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Stagnation-Relieving Decoction

傅青主女科湯劑
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Source
傅青主女科
Composition
Ginseng 3 g, White Atractylodes 15 g (fried with soil), White Poria 9 g, Angelica sinensis 30 g (washed with wine), White peony 30 g (fried with wine), Bitter orange 1.5 g (fried), Amomum 3 kernels (fried, ground), Gardenia 9 g (fried), Mint 6 g.
Preparation
One dose daily, decoct in water; take warm in two divided doses, morning and evening. After one dose, the stuffiness and pain are eliminated; after two doses, the fetal suspension is settled; by the third dose, there is complete calm. Remove Gardenia and take several more doses to prevent recurrence.
Form
湯劑
Function
Resolve depression and strengthen the spleen, nourish blood and soften the liver.
Traditional indications
During pregnancy, fetal suspension with hypochondriac pain. Because of pent-up depression, fetal restlessness occurs, with stuffiness and pain in both hypochondria, like a bowstring drawn taut.