Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula for Postpartum Urinary Retention
Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription (I)
[Diagnosis]: Qi deficiency leading to loss of urinary control.
[Treatment Principle]: Tonify qi, promote urination.
[Formula Name]: Yi Qi Tong Niao Tang.
[Composition]: Prepared Astragalus 12 grams, Prepared Rhubarb 9 grams, Cinnamon bark 2 grams (added later), Schizonepeta 9 grams, Amber powder 3 grams (dissolved), Glycyrrhiza radix (tip) 3 grams.
[Usage]: Decoct and take orally, one dose per day, twice daily.
[Source]: *Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine* <Urinary Retention>