Postpartum urinary abnormalities
Postpartum urinary abnormalities refer to inability to urinate or frequent urge to urinate, even urinary incontinence after childbirth. The cause is dysfunction of bladder qi transformation. Clinically, it can be categorized into qi deficiency, kidney deficiency, and bladder injury. Commonly used traditional remedies for urinary abnormalities are as follows.
[Formula One]
One crucian carp (about 250 grams), 25 grams bamboo shoots, 5 pieces rehydrated mushrooms, appropriate seasonings. Wash bamboo shoots and mushrooms, slice them. Clean the carp, remove scales, gills, intestines, and hard skin under jaw, marinate with yellow wine, salt, and pepper powder for 20 minutes, then place in bowl. Place mushroom slices in center of fish body, arrange bamboo shoot slices at both ends, add yellow wine, green onion segments, ginger slices, and a little monosodium glutamate, steam for 1.5–2 hours until fish is tender, remove green onion and ginger.
This formula treats difficulty in urination after childbirth.
[Formula Two]
Two sparrows, 15 grams Tusizi, 15 grams Gouqizi. Wash the last two herbs, pack in gauze bag, tie closed. Clean sparrows, remove feathers and internal organs, wash, then boil together with the herbs until cooked. Eat meat and drink broth.
This formula treats postpartum urinary abnormalities due to kidney deficiency.
[Formula Three]
Yizhiren 30 grams, Sangpiaoxiao 15 grams, one pig bladder. Wash the first two herbs, pack in gauze, boil together with cleaned pig bladder in clay pot until cooked. Discard the herb bag, add salt, eat meat and drink broth, one dose per day.
This formula treats postpartum urinary abnormalities due to bladder injury.
[Formula Four]
10 grams Baiji, 10 grams Fenghuangyi, 10 grams Sangpiaoxiao, one pig bladder. Wash the pig bladder, place other herbs inside, tie tightly, boil until soft and edible.
This formula treats persistent dribbling urine after childbirth due to bladder injury.
[Formula Five]
250 grams lettuce, 150 grams jellyfish skin, 30 grams sesame paste, appropriate seasonings. Peel and shred lettuce, salt-marinate for 20 minutes, squeeze dry. Wash and shred jellyfish skin, rinse with cold water, drain. Mix together, add sesame paste, sesame oil, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, stir well, serve as side dish.
This formula treats difficulty in urination after childbirth.
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