Various conditions after childbirth

The postpartum period does not last for more than thirty days when a boy is born, and if a girl is born, it lasts up to forty days or a little longer. A woman who has just given birth experiences many illnesses, such as bleeding or blood retention. Bleeding leads to loss of strength, and retention of menstrual blood leads to severe fevers or severe tumors. Often, after a difficult birth, a woman develops abscesses, and sometimes her abdomen bloats, and she often dies. The blood of postpartum cleansing is darker than menstrual blood, since it was locked up for a longer time.

A method for treating heavy bleeding. When bleeding after childbirth is profuse, the woman’s hands should be bandaged and rags soaked in vinegar should be placed on her stomach, as well as candles, for example, made from pomegranate flowers, amber, roses, incense with tart wine. Cauterizing drugs should be avoided - they are harmful to the uterus, since the uterus is rich in nerves. A special property in this case is said to be the hanging of pig feces, which is wrapped in a woolen rag and suspended from the thigh of the woman in labor.

Method of treatment for scanty bleeding. When a woman has given birth or miscarried and you are afraid that little blood will come out of her, or it is obvious that this is the case, then it would be right to try to expel the blood and make it liquid; for if the blood is retained, it will cause tumors. Making someone sneeze is also useful in this case, and among the medicines for fumigation with smoke they fumigate with mustard, harmala, bdelium and myrrh; Smoking salted fish with the eyes or with a horse or donkey's hoof also helps. If this does not help, then bloodletting from the jugular vein cannot be avoided in order to extract the blood and prevent the harmful overflow that causes swelling. Often, bleeding from a vessel on the bend of the knee drives postpartum blood more strongly than from another vessel.

A method for treating fevers in a woman in labor. Barley water helps against them, and it does not block the blood, just like sweet pomegranate juice. Most of the fevers in a woman in labor are due to retention of purgations, and if she is treated by phlebotomy from the jugular vein, she benefits from it.

Method of treatment for bloating in a woman in labor. They give her dahamarsa to drink, and also give her kalkalanaj to drink, or give her sagapen, satar and mastic, taken equally.

A way to treat pain in her uterus. She is planted in warm water and warm sweet violet oil is rubbed into her sore spots.

Method for treating wounds in the uterus. They are treated with white ointment and similar ointments, suitable for wounds on nerve-rich organs.