Postpartum labor

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that postpartum labor is mainly caused by the following three aspects.
　　1, Wind-cold invasion
　　Postpartum deficiency of Qi and blood, diet not yet stable, lack of proper care, wind and cold invade the body, Qi and blood cannot warm the skin and muscles, wind and cold pathogenic factors affect the lung, the lung feels a slight chill. Therefore, there is coughing, dry mouth, dizziness, joint pain, flowing into the viscera, and appearing chills and fever like malaria.
　　2, Liver depression and spleen deficiency
　　Due to an irregular labor process, extreme exhaustion of the tendons and bones, worries and thoughts, exhaustion of physical strength, Qi and blood lose nourishment and flow smoothly, resulting in emaciation, shortness of breath, chills and fever resembling malaria, headache with spontaneous sweating, fatigue of the limbs, cough with sputum, and abdominal绞痛.
　　3, Qi and blood deficiency
　　During childbirth, exhaustion of strength and bleeding, difficult labor, etc., damage the Qi and blood, and in addition to not careful in daily life, irregular diet, deficiency of Qi and blood, and poor flow of Qi and blood, there are symptoms such as emaciation, shortness of breath, chills and fever, headache, and cough.

　　The formation of postpartum labor is due to postpartum deficiency of Qi and blood, not careful in daily life, or feeling wind and cold external pathogens, or injured by seven emotions and worries, resulting in irregular movements, improper care, and eventually developing into the condition of postpartum labor. This 'Production Treasure' takes care as training, and 'Lizhai' takes nourishing the healthy as the priority.

　　This is due to the shallow stage of childbirth. Deficiency of blood and Qi. Diet has not yet recovered. Not enough days and months. Deficiency of Qi and blood. Lack of proper care. And wind and cold invade. Wind and cold attack the Qi and blood. Then they cannot warm the skin and muscles. Wind and cold pathogenic factors affect the lung. The lung feels a slight chill. Therefore, there is coughing and shortness of breath. Headache and绞刺 pain in the abdomen. Dry mouth and pain in all joints.荣卫 is affected by wind and cold. Flowing into the viscera. Frequent attacks in a short time. Sometimes there is night sweat. Chills and fever enter the back and shoulders, causing distress. The limbs cannot be lifted. Heavy and heavy on the bed. This is the cold in postpartum. Both Qi and blood are deficient. Then chills and fever occur more frequently. Gradually becoming emaciated. Therefore, it is called postpartum labor. Up to the postpartum lochia not exhausted. It also leads to this. Then there is cold and hot at times. Lumbar and abdominal piercing pain. In severe cases, it is impossible to eat. Also, there is no muscle and skin.

　　Symptoms include emaciation, shortness of breath, chills and fever resembling malaria, headache with spontaneous sweating, fatigue of the limbs, cough with reverse breath, chest stuffiness, and abdominal绞痛 or piercing pain. In the type of wind-cold, there are chills and fever, cough, white thin tongue coating, and floating pulse; in the type of liver depression and spleen deficiency, there are abdominal pain, chills and fever, chest stuffiness, dry and red tongue, thin coating, and thin wiry pulse; in the type of Qi and blood deficiency, there is marked fatigue, pale tongue with thin white coating, and deep and thin pulse.

　　To prevent postpartum diseases, recover physical strength, it is necessary to rest well, ensure adequate sleep every day, keep the indoor air fresh and cool in summer, moderate temperature, not too cold or too hot. In winter, pay attention to keeping warm and moderate ventilation. Eat more nutritious and easily digestible food, do not eat too greasy and nourishing or cold and raw, and take light nourishing food as the mainstay. Keep the spirit happy, the mood comfortable, avoid mental stimulation. Participate in various entertainment activities appropriately, and appreciate music more.

　　When wind-cold attacks the qi and blood, it cannot warm the skin and muscles, causing weakness and fatigue, sudden lying down and getting up, emaciated appearance, indigestion of food and drink, wind-cold evil, affecting the lungs, the lungs are slightly chilled, causing cough and dry mouth, and then feeling dizzy, pain in all joints. The defensive and nutritive system is affected by wind evil, flowing through the viscera, frequent attacks, sometimes night sweats, chills and fever like malaria, back and shoulder distress, limbs unable to lift, heavy and heavy on the bed, this is the sign of postpartum consumption. (The two theories of postpartum consumption are all originated from postpartum, but one is accompanied by external affection and the other is caused by seven emotions. Some may also have internal injury, diarrhea, and uncleaned blood stasis, all of which should be distinguished from each other.

　　According to the etiology and type of postpartum consumption, the recommended diet is as follows:
　　1, Wind-cold invasion Tangerine red ointment. Ingredients: tangerine red, ginger, honey. First, decoct tangerine red and ginger in water, take the decoction once after 15 minutes, add water and decoct again, a total of three times. Merge the decoctions, and simmer over low heat to thicken. Add honey when it is thick, stop the fire when it boils, and store in a bottle for later use. Take three times a day, 3 tablespoons each time.
　　2, Liver depression and spleen deficiency Four-ingredient congee. Ingredients:山药, brown rice, ginseng, lily. Method: cut the first four herbs into small pieces, boil in water until soft and tender, and add seasonings as needed.
　　3,Blood and qi deficiency Ginseng lotus meat soup. Ingredients: ginseng, lotus seeds, rock sugar. Method: place the above ingredients together in a bowl, steam over boiling water for 1 hour, and take it warm.

　　There are several common traditional Chinese medicine formulas for treating postpartum consumption, but the treatment of gynecological diseases requires systematic examination, clear diagnosis, and treatment by professional doctors. Self-medication should be avoided.
　　1, White Poria Powder:For postpartum consumption, headache, pain in the head, eyes, and limbs, chills and fever like malaria.
　　(That is, the variant of the Ten Complete Tonifying Decoction is less of Atractylodes and Licorice, but using Poria as the monarch and pork kidneys as the assistant can harmonize the cold and heat of the heart and kidney.
　　White Poria [1 liang], Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong, Prepared Rehmannia, White peony [fried], Astragalus, Ginseng, Cardamom heart [each half liang], first boil three bowls of water, add a pair of pork kidneys, three slices of ginger, and three dates, and decoct to two bowls, remove the three substances, add half liang of the previous medicine, decoct to one bowl, remove the dregs, and divide and take warm before meals.
　　2, Astragalus Center-building Powder:For various deficiencies and deficiencies after childbirth, fever, or cold pain in the abdomen.
　　(What is meant by 'build the center' is to build the central earth, changing the formula of芍药 and Licorice to have the symbol of transforming earth with Jia and Ji, adding Cinnamon to treat pulse stringency, deficiency cold, abdominal malaria, adding Atractylodes to benefit the exterior qi to assist the deficiency of the middle qi.
　　Astragalus [fried], Cinnamon [each 1 liang], White peony [fried 2 liang], Licorice [fried 7 qian], crushed, take 5 qian per dose, decocted with dates and ginger in water for oral administration, twice or three times a day, add Aconitum if extremely weak.
　　3, Dang Gui Jian Zhong San:Treat postpartum labor injury, emaciation and deficiency, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, abdominal cramping, pain extending to the lumbar and back, frequent spontaneous sweating, loss of appetite, from childbirth to the full moon, take three times a day, make people strong and healthy.
　　(This prescription is specifically for various symptoms caused by Qi and blood deficiency and cold, and adding sugar is a good method to build the middle.)
　　Dang Gui [four liang], Bai Shao [six liang], Gui Xin [three liang], Huang Qi [one and a half liang], grind into powder, take four qian each time, add ginger and jiu to decoct with water, add one piece of sugar, decoct again, and take it slightly warm. If there is metrorrhagia and epistaxis, add Ejiao and Di Huang.
　　4, Jiawei Foshou Powder:Treat postpartum blood deficiency, fatigue, night sweats, fatigue, cough with phlegm.
　　(It seems not suitable to use Chai Xian Chuan Xiong for night sweats, and it seems difficult to use Huang Qi for cough with phlegm, but it is used as the monarch. And Chai Xian only uses a little bit, how much is the difference between more and less, in short, after childbirth, the Qi and blood should be the main focus, so it is used to take only the one that is not evil.)
　　Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong [each one liang], Huang Qi [half a liang], Chai Hu, Qian Hu [each one and a half qian], grind into powder, take five qian each time, add one sheng of water, three cun of Taoye and Liuye branches each, one jiu of jiu and one Wu Mei each, one slice of ginger, decoct and take.
　　If there is phlegm, do not use Wu Mei.
　　5, Chai Hu Si Wu Decoction:Treat postpartum chronic weakness and fatigue with floating and large pulse.
　　See the previous cold and fever.
　　Three-component Powder:Treat postpartum chronic weakness and fatigue for a long time, where acupuncture and medication are ineffective.
　　(It is that the four substances and four gentlemen remove Zhu and add Shuai Hei Fei Chai Hu Decoction, which is the meaning of the three parties, and only by understanding the true meaning of the method can we truly understand it.)
　　See the previous fever.
　　6, Yunqi Shu Di Huang San:The treatment of postpartum Rou Lao is all due to physical weakness, insufficient strength, and the recurrence of labor, with discomfort in the limbs, intermittent chills and fevers, and loss of appetite.
　　(Rou Lao syndrome is generally due to both Qi and blood deficiency, so it is mainly based on the method of Shiqian Dabu to treat various deficiencies, and women's internal leakage of Wu Wei Sheng Jin, to gather the spirit and add Mai Men, which is even better. The three removed and the two added are also three and two combined.)
　　Shu Di Huang, Ren Shen, Bai Shao, Bai Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Xu Duàn [each one liang], Huang Qi, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Wu Wei Zi, Gui Xin [each seven and a half qian], grind into powder, take four qian each time, add three slices of ginger, one jiu of jiu, decoct with water. The complete prescription has seven and a half qian of Mai Men Dong.
　　One prescription, without five flavors of续断, with seven and a half qian of 柴胡 and 黄芩 and 半夏 each.