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Difficult labor wine

🔑 Keywords: Pharmaceutical wine · Succulent Purslane Wine<br>[Composition] Portulaca oleracea<br>[Function and indication] Promote delivery.<br>[Dosage and administration] Warm and drink.<br>[Preparation method] Crush succulent purslane to extract natural juice (3 parts), mix with wine (3 parts).<br>[Source] Song Dynasty, "Holy Benevolent Compendium"<br>Comment: Li Shizhen believed that Portulaca oleracea disperses blood, reduces swelling, and facilitates childbirth. Its medical application predates the Song Dynasty. Modern pharmacology confirms that this herb has a clear excitatory effect on the uterus. Oral intake of fresh juice (6–8 ml) by laboring women results in increased uterine contractions.<br>Chicken Egg Wine<br>[Composition] One or three chicken eggs<br>[Function and indication] Treat difficult labor lasting two to three days without delivery.<br>[Dosage and administration] Take适量 orally.<br>[Preparation method] Remove egg white, add half a zhuang of sour wine to the egg yolk, and drink.<br>[Source] Ming Dynasty, "Comprehensive Prescriptions"<br>Gelatin Wine<br>[Composition] Good gelatin (properly roasted) 2 liang, wine 1.5 sheng, salt 1 qi bi<br>[Function and indication] Treat difficult labor lasting six to seven days, mother extremely exhausted.<br>[Dosage and administration] Drink one zhuang; if no delivery, repeat.<br>[Preparation method] Gently heat over low fire, dissolve gelatin in wine, beat in one egg.<br>[Source] Ming Dynasty, "Collection of Medical Formulas"<br>Sour Plum Wine<br>[Composition] Sour plum (natural juice)<br>[Function and indication] Difficult labor, also treat urinary retention and abdominal distension.<br>[Dosage and administration] Take all at once.<br>[Preparation method] For each dose, mix half a zhuang of juice with half a zhuang of warm wine.<br>[Source] Song Dynasty, "Holy Benevolent Compendium", Ming Dynasty, "Comprehensive Prescriptions"<br>Thousand-year-old Yellow Wine<br>[Composition] Pollen (roasted) 1 he, Sophora japonica (powdered) 14 pieces<br>[Function and indication] Treat spontaneous abortion, failure to expel placenta.<br>[Dosage and administration] Warm and divide into two doses; if still not expelled, repeat.<br>[Preparation method] Combine both ingredients with 3 zhuang of wine, boil until reduced to 2 zhuang, filter residue.<br>[Source] Song Dynasty, "Holy Benevolent Compendium"<br>Comment: Pharmacological studies show that pollen decoction and tincture excite both isolated and in situ uteri. Increased dosage leads to spastic contractions, enhancing postpartum uterine contraction force or increasing tone.<br>Rehmannia and Pollen Wine — Formerly known as "Rehmannia Wine"<br>[Composition] Fresh Rehmannia glutinosa (cut with steel bamboo knife, stir-fried) 1/2 liang, pollen (roasted), fresh ginger (chopped, stir-fried), each 1 qian<br>[Function and indication] Treat spontaneous abortion, failure to expel placenta.<br>[Dosage and administration] Warm and divide into three doses; if still not expelled, repeat.<br>[Preparation method] Cut herbs finely, use 3 zhuang of alcohol-free wine, boil in silver vessel until reduced to 2 zhuang, filter residue.<br>[Source] Song Dynasty, "Holy Benevolent Compendium"<br>Angelica and White Peony Wine — Formerly known as "Angelica Wine"<br>[Composition] Angelica sinensis (roasted until fragrant, chopped), white peony root (chopped, stir-fried), each 2 liang<br>[Function and indication] Treat retained blood after spontaneous abortion.<br>[Dosage and administration] Warm and drink until discharge of bad blood.<br>[Preparation method] Chop herbs finely, each dose 3 qian, mix with 1 zhuang of alcohol-free wine and 1 he of fresh Rehmannia juice, boil slowly in silver vessel until 7/10 remains, filter residue.<br>[Source] Song Dynasty, "Holy Benevolent Compendium"<br>Ginger Juice and Egg Yolk Wine<br>[Composition] Fresh ginger slices 3 zhuang (divided into three doses), egg yolks 3 pieces (divided into three doses)<br>[Function and indication] Fetal death in utero, cold coagulation of blood and qi preventing delivery.<br>[Dosage and administration] Warm and drink gradually; if fetus not delivered, finish all three doses.<br>[Preparation method] First boil 3 zhuang of wine and 2 zhuang of vinegar until boiling, add 2 zhuang of ginger juice, boil again, pour out, then stir in one egg yolk while hot.<br>[Source] Song Dynasty, "Holy Benevolent Compendium"

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