Thirst after childbirth, attributed to damage to fluids through loss of blood or profuse sweating or scorching of the fluids by yīn vacuity with effulgent fire.
Medicinal therapy: Treat damage to liquid by engendering liquid and allaying thirst with formulas such as Pulse-Engendering Variant Powder (加减生脉散jiā jiǎn shēng mài sǎn) varied according to need. Treat yīn vacuity with effulgent fire with persistent drinking of fluid by enriching yīn and downbearing fire and by engendering liquid and allaying thirst. Use formulas such as Four Agents Decoction (四物汤sì wù tāng) plus anemarrhena (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 知母zhī mǔ), phellodendron (Phellodendri Cortex, 黄柏huáng bǎi), poria (Poria, 茯苓fú líng), and astragalus (Astragali Radix, 黄芪huáng qí).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on TB, SP, back transport points, and KI. Main points: Gold Liquid and Jade Humor (金津玉液jīn jīn yù yè), TB-2 (Humor Gate, 液门 yè mén), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo). For blood loss or profuse sweating that damages the fluids, add BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi), and KI-2 (Blazing Valley, 然谷 rán gǔ), needling with supplementation. For yīn vacuity with effulgent fire damaging fluids, needle with supplementation at KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), and with drainage at HT-8 (Lesser Mansion, 少府 shào fǔ), KI-6 (Shining Sea, 照海 zhào hǎi), KI-2 (Blazing Valley, 然谷 rán gǔ), and KI-1 (Gushing Spring, 湧泉 yǒng quán).