若觉恶露不尽,加桂三两;恶露下多,加川芎三两;有寒,
加茱萸一两;有气,加细辛二两;有热,加生地黄汁二合。
释曰∶所加五法,分两多寡,皆有意义。若川芎之治恶露下多,阴中升阳也,有气之加细
辛,辛以散肝也,余可类推。
黄雌鸡汤 治产后虚羸腹痛。
小黄雌鸡(一只,去翅足头羽肠肚,细切) 当归 白术 熟地黄 桂心 黄 (炒,各半两)
上先以水七盅煮鸡,至三盅,每用汁一盅,药四钱煎,日三服。(肝属巽木,鸡属巽畜,
雌鸡者,阳中之阴,黄色者,己土之正,产后肝虚血弱,故取以补之,色之正,脾之宜也,其所
配药总以血气为主,故曰补虚羸也。其治腹痛,全在桂心)
产宝方 治产后虚羸,不生肌肉。
黄 (炒) 当归 白芍(炒) 人参(各三分) 桂心 甘草(炙) 川芎 生姜(各四分)
大枣(十二枚)
上九味用水七升煮三升,分温三服。(此即十全大补汤之变,其去地黄、白术、茯苓者,
意恐滞痰滞气淡渗泄气耳)
一方 治产后虚劳,骨节疼痛,头痛,汗不止。
黄 (三两) 当归 人参 生姜(各二两) 淡豉(三合) 猪肾(二枚) 粳米(三合) 薤白(三合)
上以水一斗五升先煮猪肾,取六升,下诸药煮取二升,分为三服,(此方与前羊肉汤相
为表里,而后四味尤佳,以其能助胃气,内通荣卫三焦,外达头目皮毛也。夫先天之气生于
肾,后天之气生于脾,元神生于二气之先,为不可名之物,其德藏而不用。是方以人参回元
气于无何有之乡,以归 生气血于元气之户,猪肾、粳米益脾肾之气于先后,生姜豆豉薤白
通神明于内外,散邪秽于天壤,周行血脉而无所不通,宜养百骸而无病不治,以是骨痛头疼
自汗诸症,有邪则散,无邪则补,所谓妙用无方,随感随应者也,于治产后虚劳者,宜识思焉)
又方 猪肾一双煮,入葱豉作 ,如常食之。
《产宝》记载:产后身体虚弱消瘦,都是由于产后气血亏损所致,应当谨慎起居生活,节制饮食,避免六淫(风、寒、暑、湿、燥、火六种外感病邪)和七情(喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊七种情志变化)的干扰,调养一百天,才能确保不生病。如果是中年产妇或难产者,不论过了多少日子,必须等到身体完全调养恢复后,才可以接触喧闹环境,否则气血再次受伤,虚羸的症状就会发作。
薛己说:上述症状如果是产伤导致的气血不足,使用八珍汤;如果是饮食损伤胃气,使用四君子汤;如果是食积损伤脾气,使用六君子汤;如果是劳累损伤元气,使用补中益气汤。如果出现嗳气并感觉到药味的情况,这是药物再次损伤了胃气,只需用四君子汤,慢慢少量饮用,来调理脾胃,如果胃气一旦强健,气血自然生成,各种症状自然痊愈。
《大全》记载:冷劳这种病,是因为生产时气血劳损,脏腑虚弱,风冷之邪侵袭(如果是气血虚,就是本气虚而寒,即没有风冷之邪侵袭也会感到寒冷,治疗者需要知道这是虚实的情况),冷邪搏结于气血,气血不能温暖肌肤,使人虚弱疲乏,导致身体消瘦无法恢复。如果长期无法恢复,风冷进入子宫,就会导致胞脏寒冷,使人不孕。(初感时为寒,久了可能化热,如果确实是胞宫寒冷,就是本气虚;发热则是血虚)
薛己说:上述症状如果是气血虚弱,使用八珍汤;气血虚寒,使用十全大补汤;胃气虚弱,使用补中益气汤;脾气虚弱,使用六君子汤;命门火衰,使用八味汤;肝脾血虚,使用加味逍遥散;肝脾郁怒,使用加味归脾汤。
补虚汤:治疗产后各种杂病,以大补气血为主要原则。
人参、白术(各一钱)、黄芪、川芎、陈皮(各五分)、甘草(炙,三分)。
以上药材切碎,加生姜三片,水煎服。(此方以中气和元气为主,而没有补血药,一定是因为脾胃虚而本元不足,其中的补血药只用川芎,又在补气药中加入以运行肝血,这是血脱时益气补脾生血的好方子。)(此处原文括号内注“误矣,指白虎汤而言”,似为后世批注,意指若见热象误用此方或需鉴别白虎汤证。热轻,加倍加入茯苓;热重,加入炒黑干姜三分。
黄芪四物汤:新近分娩不可使用芍药,因为其性酸寒,能损伤生发之气,只用黄芪代替芍药,作为补虚的要药。
黄芪、当归、川芎、熟地黄(各等分)。
以上药材切碎,每次服用四钱,水煎服。气虚,加入人参、白术、茯苓、甘草;发热,加入干姜;自汗多者,少用川芎,不用茯苓,加倍加入蜜炙黄芪;口渴,加入五味子、麦门冬;腹痛者,非白芍不可,即使是新产也可以使用,但以酒炒为宜。(用黄芪代替芍药,即补血汤中以黄芪为君药的含义,所谓气能生血,血不能生气,而芍药有杀伐之性,无生长之能,所以去掉它。加减法很妙,多用酒炒,有助于生发之气,这是丹溪的方法。)
十全大补汤:治疗产后气血未恢复,形体虚弱,发热恶寒,不能进食。
人参、白术、茯苓、黄芪、当归、川芎、白芍(炒)、熟地黄(各一钱)、肉桂、甘草(各五分)。
以上药材切碎,加生姜五片,大枣三枚,水煎服。(恶寒是阳虚,发热是阴虚,这是八物汤的作用,肉桂能通调营卫而调和阴阳,就像诸侯的玉圭,使两家关系和睦一样。)
当归羊肉汤:治疗产后即使没有疾病,但感觉虚弱,兼有心腹疼痛,就适宜服用。
肥羊肉(一斤,去脂)、当归(五两)、黄芪(四两)、生姜(六两)。
以上先用一斗水煮羊肉,取汁八升,然后下入另外三味药,煮取二升五合,分为四次服用(《本草》说:人参、黄芪与羊肉功效相同。又说羊肉补形,大概有形之物属于血,而参、芪益气,羊肉补形,似乎有很大差别,怎么可以说功效相同呢?然而有形生于无形,所以说“形不足者温之以气”。那么羊肉、参、芪就是二合一了,而这四味药既有气又有血,能补又能行,所以即使没有疾病也适宜服用)。如果觉得恶露不尽,加入桂三两;恶露排出过多,加入川芎三两;有寒,加入茱萸一两;有气滞,加入细辛二两;有热,加入生地黄汁二合。
注释说:所加的这五种方法,剂量的多少,都有意义。比如川芎治疗恶露排出过多,是在阴中升阳;气滞加入细辛,是用辛味散肝气,其余可以类推。
黄雌鸡汤:治疗产后虚羸腹痛。
小黄雌鸡(一只,去翅足头羽肠肚,细切)、当归、白术、熟地黄、桂心、黄芪(炒,各半两)。
以上先用七盅水煮鸡,煮至三盅,每次取汁一盅,用药四钱煎煮,每日三次服用。(肝属巽木,鸡属巽畜,雌鸡是阳中之阴,黄色是己土的正色,产后肝虚血弱,所以取用来补益,黄色的正色,适合脾的需求,所配伍的药物总以气血为主,所以叫补虚羸。它治疗腹痛,关键在于桂心。)
《产宝》方:治疗产后虚羸,不长肌肉。
黄芪(炒)、当归、白芍(炒)、人参(各三分)、桂心、甘草(炙)、川芎、生姜(各四分)、大枣(十二枚)。
以上九味药用水七升煮取三升,分三次温服。(这就是十全大补汤的变方,去掉地黄、白术、茯苓,是担心它们滋腻痰湿、阻滞气机以及淡渗泄气罢了。)
一方:治疗产后虚劳,骨节疼痛,头痛,汗出不止。
黄芪(三两)、当归、人参、生姜(各二两)、淡豉(三合)、猪肾(二枚)、粳米(三合)、薤白(三合)。
以上用水一斗五升先煮猪肾,取六升,下入其他药物煮取二升,分为三次服用。(此方与前方的羊肉汤互为表里,而后面的四味药尤其好,因为它们能助胃气,内通营卫三焦,外达头目皮毛。先天之气生于肾,后天之气生于脾,元神生于二气之前,是不可名状之物,其德藏而不显。此方用人参从无何有之乡召回元气,用当归在元气的门户处生发气血,猪肾、粳米在先后天补充脾肾之气,生姜、豆豉、薤白在内外交通神明,散除邪秽于天地之间,周行血脉无所不通,适宜滋养百骸而无病不治,因此对于骨痛、头疼、自汗等症状,有邪则散,无邪则补,所谓妙用无穷,随感而应,在治疗产后虚劳时,应该仔细思考。)
*Chanbao* (Treasures of Obstetrics) states: Postpartum emaciation and weakness are all caused by the depletion of Qi and Blood after childbirth. One must be cautious with daily activities, regulate diet, avoid the Six Evils (Wind, Cold, Summerheat, Dampness, Dryness, Fire) and Seven Emotions (Joy, Anger, Worry, Pensiveness, Sorrow, Fear, Fright), and maintain recuperation for one hundred days to ensure freedom from disease. For women in middle age or those who experienced difficult labor, regardless of the time elapsed since delivery, they must wait until their body has fully recovered through recuperation before exposing themselves to noisy environments; otherwise, Qi and Blood will be injured again, and symptoms of postpartum emaciation and weakness will arise.
Xue Ji stated: For the aforementioned conditions caused by injury to Qi and Blood during childbirth, use Bazhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction). If dietary indiscretion injures Stomach Qi, use Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction). If food stagnation injairs Spleen Qi, use Liujunzi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction). If overwork injures Original Qi, use Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction). If belching occurs with a medicinal taste, this indicates that the medicine is further injuring the Stomach Qi; in such cases, only use Sijunzi Tang, drinking it slowly and in small amounts to regulate the Spleen and Stomach. Once Stomach Qi becomes robust, Qi and Blood will naturally generate, and all symptoms will heal themselves.
*Daquan* (Complete Collection) states: Cold Lao (Consumptive Disease due to Cold) arises because childbirth causes fatigue and injury to Qi and Blood, leading to weakness of the Zang-Fu organs, allowing Wind-Cold pathogens to invade. (If it is merely Qi and Blood deficiency, it is a deficiency of Original Qi resulting in cold, meaning there is no external Wind-Cold pathogen invading, yet cold is still felt; practitioners must understand the distinction between deficiency and excess.) When Cold combats Qi and Blood, the Qi and Blood cannot warm the skin and muscles, causing the person to feel weak, fatigued, and emaciated, failing to recover. If recovery is delayed for a long time, Wind-Cold enters the Zi Zang (Uterus), causing coldness in the Bao Zang (Womb), leading to infertility. (Initial invasion is Cold; prolonged stagnation may transform into Heat. If the Bao is truly cold, it is Original Qi deficiency; if there is Heat, it is Blood deficiency.)
Xue Ji stated: For the aforementioned conditions, if Qi and Blood are weak, use Bazhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction); if Qi and Blood are deficient and cold, use Shiquan Dabu Tang (Ten Complete Tonic Decoction); if Stomach Qi is weak, use Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction); if Spleen Qi is weak, use Liujunzi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction); if Mingmen Fire (Gate of Life Fire) is declining, use Bawei Tang (Eight Flavor Pill/Decoction); if Liver and Spleen Blood are deficient, use Jia Wei Xiaoyao San (Modified Free and Easy Wanderer Powder); if Liver and Spleen are affected by depression and anger, use Jia Wei Guipi Tang (Modified Restore the Spleen Decoction).
Buxu Tang (Deficiency-Tonifying Decoction): Treats all miscellaneous diseases after childbirth, focusing primarily on greatly tonifying Qi and Blood.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (each 1 qian), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 0.5 qian), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, 0.3 qian).
Crush the herbs, add three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct in water, and take orally. (This formula focuses on Middle Qi and Original Qi and contains no blood-tonifying herbs because Spleen-Stomach deficiency leads to insufficiency of Original Yuan. The only blood herb used is Chuanxiong, which moves Liver Blood within the context of Qi-tonifying herbs; this is an excellent formula for generating Blood by tonifying Qi, benefiting the Spleen, and nourishing Blood in cases of Blood loss.) [Note: The original text includes a parenthetical remark "Error, referring to Baihu Tang" likely indicating a differential diagnosis point or editorial note regarding heat syndromes.] If heat is mild, double the amount of Fuling (Poria); if heat is severe, add 0.3 qian of roasted black Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma).
Huangqi Siwu Tang (Astragalus Four Substances Decoction): Do not use Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba/Rubra) immediately after childbirth because its sour and cold nature can damage the generative Qi. Replace Shaoyao with Huangqi (Astragali Radix) as a key herb for tonifying deficiency.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) (equal parts).
Crush the herbs, take 4 qian per dose, decoct in water, and take orally. For Qi deficiency, add Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), and Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma); for fever, add Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma); for excessive spontaneous sweating, reduce Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), omit Fuling (Poria), and double the amount of honey-processed Huangqi (Astragali Radix); for thirst, add Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) and Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix); for abdominal pain, Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) is indispensable; even in immediate postpartum, it can be used if stir-fried with wine. (Replacing Shaoyao with Huangqi follows the principle of Bu Xue Tang where Huangqi is the sovereign herb, illustrating that Qi generates Blood but Blood does not generate Qi. Since Shaoyao has a destructive nature without generative capacity, it is removed. The modifications are ingenious; frequent use of wine-frying aids the generation of Qi, a method of Danxi.)
Shiquan Dabu Tang (Ten Complete Tonic Decoction): Treats postpartum Qi and Blood not yet restored, physical weakness, fever, aversion to cold, and inability to eat.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (stir-fried), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) (each 1 qian), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (each 0.5 qian).
Crush the herbs, add five slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and three dates (Jujubae Fructus), decoct in water, and take orally. (Aversion to cold indicates Yang deficiency; fever indicates Yin deficiency. This utilizes the Eight Substances. Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) can unblock Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi) and harmonize Yin and Yang, like a feudal lord's jade tablet facilitating harmony between two parties.)
Danggui Yangrou Tang (Angelica Lamb Meat Decoction): Treats postpartum weakness accompanied by heart and abdominal pain, even if no other disease is present.
Fat lamb meat (1 jin, remove fat), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (5 liang), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (4 liang), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (6 liang).
First, boil the lamb meat in one dou of water, obtain eight sheng of broth. Then add the other three ingredients, boil to obtain two sheng and five he, and divide into four doses. (*Bencao* states: Renshen (Ginseng Radix) and Huangqi (Astragali Radix) have the same efficacy as lamb meat. It also says lamb meat tonifies form. Generally, tangible substances belong to Blood, while Ginseng and Astragalus tonify Qi, and lamb meat tonifies form; these seem vastly different, how can they be equated? However, the tangible arises from the intangible, hence it is said, "For insufficiency of form, warm with Qi." Thus, lamb meat, Ginseng, and Astragalus become one. These four ingredients contain both Qi and Blood, capable of tonifying and moving, so they are suitable even without disease.) If lochia (E Lu) is not exhausted, add Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 3 liang; if lochia discharge is excessive, add Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) 3 liang; if there is Cold, add Zhuyu (Corni Fructus) 1 liang; if there is Qi stagnation, add Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) 2 liang; if there is Heat, add Shengdihuang juice (Rehmanniae Radix) 2 he.
Commentary: The five added methods and their varying dosages all carry significance. For instance, Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) treating excessive lochia discharge represents raising Yang within Yin; adding Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) for Qi stagnation uses its acridity to disperse Liver Qi; the rest can be inferred similarly.
Huangciji Tang (Yellow Hen Chicken Decoction): Treats postpartum emaciation and abdominal pain.
Small yellow hen chicken (one whole, remove wings, feet, head, feathers, intestines, and stomach, cut finely), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (stir-fried, each 0.5 liang).
First, boil the chicken in seven zhong of water until reduced to three zhong. Take one zhong of broth per dose, decoct with four qian of herbs, and take three times daily. (The Liver belongs to Xun Wood; the chicken belongs to Xun Animal. The female hen is Yin within Yang; the yellow color is the correct color of Ji Earth. Postpartum Liver deficiency and Blood weakness warrant using this for tonification. The correct color suits the Spleen. The paired herbs focus primarily on Qi and Blood, hence called Tonifying Emaciation. Its treatment of abdominal pain relies entirely on Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex).)
*Chanbao* Formula: Treats postpartum emaciation and failure to build muscle.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (stir-fried), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (stir-fried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix) (each 0.3 qian), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (each 0.4 qian), Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) (12 pieces).
Boil the nine ingredients in seven sheng of water until reduced to three sheng, divide into three warm doses. (This is a variation of Shiquan Dabu Tang (Ten Complete Tonic Decoction). Removing Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), and Fuling (Poria) avoids concerns about phlegm retention, Qi stagnation, and the draining/diuretic effect depleting Qi.)
Another Formula: Treats postpartum consumptive disease with bone and joint pain, headache, and incessant sweating.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (3 liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (each 2 liang), Danshi (Fermented Soybean) (3 he), Zhu Shen (Porcinis Ren) (2 pieces), Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Var. Glutinosa), Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus) (each 3 he).
First, boil the pig kidneys in one dou and five sheng of water until six sheng remain. Add the other herbs and boil to obtain two sheng, divide into three doses. (This formula corresponds internally and externally to the previous Lamb Meat Decoction, with the latter four ingredients being particularly excellent as they assist Stomach Qi, internally unblock Ying and Wei and San Jiao, and externally reach the head, eyes, hair, and skin. Congenital Qi originates from the Kidney; acquired Qi originates from the Spleen; Yuan Shen (Original Spirit) arises prior to these two Qis, forming an indescribable entity whose virtue is hidden and unused. This formula uses Renshen (Ginseng Radix) to return Original Qi from the realm of non-being, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) to generate Qi and Blood at the gateway of Original Qi, Zhu Shen (Porcinis Ren) and Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Var. Glutinosa) to benefit Spleen and Kidney Qi in both congenital and acquired aspects, Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Danshi (Fermented Soybean), and Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus) to connect spirit and intelligence internally and externally, dispersing evil turbidity throughout heaven and earth. It circulates through the blood vessels without obstruction, suitable for nourishing all bones and healing all diseases. Therefore, for symptoms like bone pain, headache, and spontaneous sweating, it disperses evil if present and tonifies if absent. This illustrates wondrous application without fixed forms, responding instantly to stimuli; those treating postpartum consumptive disease should reflect upon this.)
Another Method: Boil two pig kidneys, add scallions and fermented soybeans to make a soup, and consume it as a regular meal.