《产经》云∶治妊身猝心腹拘急痛胀满,气从少腹起上冲。心烦起欲死,是水饮,食冷
气所为。茯苓汤方∶
茯苓(一两) 当归(三两) 甘草(二两,炙) 黄芩(一两) 术(三两) 石膏
(如鸡子一枚) 杏仁(三十枚) 夕药(二两) 芒硝(一两)
上九物,切,以水八升,煮取三升,纳芒硝,上火令烊之,服一升,当下水或吐便解。
又云∶治妊身腹痛,心胸胀满不调,安胎当归丸方∶
干姜(一分) 当归(二分) 芎 (二分) 胶(四分)
上四物,下筛,蜜丸如小豆,服五丸,日三。
《病源论》云∶此由脏腑之间有停水,而妊娠故也。
《录验方》云∶治妊身体肿方∶
生鲤鱼一头,长二尺,完,用水二斗煮取五升,食鱼饮汁。
又方∶葵子一升,茯苓三两,下筛,服方寸匕,先食,日三,小便利即止。
《医门方》云∶治妊身四肢煎肿。皮肉拘急方∶
常陆根切,一升,赤小豆三升,桑根白皮切,一升,水一斗二升,煮二味取七升,去滓,
纳小豆煮令熟,然食豆渴饮汁,小便利即瘥。
《千金方》云∶治妊身手足皆肿挛急方∶
赤小豆(五升) 常陆根(一斤) 滓柒(一斤)
三味,水三升煮取一升,恒服。
《集验方》云∶小豆五升,好豉三升,以水一斗煮取三升,分上服。
《葛氏方》治妇人妊身之肿方∶
大豆二升,酒三升,煮取二升,顿服之。
The *Chan Jing* (Classic of Childbirth) states: To treat sudden abdominal and epigastric tension, pain, and distension in pregnant women, with Qi rushing upward from the lower abdomen. The patient experiences mental restlessness and extreme suffering; this is caused by the retention of fluid accumulation (Shui Yin) and the consumption of cold air or food. Formula for Fuling Tang (Poria Decoction):
Fuling (Poria, 1 liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 3 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2 liang, honey-fried), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 liang), Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 3 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, size of one chicken egg), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 30 pieces), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, 2 liang), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 1 liang).
These nine ingredients are sliced. Boil in 8 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng. Add Mangxiao and heat until dissolved. Take 1 sheng. The condition should resolve through the discharge of water or vomiting.
It also states: To treat abdominal pain in pregnancy with chest and heart distension and discomfort, Formula for Antai Danggui Wan (Danggui Pill for Calming the Fetus):
Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 fen), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2 fen), Xiongqiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 2 fen), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, 4 fen).
Sift these four ingredients. Make pills using honey, sized like small beans. Take 5 pills per dose, three times daily.
The *Bingyuan Lun* (Treatise on the Origins and Manifestations of Diseases) states: This arises from the retention of water within the zang-fu organs, combined with pregnancy.
The *Lu Yan Fang* (Verified Formulas) states: Formula to treat body swelling in pregnancy:
One fresh carp (Cyprinus carpio), two chi long, kept whole. Boil in 2 dou of water until reduced to 5 sheng. Consume the fish and drink the broth.
Another formula: Kuizi (Abutilonis Fructus, 1 sheng), Fuling (Poria, 3 liang). Sift them. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) before meals, three times daily. Stop when urination becomes smooth.
The *Yi Men Fang* (Medical Gate Formulas) states: Formula to treat swelling of the limbs in pregnancy with tension of skin and flesh:
Changlu Gen (Radix of unknown specific botanical source, likely related to local flora, 1 sheng, sliced), Chi Xiaodou (Adzuki Bean, 3 sheng), Sanggen Baipi (Mori Cortex, 1 sheng, sliced). Boil the first two ingredients in 1 dou 2 sheng of water until reduced to 7 sheng. Remove the dregs. Add Chi Xiaodou and cook until soft. Then eat the beans and drink the juice when thirsty. The disease will heal when urination becomes smooth.
The *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states: Formula to treat swelling and spasms of hands and feet in pregnancy:
Chi Xiaodou (Adzuki Bean, 5 sheng), Changlu Gen (Radix of unknown specific botanical source, 1 jin), Ziqi (unknown substance, possibly a typo or local herb, 1 jin).
Boil these three ingredients in 3 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng. Take regularly.
The *Ji Yan Fang* (Collected Verified Formulas) states: Chi Xiaodou (Adzuki Bean, 5 sheng), Hao Chi (Good Fermented Soybean Paste/Douchi, 3 sheng). Boil in 1 dou of water until reduced to 3 sheng. Divide into doses and take.
The *Ge Shi Fang* (Formulas by Ge Hong) treats swelling of the body in pregnant women:
Da Dou (Soybean, 2 sheng), Jiu (Wine/Liquor, 3 sheng). Boil until reduced to 2 sheng. Take all at once.