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formulaRock of Mount Tai Fetus-Quieting Powder
sourceJingyue Quanshu
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Ginseng (Radix Ginseng) 3-5gm
Astragalus Root (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari) 3-5gm
White Atractylodes Rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 6-9gm
Liquorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae) roasted 1-2gm
Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 3-5gm
Sichuan Lovage Rhizome (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 2-3gm
Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 2-3gm
Prepared Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) 2-3gm
Dipsacus (Radix Dipsaci) 3-5gm
Villous Amomum Fruit (Fructus Amomi) 1-2gm
Skullcap Root (Radix Scutellariae) 3-5gm
Sticky rice 15-20gm

Decocted with water, take one dose daily, divided into two doses. Alternatively, grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills, each pill weighing 9 grams. Take one pill twice daily.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying and replenishing qi and blood, benefiting the kidneys and strengthening the spleen, calming the fetus.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Ginseng, Astragalus Root, White Atractylodes Rhizome, and roasted Liquorice Root are used to tonify the spleen and replenish qi; Chinese Angelica, Prepared Rehmannia Root, and Peony Root are used to nourish blood. When qi and blood are sufficient, the fetal origin can be stabilized; Skullcap Root clears heat, and when paired with White Atractylodes Rhizome, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and clearing heat to nourish the fetus. A small amount of Villous Amomum Fruit is used for its acrid, warm, and astringent properties, which can regulate qi and harmonize the middle, as well as calm the fetus; additionally, Dipsacus tonifies the liver and kidneys and calms the fetus; Sichuan Lovage Rhizome is included among the blood-tonifying medicinals to regulate qi within the blood; sticky rice is sweet and neutral, nourishing the spleen and stomach to stabilize the fetal origin.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Modern medicine believes that this prescription enhances immunity, promotes blood circulation, tonifies blood, and calms the fetus. It is used for women during pregnancy with a pattern of both qi and blood deficiency. Symptoms include threatened abortion or a history of early abortion, pale complexion, fatigue and lack of strength, poor appetite, inflamed tongue texture, thin white coating, and a slippery and weak or deep and weak pulse. Clinically, it can be used for habitual late abortion with the above symptoms and signs.

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