formula | Fetus-Preserving Pill Shou Tai Wan |
Cuscuta chinensis 120 gm (stir-fried and stewed), Taxillus chinensis 60 gm, Dipsacus asper 60 gm, genuine donkey-hide gelatin 60 gm.
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Grind the above 3 ingredients into fine powder, mix with dissolved gelatin to form pills, each weighing 0.3 gm. Take 20 pills each time with warm water, twice a day.
Tonifying the kidneys, calming the fetus.
Kidney deficiency habitual abortion; and pregnancy with bleeding, threatened abortion, retarded growth of the fetus.
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Dodder Seed tonifies the kidney and replenishes essence; when the kidney is strong, it naturally retards the fetus. Chinese Taxillus Herb and Dipsacus nourish the liver and kidney, stabilize the Chong and Ren meridians, strengthening the fetal qi. Donkey-hide Gelatin nourishes yin and blood, ensuring the Chong and Ren meridians are rich in blood, thus naturally stabilizing the fetal qi. The combination of these four herbs works together to tonify the kidney and calm the fetus.
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