Decoction for Inducing Labor Like a Sage

Decoction for Inducing Labor Like a Sage,For a pregnant woman nearing delivery whose labor pains are still infrequent; if labor has not progressed after 2–3 days, or if the mother is exhausted and weak, and the birth canal is dry and constricted, leading to a difficult delivery; or in cases where the fetus has died but has not been expelled.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Inducing Labor Like a Sage

Chinese Name : 催生如圣汤

Drug Formulation

Atractylodes, Fructus Aurantii, Platycodon, Chenpi, Paeonia, Angelica dahurica, Chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis, Cinnamomum cassia, Pinellia, Glycyrrhiza, Dried Ginger, Magnolia officinalis, Aquilaria, Apricot Kernel, Poria.

Source

*Song Family Gynecology*.

Benefits

For a pregnant woman nearing delivery whose labor pains are still infrequent; if labor has not progressed after 2–3 days, or if the mother is exhausted and weak, and the birth canal is dry and constricted, leading to a difficult delivery; or in cases where the fetus has died but has not been expelled.

Instructions for Use

Add 3 slices of fresh ginger and 3 jujubes to the above formula, decoct with running water, and take orally. This medicine may be taken as soon as abdominal pain begins, but only after the amniotic fluid has ruptured.

Note

Do not take this formula if the amniotic sac has not yet ruptured.

Decoction for Inducing Labor Like a Sage,*Song Family Gynecology*.,For a pregnant woman nearing delivery whose labor pains are still infrequent; if labor has not progressed after 2–3 days, or if the mother is exhausted and weak, and the birth canal is dry and constricted, leading to a difficult delivery; or in cases where the fetus has died but has not been expelled.

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