Ma Gen San，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 355.，Various postpartum conditions.
Ma Gen San
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Formulas Name : Ma Gen San
Chinese Name : 麻根散
Drug Formulation
Ramie root (or ramie shoots).
Source
*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 355.
Benefits
Various postpartum conditions.
Instructions for Use
For postpartum retained lochia accompanied by stabbing pain in the chest, crush the above herbs into a paste, apply it to the abdomen, and wrap it with a belly cloth. If ramie roots are unavailable, use ramie shoots along with ramie fibers to make a pillow for sleeping; wrap the ramie roots around the abdomen, and a cure will follow immediately. To test a pregnant woman—whether the fetus is dead or alive but showing fetal movement—decoct the herbs in water and wine, taking several consecutive doses. If the fetus is dead, it will be expelled; if it is alive, the fetus will be stabilized.It also treats chills and fever occurring before, during, or after childbirth, or prior to delivery; add 3 slices of ginger, decoct with wine and water, and take the decoction. It further treats young women with stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen and irregular menstrual cycles; decoct with wine and take the decoction. It also treats restlessness in the flanks; decoct with wine and take the decoction. It also treats a stillborn fetus in the womb; add 1 scoop of large black beans, roast them until cooked, then decoct with water and wine and take the decoction.
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Ma Gen San,Various postpartum conditions.