治妊娠气壅,身体腹胁浮肿,喘急,大便不通,小便赤涩。
泽泻 桑白皮 木通 枳壳 槟榔 赤茯苓(等分)
上 咀,每服四钱。水一盏,姜四片,煎至六分,去滓,食前温服。
治妊娠脾虚,通身浮肿,心腹胀满,喘促,小便不利。
防己(三分) 桑白皮 紫苏茎、叶 赤茯苓(各一两) 木香(一分)
上为粗末,每服四钱。水一盏,姜四片,煎至七分,去滓,食前温服。
治妊娠腹大,胎间有水气。
白术(五两) 茯苓(四两) 当归 芍药(各三两)
上细锉,以鲤鱼一头,修事如食法,煮取汁,去鱼不用,每服四钱。入鱼汁一盏半,姜
七片,橘皮少许,煎至七分,去滓,空心服。(《集验》同)
治妊娠手足肿满、挛急。
赤小豆 商陆(等分)
上 咀,每服一两。用水一碗,煎至七分,澄清汁服。《集验》、《千金》有泽漆,《
产宝》方无泽漆,有桑白皮。
治妊娠腰脚肿。
茯苓 白术(各四两) 干姜 甘草(各二两) 杏仁(三两)
上 咀,每服四钱。水一盏半,煎至七分,食前服。
《指迷方》治胎水,五皮散。寻常脾虚肿满亦治。
大腹皮 桑白皮 生姜皮 茯苓皮 橘皮(各等分)
上 咀,每服半两。水二盏,浓磨木香,水一呷同煎至八分,去滓,空心温服。
亦治男子脾虚肿满。
一方无桑白皮,有白术倍之,名白术散。
Treats Qi stagnation during pregnancy, characterized by edema of the body, abdomen, and hypochondrium, rapid breathing, constipation, and red, scanty, or painful urination.
Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie), Morus Cortex (Sangbaipi), Akebiae Caulis (Mutong), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhike), Arecae Semen (Binglang), Poria Cocos with Red Dye (Chifuling) (equal parts).
The above herbs are chopped. Take 4 qian per dose. Add one lantern of water and four slices of ginger, decoct until six-tenths remains, strain, and take warm before meals.
Treats Spleen deficiency during pregnancy, characterized by generalized edema, abdominal distension and fullness, panting, and difficult urination.
Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fangji, 3 fen), Morus Cortex (Sangbaipi), Perillae Caulis et Folium (Zisu Jingye), Poria Cocos with Red Dye (Chifuling) (each 1 liang), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 1 fen).
The above herbs are made into a coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add one lantern of water and four slices of ginger, decoct until seven-tenths remains, strain, and take warm before meals.
Treats excessive abdominal enlargement during pregnancy due to fluid retention between the fetus and mother.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 5 liang), Poria Cocos (Fuling), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao) (each 3 liang).
The above herbs are finely chopped. Take one carp, prepare it as for food, and boil to extract the broth. Discard the fish. Take 4 qian of the herb powder per dose. Add one and a half lanterns of fish broth, seven slices of ginger, and a small amount of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Jupi), decoct until seven-tenths remains, strain, and take on an empty stomach. (Same as recorded in *Jiyan Fang*).
Treats swelling and spasmodic cramping of the hands and feet during pregnancy.
Phaseoli Semen Rubrum (Chixiaodou), Phytolaccae Radix (Shanglu) (equal parts).
The above herbs are chopped. Take 1 liang per dose. Use one bowl of water, decoct until seven-tenths remains, clarify the liquid, and drink. *Jiyan Fang* and *Qianjin Fang* include Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix (Zeqi); *Chanbao* formula excludes Zeqi but includes Morus Cortex (Sangbaipi).
Treats edema of the waist and legs during pregnancy.
Poria Cocos (Fuling), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu) (each 4 liang), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (each 2 liang), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 3 liang).
The above herbs are chopped. Take 4 qian per dose. Add one and a half lanterns of water, decoct until seven-tenths remains, and take before meals.
*Zhi Mi Fang* records Wupi San (Five Peel Powder) for treating fetal water retention. It is also effective for ordinary Spleen deficiency causing swelling and distension.
Arecae Pericarpium (Dafupi), Morus Cortex (Sangbaipi), Zingiberis Pericarpium (Shengjiangpi), Poria Cocos Peridium (Fulingpi), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Jupi) (equal parts).
The above herbs are chopped. Take 0.5 liang per dose. Add two lanterns of water, grind Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang) thickly, add one mouthful of this water, and decoct together until eight-tenths remains, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach.
It also treats Spleen deficiency causing swelling and distension in men.
Another prescription excludes Morus Cortex (Sangbaipi) and doubles the dosage of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), named Baizhu San.