Pregnancy Preservation and Vitality-Nourishing Pills

Pregnancy Preservation and Vitality-Nourishing Pills,For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, accumulation of damp-heat, as well as pediatric conditions such as malnutrition with abdominal distension, sallow complexion and emaciation, and chronic diarrhea or dysentery—all symptoms resulting from insufficiency of the spleen and stomach.

Formulas Name : Pregnancy Preservation and Vitality-Nourishing Pills

Chinese Name : 保胎资生丸

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (soaked in human milk, steamed over rice, and dried) 3 liang; Atractylodes macrocephala 3 liang; Poria cocos (finely ground, washed with water, steamed, sun-dried, re-steamed with human milk, and sun-dried) 1.5 liang; Guang Chenpi (white pith removed, lightly steamed) 2 liang;Hawthorn pulp (steamed) 2 liang, Licorice (peeled, honey-fried) 5 qian, Huai yam (sliced, stir-fried) 1 liang 5 qian, Sichuan Coptis (stir-fried 7 times according to the method) 3 qian, Coix seed (stir-fried 3 times) 1.5 liang, White mung beans (stir-fried) 1.5 liang, White cardamom seeds (not exposed to fire) 3 qian 5 fen,Agastache leaves (not exposed to fire) 5 qian, lotus seed (de-seeded, stir-fried) 1 liang 5 qian, Alisma (sliced, stir-fried) 3 qian 5 fen, Platycodon (soaked in rice washing water, stem removed, steamed) 5 qian, Euryale seed powder (stir-fried until golden) 1 liang 5 qian, barley malt (stir-fried, ground to a fine powder) 1 liang.

Source

*Guang Biji*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble, each weighing 2 qian.

Benefits

For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, accumulation of damp-heat, as well as pediatric conditions such as malnutrition with abdominal distension, sallow complexion and emaciation, and chronic diarrhea or dysentery—all symptoms resulting from insufficiency of the spleen and stomach.

Instructions for Use

Take with plain water, clear rice water, tangerine peel decoction, or decoction of roasted amomum.

Note

Avoid peaches, plums, sparrows, clams, and raw or cold foods.

Pregnancy Preservation and Vitality-Nourishing Pills,*Guang Biji*, Volume 2.,For deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, accumulation of damp-heat, as well as pediatric conditions such as malnutrition with abdominal distension, sallow complexion and emaciation, and chronic diarrhea or dysentery—all symptoms resulting from insufficiency of the spleen and stomach.

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