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For pregnant women who do not have a history of habitual miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), taking this prescription is also effective, named An Tai Yin (Fetus-Anchoring Decoction).

Take Lotus Seed Meat (Nelumbinis Semen) (remove the plumule but retain the testa), Home-grown Boehmeria Nivea Stem (Bomian Ma, 苎麻) three qian (pre-cleaned to remove gelatinous impurities), and White Glutinous Rice (Oryza Sativa Var. Glutinosa) three qian. Decoct in water, remove the Bomian Ma residue, and take once every morning with the decoction; drinking only the decoction is also acceptable.

Mix equal parts of Zao Xin Tu (Caulis Arilli Fictorae) and Qing Dai (Indicum) into a fine powder. Mix with water and apply to the area below the umbilicus. Reapply when dry.

Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus) (quantity unrestricted). Place in an ironing pan and stir-fry slowly over low heat until thoroughly hot (remove fibrous membranes). Grind into powder. Take two qian each time, washed down with warm wine.

Take a large handful of Scallion Bulbs (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) (approximately two to three cun long). Decoct in water and take orally.

Take three sheng of Large Black Soybeans (Glycine Max). Boil in vinegar to obtain a thick juice. Take warm, and delivery will occur immediately.

Take Yu Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) (calcined to preserve its nature) two liang. Pound into fragments, mix with good yellow wine, and take orally. Alternatively, use Gui Jiu (Arisaema Cum Baccis, specifically the smaller variety of Arisaema, using the yellow ones, quantity unrestricted, remove hairs). Grind into a fine powder (no need for sieving or winnowing, just pound until powdery). Add one cup of Huigui Jiu (wine without ash/impurities), decoct together, and take orally. Take one qian per dose, and delivery will occur immediately; this has proven effective repeatedly.

Take Zi Si Gui Ban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum from naturally dead turtles) (roasted until crisp) one qian, Fu Ren Fa (Capilli Humanus Carbonatus) one qian, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) two and a half qian, and Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) one qian. Decoct in water and take orally. (Also treats failure of the birth canal to open accompanied by retained dead fetus.)

Take Huang Shu Kui Hua (Abelmoschi Hibisci Blossom) (stir-fried). Take three qian each time, mixed with boiling water. If flowers are unavailable, use forty-nine seeds of Sunflower (Helianthi Annuus Semen) ground into powder, mixed with yellow wine and taken orally. If the cause is trauma from falling or beating resulting in a dead fetus in the uterus, add Hong Hua (Carthami Flos) two to three qian.

Take three qian of Zao Xin Tu powder, mix with water, and take orally. Alternatively, apply Yellow Ox Manure (Bovis Fel or similar topical application context implies feces here, specifically Niuhuang Fen or similar, but text says Niu Fen - Cow Dung) to the umbilicus, and the fetus will be delivered (cow dung stir-fried with vinegar is also effective). Also treats retention of the placenta (Bao Yi Bu Xia).

Take the wooden handle of a carpenter's chisel, burn it to ash, grind into powder, and take with wine. Alternatively, take one petal of a Lotus Flower (Nelumbinis Nuciferae Flos), write the character "Ren" (Human) on it, and swallow it.

Another prescription: Take three qian of Zao Xin Hong Tu (Red Earth from the stove heart) powder, take with yellow wine.

Another prescription: Take one liang of Chen Nian Mai Cao (Old Wheat Straw), cut into pieces, decoct in water, and take orally (wheat straw from old straw hats is particularly good). Alternatively, take three Ren Shen Lu (Ginseng Radulis) and decoct in Donkey Milk (Asini Lac); Sheep Milk (Ovis Lac) is also acceptable. Alternatively, calcify Crab Shell (Xie Jia) until preserved in carbonized state, grind into powder, and take one teaspoonful with yellow wine.