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After conception, foods that should not be eaten must strictly be avoided. This is not only due to the warning against disturbing the fetal qi (vital energy), but also because, according to the nature of things, there are items that are naturally repulsive or taboo.

If one fails to observe these prohibitions, it will not only lead to prolonged pregnancy and difficult labor, but can also cause fetal deformity and maternal death. How can one fail to be vigilant!

Consuming chicken meat and glutinous rice together causes the child to be born with *cunbai* worms (tapeworm infection). Consuming sheep liver causes the child to face many hardships in life. Consuming carp and eggs causes the child to develop *gan* syndrome (malnutrition/parasitic disease) and multiple sores. Consuming dog meat causes the child to lose their voice. Consuming rabbit meat causes cleft lip in the child. (This is because rabbits are believed to conceive without male involvement, giving birth by expelling the young from the mouth, hence the taboo.) Eating duck meat together with mulberry fruits leads to breech presentation and coldness in the heart. Consuming soft-shelled turtle causes a short neck in the child and damages the fetus. Eating sparrow meat with bean paste causes black spots on the child's face. Consuming bean paste combined with Huoxiang (Agastache rugosa) induces abortion. Drinking ice slush leads to sterility. Eating sparrow meat causes the child to lack shame and become promiscuous. Consuming goat meat causes the child to be prone to illness. Consuming young ginger causes polydactyly and sores on the fingers. Consuming crab meat causes transverse lie at birth. Consuming toads and eels causes aphonia in the child. Consuming donkey, mule, or horse meat prolongs pregnancy and causes difficult labor. Such examples are all verified as effective. Thus, we know that the sage's methods of prenatal education were indeed considering such inevitable outcomes!

KT Shuizhi (Leech), Didanchong (Ground beetle), Aotou (Aconitum carmichaelii lateral root), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite lateral root) paired with Tianxiong (Aconitum kusnezoffii root).
Zhezhu (Rhododendron molle), Yege (Gelsemium elegans), Lougu (Mole cricket) and similar creatures, Wu Kui (Aconitum carmichaelii side root), Cizi (Aconitum carmichaelii side root) and Mengchong (Horsefly).
Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), Shuiyin (Mercurius), and Badou (Croton tiglium seed), Daji (Euphorbia pekinensis root), Shetui (Snake skin) and Wugong (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans).
Niuxi (Achyranthes bidentata root), Lilü (Veratrum nigrum rhizome) and Yiyi (Coix lacryma-jobi seed), Jinshi (Mineral drugs), Xifen (Tin powder) and Cixiong (Orpiment).
Yaxiao (Mirabilite), Mangxiao (Glauber's salt), Mudanpi (Moutan cortex), Guizhi (Cinnamon twig), Xi yi (Gecko), Feisheng (Flying gecko) and Fu chong (Viper).
Daizhe (Haematitum), Zha chan (Locusta), Hufen (Lead carbonate), She (Moschus), Yuanhua (Genkwa flos), Wei xiancao (Lycium chinense leaf), Sanleng (Sparganium tuber).
Huai zi (Sophora japonica fruit), Qianniu (Pharbitis nil seed) and Zaojiao (Gleditsia sinensis fruit), Taoren (Prunus persica seed), Qicao (Silphiodaphnia larva) and Maogen (Imperata cylindrica rhizome).
Naosha (Sal ammoniac) and Ganqi (Dried lacquer), Tingzhang (Earwig), Bol iu, and Zhongcao.
Qmai (Polygonum aviculare herb), Rucao, Xiezhuajia (Scorpio pedes), [Missing character] pi, Chijian (Astilbe radicle), Chitouhong.
Madao (Oyster shell), Shican (Tardigrade), Yiyu (Silverfish), Banxia (Pinellia ternata rhizome), Nanxing (Arisaema erubescens rhizome), Tongcao (Tetrapanax papyrifer pith) used together.
Ganjiang (Dried ginger), Suan (Garlic), Ji (Chicken) and Jizi (Egg), Lvrou (Donkey meat) and Toutou (Rabbit meat) should not be provided.
Strictly avoid the contraindications for women before childbirth; this song should be kept in mind.