Ban Dou Yin，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.，Postpartum cholera results from deficiency of the zang-fu organs, exposure to wind and cold, disharmony between yin and yang, and dietary imbalance—whether from cold or heat—leading to vomiting and diarrhea, as well as abdominal pain; or a sensation of a hard mass rising from the abdomen, surging upward toward the chest with severe, cramping pain, accompanied by drowsiness, a dark complexion, blue lips, cold extremities, and spontaneous sweating. These symptoms are indistinguishable from ordinary cholera, but the condition stems from postpartum blood deficiency.
Ban Dou Yin
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Formulas Name : Ban Dou Yin
Chinese Name : 半豆饮子
Drug Formulation
Pinellia, White Cardamom, Atractylodes Lancea, Dried Ginger, Agastache, Tangerine Peel, Angelica Root (tail), Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Ginseng, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Licorice, Poria, Amomum, Lotus Seed.
Source
*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.
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Postpartum cholera results from deficiency of the zang-fu organs, exposure to wind and cold, disharmony between yin and yang, and dietary imbalance—whether from cold or heat—leading to vomiting and diarrhea, as well as abdominal pain; or a sensation of a hard mass rising from the abdomen, surging upward toward the chest with severe, cramping pain, accompanied by drowsiness, a dark complexion, blue lips, cold extremities, and spontaneous sweating. These symptoms are indistinguishable from ordinary cholera, but the condition stems from postpartum blood deficiency.
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Ban Dou Yin,Postpartum cholera results from deficiency of the zang-fu organs, exposure to wind and cold, disharmony between yin and yang, and dietary imbalance—whether from cold or heat—leading to vomiting and diarrhea, as well as abdominal pain; or a sensation of a hard mass rising from the abdomen, surging upward toward the chest with severe, cramping pain, accompanied by drowsiness, a dark complexion, blue lips, cold extremities, and spontaneous sweating. These symptoms are indistinguishable from ordinary cholera, but the condition stems from postpartum blood deficiency.