bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

On the fifth day of the fifth month, the sixth day of the sixth month, or the day of Slight Heat (the 11th solar term), when the motherwort herb is in full bloom, harvest the plant with its roots, dry it in the shade, and use the flowers, leaves, and seeds. Grind them into powder in a stone mortar, form honeyed pills, or extract the juice and simmer it in a clay pot over strong fire to make a paste for consumption. Avoid using iron utensils.

bubble_chart Indications

Treats menstrual irregularities, leucorrhea, and all diseases before and after childbirth.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. If there is abdominal pain like fetal movement, and continuous bleeding, take with Chinese Angelica decoction.
2. For transverse or breech birth, or retained placenta, take with fried salt decoction.
3. For postpartum dizziness due to hemorrhage, thirst, manic raving, postpartum apoplexy, loss of voice, lockjaw, and blood stasis with rushing pain, alternating chills and fever, flushed face, heart vexation, or epistaxis, black tongue, dry mouth, take with child's urine mixed with wine.
4. For postpartum cough and panting, nausea, acid regurgitation, hypochondriac pain, and weakness, take with wine.
5. For postpartum bleeding, take with jujube decoction.
6. For postpartum dysentery, take with rice water.
7. For postpartum menorrhagia and metrostaxis, take with sticky rice decoction.
8. For postpartum leukorrhea, take with Donkey-hide Gelatin and Artemisia Decoction.
9. For postpartum constipation and dysuria, dysphoria, bitter taste in mouth, take with Mentha decoction.
10. For all postpartum conditions, dissolve one pill with child's urine to calm the spirit, regulate the meridians, break blood stasis, and relieve pain. For irregular menstruation, it will regulate; for long-term infertility, it will promote pregnancy.

bubble_chart Documentation

Li Shi-zhen said: The root, stem, flower, leaf, and fruit of the motherwort herb can all be used. If treating wind-heat in the blood aspect and improving vision and regulating menstruation, the seeds are best. If treating sores and swelling during pregnancy and childbirth, reducing water retention, and promoting blood circulation, all parts can be used together. This is because the root, stem, flower, and leaf are specialized in promoting movement, while the seeds both promote movement and provide nourishment.