Hello everyone, I am Dr. Zhang from the Department of Gynecology and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Recently, many fans and friends have asked me how to take care of the body after childbirth. Here I would like to share with you a classic recipe known as the "first postpartum soup" - biochemical soup .
Before I talk about this recipe, let me first talk to you about the reasons why postpartum conditioning is needed.
Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to postpartum care, especially the care of the full moon, which is commonly known as " confinement " among the people. Although there are basically only four weeks in a month, we generally say it takes one hundred days to fully return to the physiological state before pregnancy. This is also called the full moon. Therefore, conditioning at this stage plays a vital role.
We know that when expectant mothers are pregnant, amniotic fluid is one of the most important products. The amniotic fluid is used to nourish the fetus. After delivery, the fetus has been delivered, and the amniotic fluid and blood remaining in the uterus become turbid. Pathological products such as dampness, blood stasis, and blood must be discharged in time, otherwise, they will be blocked in the uterus, resulting in symptoms such as postpartum fever, postpartum abdominal pain, postpartum body pain, postpartum lochia, and postpartum There are various problems such as abnormal urination, spontaneous sweating and night sweats after childbirth, agalactia, spontaneous discharge of milk, etc. Moreover, if the blood stasis is not removed, new blood will not be produced.
"Medical Chunshengyi" records: "After a new birth, removing blood stasis is the first priority. If there is no disease, take Shenghua Decoction. If there is disease, add Shenghua Decoction to the medicine."
Therefore, Shenghua Decoction is undoubtedly the first choice for postpartum care. Letās take a look at the secrets of this recipe.
The original recipe consists of: Angelicae , Chuanxiong , Peach kernel , Zhigancao , Paojiang, and rice wine.
This recipe can be taken on the day after normal delivery. It can discharge lochia and blood stasis, warm the uterus and promote the rejuvenation of the uterus.
Shenghua decoction has two functions: regeneration and blood stasis removal. In the prescription, angelica is the main medicine for promoting blood circulation and replenishing blood, removing blood stasis and regenerating blood, Ligusticum chuanxiong promotes qi and activates blood as auxiliary medicine, peach kernel promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis , and Paojiang warms menstruation and relieves pain. , licorice is used as a herbal medicine to blend various medicines, so there is a saying that Shenghua Decoction is the "holy medicine for blood stasis".
When using Shenghua Decoction clinically, treatment is often based on syndrome differentiation according to different symptoms of the patient. Flexible application of additions and subtractions based on Shenghua Decoction can achieve better curative effects.
In addition to pregnant women, some women after miscarriage can also take this prescription, which is beneficial to the discharge of blood stasis and promotes the recovery of the body.
Okay, thatās it for todayās sharing. If you also have postpartum physical problems, you can leave a message to me and I will help you diagnose and answer them!
