Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction

Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction,During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pale tongue with a thin white coating; deep and slippery pulse.

Formulas Name : Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction

Chinese Name : 减味肾气汤

Drug Formulation

2 qian of Rehe Shu Di mixed with sand (to make 8 liang of pills), 2 qian of Cornus fruit (4 liang), 3 qian of Alisma (3 liang), 3 qian of Poria (3 liang), 3 qian of Huai Peony (4 liang), 5 fen of Cinnamon Bark (1 liang), and 3 qian of Prepared Aconite (pre-decocted for half an hour) (1 liang).

Source

*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.

Benefits

During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pale tongue with a thin white coating; deep and slippery pulse.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take while warm. (To make pills: grind the 7 ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 5 pills with wine; the dose may be increased to 25 pills, twice daily.)

Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pale tongue with a thin white coating; deep and slippery pulse.

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