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Pregnant women at five to six months of gestation, with an abnormally enlarged abdomen that rises above the heart and chest, suffer from fluid accumulation in the fetus. If untreated, both mother and child are at risk. This formula is indicated for this condition.

Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (wine-washed, 1.5 qian), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (1.5 qian), Bai Fuling (Poria) (2 qian), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (stir-fried, 2.5 qian), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) (0.3 qian). Take one carp weighing over half a jin, remove scales and entrails, boil in plain water until cooked, discard the fish meat and retain two cups of fish broth. Add three slices of fresh ginger, and decoct slowly with the aforementioned herbs until one cup remains.

Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (5 qian), Tiaoqin (Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis / Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis - context suggests Huangqin/Scutellaria due to pregnancy heat clearing, but "Tiao" often refers to specific grade or part, here likely Huangqin/Baikal Skullcap Root given the next line's explicit mention, however text says Tiaoqin then later Huangqin separately. In Qing texts, Tiaoqin usually refers to Scutellaria baicalensis. Let's use Scutellariae Radix), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (4 qian), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii) (1 qian). Decoct in water and take orally. If the patient has a robust constitution, using only Zhike (Fructus Aurantii) 5 qian, decocted and taken orally, is also acceptable.

To treat constipation in pregnant women:
Zhike (Fructus Aurantii) (bran-stir-fried) and Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) (stir-fried, equal parts). Grind into fine powder, make pills the size of wutong seeds, coat with Liuyisan (Six-Ingredient Powder with Glycyrrhiza), and swallow twenty pills with clear soup. If bowel movement is not achieved, increase to fifty pills.

Jiu Kuishan (Ash of old hibiscus fan) (burned to ash, 3 qian) and Er Can Sha (Bombyx Batryticatus / Silkworm Frass) (2 qian). Grind together into fine powder. Use fourteen pieces of Fenghuangyi (Membrana Saccae Ovi Galli / Chicken Egg Membrane), decoct in water, and take the powder with the decoction.

For bloody dysentery in pregnant women, as well as bleeding, this is effective:
Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) (stir-fried, 2 liang) and Wine (1.5 jin). Melt by boiling and take orally. Huangming Jiao (Colla Corii Asini, yellow variety) may also be used.

To treat dysentery in pregnant women:
Jizi (Galli Ovum / Chicken Egg) (one egg). Break the top, remove the white, keep the yolk. Add 1 qian of Huangdan (Lithargyrum / Lead Monoxide), mix evenly, seal the opening, fix with salt mud, and roast on fire until the mud is dry. Remove and grind into powder.

Baiguijia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis / Turtle Shell) roasted with rice vinegar and ground into powder; mix with liquid and take orally for self-healing.

Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis) (mixed with honey, stir-fried until scorched, ground into powder) and Suan (Allium Sativum / Garlic) (roasted until soft, peeled). Pound these two ingredients into pills the size of tung seeds. Take thirty to fifty pills on an empty stomach with millet gruel broth, three times a day.

To treat fetal crying in the womb during pregnancy:
Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (2 qian) and Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) (1 qian). Decoct in water and take orally for immediate relief.

Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (wine-washed), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (wine-stir-fried), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (earth-stir-fried), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Zisu (Folium Perillae) (each 1 qian), Zhi Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (2 qian), Dafupi (Fructus Arecae Cum Caulice) (1 qian), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (1 qian). In summer, add Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis). Pregnant women at eight to nine months should take dozens of doses. It provides strength for easier delivery and is superior to Shoutai San (Slimming Fetus Powder).