Angelica Powder

金匱要略

For a pregnant woman, it is appropriate to take Dang Gui San regularly; it governs this. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Dang Gui, Scutellaria, Peony, Chuanxiong each one jin; White Atractylodes half a jin. The above five ingredients, pound into powder; take with wine one square-inch spoon, twice daily. If taken regularly during pregnancy, delivery will be easy, and the fetus will have no suffering. All postpartum diseases are governed by it. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))

The above five ingredients, pound into powder; take with wine one square-inch spoon, twice daily. (Modern usage: pound the above five medicines into raw herb powder in proportion; take 4 g each time, swallowed with warm water or with wine. Or change to a Decoction; decoct with equal parts water and wine and take.)

湯劑

Nourish blood and fortify the spleen, Clear heat and calm the fetus. If taken regularly during pregnancy, delivery is easy, and the fetus has no illness. All postpartum diseases are governed by it.

For women during pregnancy with scanty blood and heat, and restless fetal movement. Also for miscarriage and difficult labor, it is suitable to take regularly, making delivery easy or treating all postpartum diseases. It is used when there are signs of miscarriage due to insufficient progesterone in the first few weeks of pregnancy.