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To Promote Birth

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Western Tradition

Simples

Cassia bark
Pennyroyal
Betony
Myrrh
Date kernels
Borax


Cinnamon
Basil
Hyssop
Saffron
Vervain
Amber


To Promote Birth
1. Cinnamon and Licorice powder taken daily for 2 weeks before the due date prepares for Birth.
2. Betony decocted in water with Honey, or else the powder taken in water quickens delivery and eases pain.

3. Date kernel powder with Wine relieves pain of labor
4. Powder of Date stones with Betony. (Natura exenterata, Philiatros, 1655)
5. Date stone with half a Nutmeg in powder, taken with wine. (Natura exenterata, Philiatros, 1655)

6. Vervain juice taken in red wine for easy delivery.
7. Maidenhair taken in wine causes speedy delivery.
8. Myrrh drunk with Warm wine causes quick delivery.
9. Leek juice taken with warm wine is powerful, or a decoction of Leek.
10. Juniper leaves taken with water and Honey.

11. Mugwort decocted in water and applied as a plaster to the Navel and thighs
12. The Milk of another woman causes speedy delivery.
13. Dried Bull Bile: 'It is a Secret, worth ten times its weight in Gold. If ½–1 dram be given in a glass of Wine, it hastens not only the Birth, but facilitates the Labor to admiration'. (Salmon, Seplasium, 1693)
14. Cut a Rabbit liver into pieces, dry in an oven, then add 1 0z. each of powdered Ginger, Clove and Sugar. Mix well and give half ounce as a dose. (Albertus)

15. Parsley juice
    Leek juice
Mix with a little Oil and take. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)
16. Hyssop
    Vervain
    Betony                  equal parts
Decoct and take to promote quick and easy delivery.
17. Calamint
    Sage
    Rosemary             of each a handful
    white wine            6 pounds
Boil gently until one-quarter has wasted. Use to wash the legs once daily when the time is near. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)

A Remedy only used in Urgent Cases, or when the Fetus is Dead:
Savin juice (2 oz.), Borax (1 dram), White Wine (1 oz.). A small amount can be taken regularly until the desired result is achieved. Note if modern (purified) Borax was used, a maximum of 2 grams should be used. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)


Partum facilitant–Facilitate Birth

Decoction of Marshmallow

Decoction for Difficult Childbirth (Barbette)
Birth Powder
Diacalaminthe Compound
Powder to Facilitate Birth (Renodeus)
Powder to Promote Birth (Alexander)

Powder of Crabs Claw (Countess of Kents Powder)
Tincture of Saffron
Tincture of Musk

Triphera Minor (Triphera Phoenonis) (Mesue)

Pacific 6 (Zhi byed drug pa) (Tibetan Medicine)
Pacific 11 (Zhi byed bcu gcig) (Tibetan Medicine)

TCM Classification

Qi and Blood Deficiency
Weakness, lack of energy before or during labor

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Bao Chua Wu You Fang


Blood Stasis
Restless Fetus, painful to touch abdomen, purplish tongue, lips and nail bed, choppy pulse


Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan



Special Formulas

BIRTH POWDER
    Saffron
    Cassia Wood
    Myrrh
    Amber                                 2 drams ea.
    Borax                                   1 dram

Form a powder.
Dose: 2–4 scruples in wine, mugwort water or egg yolk.
1. Dang Gui                                  4.5 grams
    Ligusticum Chuan Xiong      3 grams
    Safflower (Hong Hua)            3 grams
    Dodder seed (Tu Si Zi)          3 grams
    Magnolia Hou Po                   1.8 grams
    Notopterygium Qiang Hao  4.5 grams
    Dried Ginger                           3 grams
    Scutellaria Huang Qin           3 grams
    Paeonia Bai Shao                   4.5 grams
    Atractylodes Bai Zhu            4.5 grams
    Motherwort (Yi Mu Cao)        4.5 grams
    Rehmannia Sheng Di             4.5 grams
    Mugwort (Ai Ye)                      3 grams
Form a Decoction. (The Formulas of Dr. John H.F. Shen)

Research:
1. Effect of Saffron (Fan Hong Hua) On the Readiness of The Uterine Cervix In Term Pregnancy: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial.

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