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Blood-Stasis-Expelling Life-Saving Pill,After childbirth, when the infant has been delivered but the placenta has not been expelled, or when the mother is exhausted after delivery and unable to exert herself further, and during the interval between menstruation, external cold invades the body, causing obstruction of the blood channels or the flow of retained blood into the uterus. The placenta becomes distended by the blood and thus fails to be expelled.

Formulas Name : Blood-Stasis-Expelling Life-Saving Pill

Chinese Name : 逐瘀夺命丹

Drug Formulation

Motherwort, White Angelica, Mugwort, Licorice, Winter Mallow Seeds, Raw Rehmannia, Moutan Bark, Dried Ginger, Cinnamon Bark, Angelica Root, Aconite Root, Red Peony Root, Pinellia Tuber, Sappan Wood, Achyranthes Root.

Source

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

Benefits

After childbirth, when the infant has been delivered but the placenta has not been expelled, or when the mother is exhausted after delivery and unable to exert herself further, and during the interval between menstruation, external cold invades the body, causing obstruction of the blood channels or the flow of retained blood into the uterus. The placenta becomes distended by the blood and thus fails to be expelled.

Blood-Stasis-Expelling Life-Saving Pill，*Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology by Chen Su’an*, Volume 5.，After childbirth, when the infant has been delivered but the placenta has not been expelled, or when the mother is exhausted after delivery and unable to exert herself further, and during the interval between menstruation, external cold invades the body, causing obstruction of the blood channels or the flow of retained blood into the uterus. The placenta becomes distended by the blood and thus fails to be expelled.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
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