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    Postpartum Lochial-Dredging, Pelvic-Warming & Deformed Arthralgia Sovereign (活血化瘀 / 祛风除湿温经通络散瘀消肿止痛治产后恶露不尽腹痛跌打损伤风湿骨痛月经不调 — 传统岭南与雨林第一产后下胎神藤走马胎 / 产后瘀阻与风湿骨痛圣药 / 菊科攀援木质神藤)

    走马胎 / 攀援艾纳香 / 见霜消 / 铁拐李 / 假大风艾 — Blumea chinensis (L.) DC. (syn. Blumea riparia, Conyza chinensis)

    Pinyin: Zǒumǎtāi / Pānyuán Àinàxiāng / Jiànshuāngxiāo · Malay: Sembung Rambat / Akar Sembung / Sembung Gajah / Climbing Blumea · Family: Asteraceae (菊科 / 艾纳香属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm (微温 / 辛苦微温)

    Flavor

    Bitter, pungent, sweetish, aromatic (苦、辛、微甘、微温、气清香)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Kidney (肾), Uterus/Baogong (胞宫), Spleen (脾)

    Traditional Edict

    Climbing Blumea / Galloping Horse Placenta (Zou Ma Tai / Sembung Rambat / Pan Yuan Ai Na Xiang). Woody climbing liana. Sovereign for Postpartum Lochial Clearance & Pelvic Stasis: boiled vine tea unblocks Chong-Ren channels, flushes stagnant dark lochia like a galloping horse, warms joints.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Potent blood-activating and lochia-flushing properties; STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED DURING ACTIVE PREGNANCY. Safe and highly recommended during postpartum confinement and lactation.

    Clinical Applications

    • Postpartum lochial retention and severe afterpains (stimulating myometrial involution via Xanthoxylin and Flavonoids), chronic rheumatoid arthritis joint stiffness, and traumatic contusions.

    Quality Markers

    Xanthoxylin >= 0.60%, Stigmasterol, beta-Caryophyllene & Total Flavonoids >= 2.00% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Xanthoxylin modulates myometrial rhythmic contractions to clear stagnant lochial fluids without tetanic spasms. 2. Sesquiterpenes downregulate synovial NF-kB and COX-2 for joint pain.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN ZOU MA TAI POSTPARTUM CLEARANCE DECOCTION: 15 to 25 g dried sliced vine discs boiled with Halia Bara (10 g) in 600 mL water for 25 min; taken warm daily during confinement. Rheumatic joint wine: 50 g vine in 500 mL rice wine (take 15 mL).

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Postpartum Lochial Clearance Draught with Leonurus japonicus (Yi Mu Cao). 2. Rheumatic Joint Arthralgia Draught with Achyranthes bidentata (Niu Xi).

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