Traditional Chinese medicine gives good results in treating postpartum diseases of sows
In pig farming, postpartum diseases of sows occur frequently. The author has used the following proven prescriptions to treat pig diseases with good results, so it is worth a try.
Sow not eating after farrowing
After a sow gives birth, she does not eat for several days and her milk yield is low. The following prescription is used for treatment, with ideal results. Prescription: Angelica sinensis 80 g, Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala 40 g each, Astragalus membranaceus 60 g, Codonopsis pilosula and Alpinia officinarum 50 g each, decoct together to obtain the liquid; cook 250 g of raw mutton and take 1000 mL of the broth, mix it into the decocted medicinal liquid and administer by gavage, 1 dose per day; generally 2 doses bring recovery.
Sow mastitis
Prescription 1: Dandelion 15 g, Vaccaria segetalis 10 g, grind together into a fine powder, use yellow rice wine and brown sugar as the guiding agents, and administer dissolved in boiling water. Prescription 2: willow leaves and Cynanchum glaucescens 250 g each, Clematis chinensis 100 g, decoct and administer, with yellow rice wine as the guiding agent. Prescription 3: Salix babylonica 200 g, Clematis chinensis 25 g, decoct in water and administer. Prescription 4: an appropriate amount of fresh tobacco leaves or Notopterygium incisum, pound into a paste, mix with vinegar, and apply to the udder.
Sow metritis
Prescription 1: fresh Chinese chive seeds 120 g, grind into powder, mix into the feed and feed to the pig. Prescription 2: fresh mugwort leaves 200 g, add 2500 mL of clean water, boil for 20 minutes, filter and wait until warm, then use an enema device or a 100 mL metal syringe to repeatedly flush the vagina. Prescription 3: Plantago asiatica 90 g, Abrus fruticulosus 90 g, Smilax glabra, wild chrysanthemum, dandelion, and Smilax scobinicaulis 60 g each, Viola philippica 45 g, decoct into a decoction, wait until warm, and take orally.
Sow dystocia
Prescription 1: elm white bark 90 g, wheat bran 30 g; decoct the elm white bark into a decoction, add the wheat bran, and let the pig eat it on its own. Prescription 2: Sapindus mukorossi, decoct in water and administer with lotus leaf and human hair added, taken orally.