Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction，*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.，During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pale tongue with a thin white coating; deep and slippery pulse.
Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction
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Formulas Name : Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction
Chinese Name : 减味肾气汤
Drug Formulation
2 qian of Rehe Shu Di mixed with sand (to make 8 liang of pills), 2 qian of Cornus fruit (4 liang), 3 qian of Alisma (3 liang), 3 qian of Poria (3 liang), 3 qian of Huai Peony (4 liang), 5 fen of Cinnamon Bark (1 liang), and 3 qian of Prepared Aconite (pre-decocted for half an hour) (1 liang).
Source
*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.
Benefits
During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pale tongue with a thin white coating; deep and slippery pulse.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take while warm. (To make pills: grind the 7 ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 5 pills with wine; the dose may be increased to 25 pills, twice daily.)
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Reduced-Ingredient Kidney Qi Decoction,During pregnancy, frequent and scanty urination, followed by an inability to urinate; distension and pain in the lower abdomen, making it impossible to lie down; pale complexion; edema of the face and limbs; general fatigue; dizziness and aversion to cold; soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs; pale tongue with a thin white coating; deep and slippery pulse.