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Chuanxiong Blood-Nourishing Decoction,For cases where the pregnancy has not yet reached full term, due to deficiency of qi and blood, weakness of the zang-fu organs, compounded by exposure to illness or disturbance from emotional desires, resulting in the uncontrolled surging of essence and blood that damages the nourishing and defensive qi, leaving the fetus without nourishment; thus, a partial miscarriage occurs where the fetus has not yet been expelled, accompanied by blood flow and lower back pain.

Formulas Name : Chuanxiong Blood-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 芎补血汤

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong 1 qian, Bai Zhu 1 qian, Ejiao 1 qian, Bai Shao 1 qian, Du Zhong 1 qian, Ren Shen 1 qian, Huang Qi 1 qian, Mu Xiang 1 qian, Wu Wei 1 qian, Gan Cao 8 fen, fresh ginger 1 slice, jujubes 2.

Source

From *Secret Manual of Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For cases where the pregnancy has not yet reached full term, due to deficiency of qi and blood, weakness of the zang-fu organs, compounded by exposure to illness or disturbance from emotional desires, resulting in the uncontrolled surging of essence and blood that damages the nourishing and defensive qi, leaving the fetus without nourishment; thus, a partial miscarriage occurs where the fetus has not yet been expelled, accompanied by blood flow and lower back pain.

Chuanxiong Blood-Nourishing Decoction,From *Secret Manual of Pregnancy and Childbirth*, Volume 1.,For cases where the pregnancy has not yet reached full term, due to deficiency of qi and blood, weakness of the zang-fu organs, compounded by exposure to illness or disturbance from emotional desires, resulting in the uncontrolled surging of essence and blood that damages the nourishing and defensive qi, leaving the fetus without nourishment; thus, a partial miscarriage occurs where the fetus has not yet been expelled, accompanied by blood flow and lower back pain.

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