Postpartum weakness according to Chinese Medicine

In Chinese Medicine, postpartum weakness is sometimes associated with Blood Deficiency and Stagnation, a so-called "patterns of disharmony". Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. A "pattern" is when the system's harmony is disrupted. It is not equivalent to the Western concept of "disease" because both concepts arise from totally different ways of seeing the human body.

To understand whether someone's postpartum weakness might be caused by the pattern Blood Deficiency and Stagnation, one needs to look for signs and symptoms associated with the pattern beyond what one might typically experience from postpartum weakness alone. Indeed if postpartum weakness is caused by Blood Deficiency and Stagnation, patients also experience symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, lusterless complexion and nails and muscle tension. Similarly, patients with Blood Deficiency and Stagnation typically exhibit choppy (Se), fine (Xi) or wiry (Xian) pulses as well as a pale tongue.

We've listed below a more detailed description of Blood Deficiency and Stagnation so that you can have a better understanding of where postpartum weakness might find its root according to Chinese Medicine.

Once identified, patterns are often treated using herbal formulas. Drinking herbal infusions is the most common remedy in Chinese Medicine, together with acupuncture. Here we detail below three formulas that can help treat Blood Deficiency and Stagnation.

Blood Deficiency and Stagnation, a "pattern of disharmony" associated with postpartum weakness

The three herbal formulas that might help with postpartum weakness