Postpartum raving and hallucination

Rash or irrational talk and/or seeing of unreal phenomena after childbirth; attributed to qì-blood vacuity stemming from excessive blood loss or blood stasis due to nonelimination of malign blood.

Patterns

Qì-blood vacuity (气血虚弱 qì xuè xū ruò) patterns arise when excessive blood loss after childbirth deprives the heart of nourishment and the spirit of a place to go. In such cases, panting is attended by scantness of breath and laziness to speak, lusterless facial complexion, and spontaneous sweating.

Medicinal therapy: Boost qì and supplement the blood with formulas such as Provisioning-Enriching Qì-Boosting Spirit-Returning Decoction (滋荣益气复神汤 zī róng yì qì fù shén tāng).

Blood stasis (血瘀 xuè yū) patterns arise from nonelimination of malign blood which then attacks the heart.

Medicinal therapy: Treat with Spirit-Quieting Engendering Transformation Decoction (安神生化汤 ān shén shēng huà tāng).