Decoction for Difficult Childbirth

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Paul Barbette, 1675

Preparation:

Boil in wine or water; in 20 ounces of the strained decoction dissolve Venice Borax 1 dram, and a little sugar to taste.

Function:

Moves the Blood and Qi, promotes Labor, eases Pain

Use:

1. Prolonged or Difficult Labor;
2. Loss of strength during Labor

Dose:

5 oz. (the above makes 4 doses)

Comment:

Barbette relayed the story: ‘My neighbors wife … was in her Labor two days, by which she was so weakened, that the standers by judged her near death; she used the above-mentioned mixture, and presently … she brought forth two children, and did very well afterwards’.

Cautions:

This is a strong medicine and should be used cautiously.

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