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Postpartum paralysis

产后瘫痪 〔產後癱瘓〕 chǎn hòu tān huàn

Hemiplegia, hypertonicity or numbness of the extremities, occurring after childbirth as a result of excessive loss of blood.

Medicinal therapy: Supplement qì and nourish the blood. Use formulas such as Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig Five Agents Decoction (黄芪桂枝五物汤 huáng qí guì zhī wǔ wù tāng) or Yáng-Supplementing Five-Returning Decoction (补阳还五汤 bǔ yáng huán wǔ tāng). Do not confuse this condition with a wind pattern, since the use of harsh dry wind-dispelling and blood-dispersing medicinals can be harmful.

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