Modified Fetal Stabilization Decoction，*Effective Formulas*, Volume 14.，For women who sleep through the day and cannot get up, are too weary to groom themselves, experience nausea and picky eating, are repulsed by the smell of cooked rice, and prefer only salty and sour foods; for those with delayed menstruation and deficient qi and blood; also treats restless fetal movements, abdominal pain with vaginal discharge, or a sensation of the fetus rising and piercing the heart, accompanied by shortness of breath.
Modified Fetal Stabilization Decoction
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Formulas Name : Modified Fetal Stabilization Decoction
Chinese Name : 加减安胎饮
Drug Formulation
Panax ginseng (root removed), young Astragalus (root removed), Paeonia lactiflora, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Rehmannia glutinosa (washed in wine, sliced, and stir-fried), Dipsacus asper (root removed), Platycladus orientalis leaves (stir-fried), donkey-hide gelatin (stir-fried with wheat bran), Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and Angelica sinensis (tail removed)—each in equal parts.
Source
*Effective Formulas*, Volume 14.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For women who sleep through the day and cannot get up, are too weary to groom themselves, experience nausea and picky eating, are repulsed by the smell of cooked rice, and prefer only salty and sour foods; for those with delayed menstruation and deficient qi and blood; also treats restless fetal movements, abdominal pain with vaginal discharge, or a sensation of the fetus rising and piercing the heart, accompanied by shortness of breath.
Instructions for Use
Take 4 qian per dose; decoct with 1.5 zhan of water, adding 3 slices of fresh ginger, in one gold and one silver vessel; strain and drink.
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Modified Fetal Stabilization Decoction,For women who sleep through the day and cannot get up, are too weary to groom themselves, experience nausea and picky eating, are repulsed by the smell of cooked rice, and prefer only salty and sour foods; for those with delayed menstruation and deficient qi and blood; also treats restless fetal movements, abdominal pain with vaginal discharge, or a sensation of the fetus rising and piercing the heart, accompanied by shortness of breath.