Harmonizing Qi and Stabilizing the Fetus Decoction

Harmonizing Qi and Stabilizing the Fetus Decoction,For pregnant women who are prone to anger and experience chest distension and fullness, and for whom herbs such as Wuyao, Xiangfu, and Shaoren—which are used to regulate qi—actually exacerbate the sensation of fullness and oppression.

Formulas Name : Harmonizing Qi and Stabilizing the Fetus Decoction

Chinese Name : 和气安胎饮

Drug Formulation

2 qian of ginseng, 2 qian of white atractylodes (fried with earth), 2 qian of angelica root (washed with wine), 8 fen of Sichuan lovage, 8 fen of scutellaria root, 4 fen of tangerine peel, 4 fen of perilla, 4 fen of fried licorice, 2 fen of wood fragrant (grind into juice and mix with water to drink).

Source

*Essentials of Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For pregnant women who are prone to anger and experience chest distension and fullness, and for whom herbs such as Wuyao, Xiangfu, and Shaoren—which are used to regulate qi—actually exacerbate the sensation of fullness and oppression.

Instructions for Use

Use fresh ginger as a guide herb; decoct in water and take orally.

Harmonizing Qi and Stabilizing the Fetus Decoction,*Essentials of Prenatal and Childbirth Care*, Volume 1.,For pregnant women who are prone to anger and experience chest distension and fullness, and for whom herbs such as Wuyao, Xiangfu, and Shaoren—which are used to regulate qi—actually exacerbate the sensation of fullness and oppression.

More Herbs Formulas

Detoxifying and Liver-Draining Decoction

Detoxifying and Liver-Draining Decoction,*Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.,For corneal opacities with white, sunken lesions. Indicated for cases of intense wind-heat and fire-toxin in the liver and gallbladder, presenting with a red, circular ring around the cornea, a deep, sunken white lesion extending into the inner layer of the cornea, yellowish-green in color, … Read more

Pus-Draining and Toxin-Resolving Powder

Pus-Draining and Toxin-Resolving Powder,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For all types of abscesses, boils, scrofula, and anal abscesses, as well as the initial stage of chest tightness due to phlegm-fire.

Spleen- and Lung-Nourishing Decoction

Spleen- and Lung-Nourishing Decoction,From *Secret Manual of Prenatal and Postnatal Care*, Volume 2.,For postpartum thirst accompanied by difficulty urinating.

Second Dispersing Formula

Second Dispersing Formula,From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 21.,Difficult labor.

Thousand Gold Child-Nourishing Cake

Thousand Gold Child-Nourishing Cake,From *Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence* (Volume 8).,For children suffering from indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, phlegm, coughing, wheezing, heat accumulation, sallow complexion, emaciation, abdominal distension, and visible abdominal veins—conditions that lead to chronic malnutrition and convulsions.

Trichosanthes Formula

Trichosanthes Formula,Formula from *New Book on Infant Care* (Vol. 16), citing *Ji Family’s Inherited Recipes*; name listed in *Complete Record of the Medical Section* (Vol. 423).,For children suffering from cold exposure, with shortness of breath and excessive drooling.

Jianmin Peppermint Oil

Jianmin Peppermint Oil,From *National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Yuxian Formula).,For scorpion stings and bee stings, scalding with hot water or burns, wind-heat toothache, suppurating otitis externa, itchy or painful eyes, dry and blurry vision, and sudden redness and swelling of the eyes.

Su Pi San

Su Pi San,From *The Treasure of Family Health*, cited in Volume 23 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.,For weakness of the spleen and stomach, injury from cold foods, and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Amber and Calamus Pills

Amber and Calamus Pills,From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.,For gangrenous sores and all types of chronic abscesses that have long been ulcerated, with pus and exudate that do not subside.

Silver-White Pill

Silver-White Pill,From *Yilin Fang*, citing *Miaoxuan Fang* (see *Yifang Leiju*, Vol. 260).,For all types of convulsions in children.

Liver-Cleansing Bupleurum Powder

Liver-Cleansing Bupleurum Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 32.,Sudden redness of the eyes.

Gardenia and Coptis Four Substances Decoction

Gardenia and Coptis Four Substances Decoction,*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 8.,For cases where the menstrual cycle is obstructed due to concomitant summer-heat or heat, or where the menstrual cycle is disrupted by anger, resulting in blood deficiency and blurred vision; or where heat is contracted during menstruation; or where repressed anger causes qi to rise … Read more

Ri Ying Dan

Ri Ying Dan,*General Essentials of Health* (Volume 6).,For epilepsy that has persisted for years without cure.

Tianma Dampness-Removing Decoction

Tianma Dampness-Removing Decoction,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.,Dampness retained in the limbs and joints, causing restlessness and pain in the body, swelling and pain in the hands and feet, or occasional numbness.

Kudzu Root, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginseng Decoction

Kudzu Root, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginseng Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.,Winter cold, combined Taiyang and Yangming syndromes, with a throbbing headache and diarrhea.

Miraculous Pill for Revitalization

Miraculous Pill for Revitalization,*The Profound Principles of the Divine Abode*, Volume 5.,For a summer-onset back abscess where the ulcerated area fails to heal, accompanied by a large but weak pulse, fever with thirst, spontaneous sweating, and night sweats; when treatment with ginseng and astragalus tonics has instead exacerbated cold extremities, loose stools, shortness of breath, … Read more

Nasal Inhalation Powder

Nasal Inhalation Powder,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.,For vomiting where medication has been ineffective.

Tian Zhen Dan

Tian Zhen Dan,*Medical Inventions*, Volume 7.,For yang deficiency in the lower jiao, chronic cold in the umbilical region and abdomen, legs swollen as large as a dou, scrotum swollen as large as a sheng, and muscles that are hard and do not yield to pressure.

Pills for Diarrhea

Pills for Diarrhea,From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 20.,For children with malnutrition, abdominal distension, labored breathing, or intestinal rumbling and diarrhea.

Perilla Seed Wine

Perilla Seed Wine,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 3. This is another name for “Perilla Seed Wine” from *The Holy Benefits*, Volume 95.,For wind-syndrome and phlegm-syndrome conditions.

Qinjiao and Ginseng Decoction

Qinjiao and Ginseng Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 88.,For fever due to deficiency-consumptive disease, disharmony of the Three Jiao, reduced appetite, and pain in the limbs and joints.

Ascaris-Expelling Decoction No. 1

Ascaris-Expelling Decoction No. 1,Formula from Tianjin Nankai Hospital, cited in *New Acute Abdominal Disorders*.,For the “Ascaris Obstruction” type of biliary ascariasis with infrequent episodes of abdominal pain. Equivalent to simple biliary ascariasis.

Qi-Regulating Ointment

Qi-Regulating Ointment,From *Li Ye*.,Qi stagnation, qi reversal, bloating, and qi-related pain.

Huangyao Decoction

Huangyao Decoction,*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 119.,Swollen tongue and double tongue.

Six-Essence Ointment

Six-Essence Ointment,From *The New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 5, citing *The Medical Forest*.,For chronic, non-healing ulcers with profuse discharge of pus and blood.