Harmonizing Qi and Unblocking the Meridians Decoction，*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，A condition in women where symptoms resemble pregnancy but there is no actual fetus.It may be caused by blood pooling in the lower jiao, coagulating and failing to disperse; or by cold qi invading the uterine orifice, causing blood stagnation and obstruction, which hardens like stone to form a stone mass (shijia); or by cold qi invading the large intestine, forming an internal mass that resembles a pregnancy, with the abdomen gradually enlarging and a visible shape, known as intestinal distension (changtan); or by amenorrhea, where the menstrual period does not come, leading to suspicion of pregnancy but actually resulting from retained blood;or when menstruation occurs intermittently, leading to suspicion of a miscarriage, and the administration of blood-nourishing and pregnancy-stabilizing formulas—which not only fail to help but actually cause harm.
Harmonizing Qi and Unblocking the Meridians Decoction
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Formulas Name : Harmonizing Qi and Unblocking the Meridians Decoction
Chinese Name : 和气通经汤
Drug Formulation
Angelica sinensis root (stir-fried with ginger juice), Chuanxiong, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Leonurus japonicus (using the entire plant—flowers, stems, leaves, and roots), Corydalis, Cinnamomum cassia, Safflower, Qingpi, Curcuma zedoaria (stir-fried with vinegar), Cyperus rotundus (stir-fried with both wine and vinegar), and Lindera.
Source
*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.
Benefits
A condition in women where symptoms resemble pregnancy but there is no actual fetus.It may be caused by blood pooling in the lower jiao, coagulating and failing to disperse; or by cold qi invading the uterine orifice, causing blood stagnation and obstruction, which hardens like stone to form a stone mass (shijia); or by cold qi invading the large intestine, forming an internal mass that resembles a pregnancy, with the abdomen gradually enlarging and a visible shape, known as intestinal distension (changtan); or by amenorrhea, where the menstrual period does not come, leading to suspicion of pregnancy but actually resulting from retained blood;or when menstruation occurs intermittently, leading to suspicion of a miscarriage, and the administration of blood-nourishing and pregnancy-stabilizing formulas—which not only fail to help but actually cause harm.
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Harmonizing Qi and Unblocking the Meridians Decoction,A condition in women where symptoms resemble pregnancy but there is no actual fetus.It may be caused by blood pooling in the lower jiao, coagulating and failing to disperse; or by cold qi invading the uterine orifice, causing blood stagnation and obstruction, which hardens like stone to form a stone mass (shijia); or by cold qi invading the large intestine, forming an internal mass that resembles a pregnancy, with the abdomen gradually enlarging and a visible shape, known as intestinal distension (changtan); or by amenorrhea, where the menstrual period does not come, leading to suspicion of pregnancy but actually resulting from retained blood;or when menstruation occurs intermittently, leading to suspicion of a miscarriage, and the administration of blood-nourishing and pregnancy-stabilizing formulas—which not only fail to help but actually cause harm.