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Amber Life-Preserving Pills,When postpartum wind-cold invades the uterine orifice, causing retained lochia that fails to discharge; the lochia rises upward and surges toward the heart, leading to dizziness, cold sweat on the forehead, clenched jaw and teeth, and potentially life-threatening consequences.

Formulas Name : Amber Life-Preserving Pills

Chinese Name : 琥珀保生锭子

Drug Formulation

Amber (ground to a very fine powder) 3 liang, Cinnamon Bark 2 liang, Wulingzhi (stir-fried with vinegar) 3 liang, Raw Puhuang 3 liang, Cloves 1 liang, Corydalis 4 liang, Safflower 2 liang, Cyperus Rhizome (stir-fried with vinegar) 4 liang, Rhubarb (steamed with wine 5 times until black, then steamed 3 more times in a rice steamer) 4 liang.

Source

From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.

Benefits

When postpartum wind-cold invades the uterine orifice, causing retained lochia that fails to discharge; the lochia rises upward and surges toward the heart, leading to dizziness, cold sweat on the forehead, clenched jaw and teeth, and potentially life-threatening consequences.

Instructions for Use

For blood-related dizziness caused by deficiency, use the Buddha’s Hand Powder; for that caused by heat, prepare a decoction of the Single-Ingredient Schizonepeta Powder and take it as a paste.

Amber Life-Preserving Pills,From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.,When postpartum wind-cold invades the uterine orifice, causing retained lochia that fails to discharge; the lochia rises upward and surges toward the heart, leading to dizziness, cold sweat on the forehead, clenched jaw and teeth, and potentially life-threatening consequences.

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