Placenta retention according to Chinese Medicine
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Two herbal formulas that might help with placenta retention
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Promotes Blood and lymphatic circulation, thus eleminates Blood Stagnation. Softens and resolves hard lumps such as cysts and fibroids.
Why might Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan help with placenta retention?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood Stagnation and Phlegm in the Uterus' of which retained placenta is a symptom.
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Dispels Heat and. Eliminates Blood Stagnation.
Why might Tao He Cheng Qi Tang help with placenta retention?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Heat and Blood Stagnation in the Lower Burner' of which retained placenta is a symptom.
Acupuncture points used for placenta retention
Other symptoms often associated with placenta retention
Painful period Irregular menstruation Lochia retention Lower abdominal pain Irritability Persistent uterine bleeding of purple or dark blood Abdominal pain Brown vaginal discharge Dark clots in menstrual blood Umbilical pain