（十二枚擘） 甘草 人参 茯苓 阿胶（各二两） 上 咀。以水一斗五升。煮鸡减半。
出鸡
内药。煮取半。内清酒三升并胶煎。取三升。分三服。一日令尽。当温卧。一方用当归、芎
茯神汤（出千金方）若曾伤三月胎者。当预服此。
茯神 丹参 龙骨（各一两） 阿胶 当归 甘草 人参（各二两） 大枣（二十一枚）
赤小豆（二十一粒） 上 咀。以酢浆一斗。煮取三升。分四服。先食服。七日后服一剂。
腰痛者。加桑寄生二两。一方有薤白二两。麻子一升。忌同前。一方用水煎服。
菊花汤（一名麻黄雌鸡汤出千金方）治妊娠四月。始受水精。以成血脉。食
宜稻粳。羹宜鱼雁是谓盛血气。以通耳目。而行经络。妊娠四月。手少阳脉养。不可针
灸其经。手少阳内输三焦。四月之时。儿六腑顺成。当静形体。和心志。节饮食。妊娠
四月。有寒心下愠愠欲呕。胸膈满不欲食。有热小便难。数数如淋状。脐下苦急。卒中
风寒。颈项强痛。寒热。或惊动身躯。腰背腹痛。往来有时。胎上迫胸。心烦不得安。
卒有所下。
菊花（鸡子大一枚） 麦门冬（一升） 大枣（十二枚） 人参（一两半） 甘草 当
归（各二两） 麻黄（去节） 阿胶（各三两） 半夏（四两） 生姜（五两） 上 咀。
以水八升。煮减半。
内清酒三升并阿胶煎。取三升。分三服。温卧。当汗。以粉扑之。护风寒四五日。一方用乌
雌鸡一只。煮水煎药。忌羊肉、海藻、菘菜、饧等。
调中汤（出千金方）若曾伤四月胎者。当预服此。
白芍药 生姜（各四两） 浓朴 生李根白皮 枳实 白术 柴胡（各三两） 续断 芎
甘草（各一两） 当归（一两半） 乌梅（一升） 上 咀。以水一斗煮取三升。分四
服。日三夜
阿胶汤（一名旋复花汤出千金方）治妊娠五月。始受火精以成其气。卧必晏
起。沐浴浣衣。深其居处。浓其衣服。朝吸天光。以避寒殃。其食稻麦。其羹牛羊。和
以茱萸。调以五味。是为养气。以定五脏。妊娠五月。足太阴脉养。不可针灸其经。足
太阴内输于脾。五月之时。儿四肢皆成。无大饥。无甚饱。无食干燥。无自灸热。无劳
倦。妊娠五月。有热苦头眩。心乱呕吐。有寒苦腹满痛。小便数。卒有恐怖。四肢疼
痛。寒热。胎动无常处。腹痛闷烦欲仆。卒有所下。
旋复花（二合） 人参（一两） 生姜（六两） 当归 芍药 甘草 黄芩（各二两） 吴
茱萸（七合） 阿胶（四两） 麦门冬（一升） 上 咀。以水九升。煮药减半。内清酒三
升并胶。微火煎。取三升半。分四服。日三夜一。先食服。便愈。不瘥再服。一方用乌雌鸡
一只。割取咽血内酒中。以水煮鸡以煎药减半。内酒并胶煎。取三升半。分四服。忌海藻、
菘菜。
安中汤（出千金方）曾伤五月胎者。当预服此。
黄芩（一两） 当归 芎 干地黄 人参（各二两） 甘草 芍药（各三两） 生姜
（六两） 麦
水七升。清酒五升。
麦门冬汤（一名人参雌鸡汤出千金方）治妊娠六月。始受金精以成其筋。身
欲微劳。无得静处。出游于野。数观走犬及视走马。宜食鸷鸟、猛兽之肉。是谓变腠理
纽筋。以养其力。以坚背膂。妊娠六月。足阳明脉养。不可针灸其经。足阳明内属于
胃。主其口目。六月之时。儿口目皆成。调五味。食甘美。无太饱。妊娠六月。卒有所
动不安。寒热往来。腹内胀满。身体肿。惊怖。忽有所下。腹痛如欲产。手足烦疼。
麦门冬（一升） 人参 甘草 黄芩（各二两） 干地黄（三两） 阿胶（四两） 生
姜（六两） 枣（十五枚） 上以水七升。煮减半。内清酒二升并胶煎。取三升。分三服。
每如人行三四里中间。进糜粥。一方用乌雌鸡一只。煮水以煎药。忌海藻、菘菜、芜荑。
柴胡汤（出千金方）若曾伤六月胎者。当预服此。
柴胡（四两） 苁蓉（一两） 白术 芍药（一作紫葳） 甘草 麦门冬 芎 （各二
两） 生姜（六两） 干地黄（五两） 大枣（三十枚） 上 咀。以水一斗。煮取三升。
分四服。日三夜
一。中间进糜粥。勿食生冷及坚硬之物。七日。更服一剂。大全方用黄芩二两。忌海藻、菘
菜、芜荑、桃、李、雀肉等。
葱白汤（出千金方）治妊娠七月。始受木精以成其骨。劳身摇肢。无使定
止。动作屈伸。以运血气。居处必燥。饮食避寒。常食稻粳。以密腠理。是为养骨而坚
齿。妊娠七月。手太阴脉养。不可针灸其经。手太阴内属肺。主皮毛。七月之时。儿皮
毛已成。无大言。无号哭。无薄衣。无洗浴。无寒饮。妊娠七月。忽惊恐摇动。腹痛。
卒有所下。手足厥冷。脉若伤寒。烦热腹满。短气。常苦颈项及腰背强宜服。
葱白（长三四寸十四茎） 半夏 麦门冬（各一升） 旋复花（一合） 黄芩（一两） 人
参
（一两半） 甘草 当归 黄 （各三两） 阿胶（四两） 生姜（八两） 上 咀。以水
八升。煮
减半。内清酒三升及胶煎。取四升。每服一升。日三夜一。温卧。当汗出。若不出者。加麻
黄二两。煮服如前法。若秋后勿强责汗。一方以黄雌鸡一只。割咽取血。内酒中煮鸡。取汁
以煎药。大全方。忌羊肉、饧、海藻及菘菜等。
杏仁汤（出千金方）若曾伤七月胎者。当预服此。
杏仁 甘草（各二两） 紫菀（一两） 钟乳 干姜（各二两） 麦门冬（去心） 吴
茱萸（各
一升） 粳米（五合） 五味子（五合） 上 咀。以水八升。煮取三升半。分四服。日三
夜一。
中间进食。七日服一剂。一方用白鸡一只。煮汁。黄雌鸡亦可。用酒二升煎药。大全方。忌
海藻、菘菜。
芍药汤（出千金方）治妊娠八月。始受土精以成肤革。和心静息。无使气
极。是谓密腠理而光泽颜色。妊娠八月。手阳明脉养。不可针灸其经。手阳明内属于大
肠。主九窍。八月之时。儿九窍皆成。无食燥物。无辄失食。无忍大起。妊娠八月。中
风寒有所犯触。身体尽痛。乍寒乍热。胎动不安。常苦头眩痛。绕脐下寒。时时小便。
白如米汁。或青或黄。或寒栗。腰背苦冷而痛。目 。
芍药 生姜（各四两） 浓朴（二两） 甘草 当归 白术 人参（各三两） 薤白（切
一升）
上咀。以水五升。清酒四升。合煮取三升。分三服。日再夜一。一方。用乌雌鸡煮汁以煎
药。大全方。忌海藻、菘菜、桃、李、雀肉等。
葵子汤（出千金方）若曾伤八月胎者。当预服此。
葵子（二升） 甘草 浓朴（各二两） 白术 柴胡（各三两） 芍药（四两） 生姜
（六两） 大枣（二十枚） 上 咀。以水九升。煮取三升。分三服。日三。凡十日一剂。
一方。用乌雌鸡一只。煮水以煎药。大全方。忌海藻、菘菜、桃、李、雀肉等物。
半夏汤（出千金方）治妊娠九月。始受石精以成皮毛、六腑、百节。莫不毕
备。饮醴食甘。缓带自持而待之。是谓养毛发。致才力。妊娠九月。足少阴脉养。不可
针灸其经。足少阴内属于肾。肾主续缕。九月之时。儿脉续缕皆成。无处湿冷。无着炙
衣。妊娠九月。若卒得下痢。腹满悬急。胎上冲心。腰背痛不可转侧。短气。
半夏 麦门冬（各五两） 吴茱萸 当归 阿胶（各三两） 干姜（一两） 大枣（十
二枚） 上 咀。以水九升。煮取三升。去滓。内白蜜八合。微火上温。分四服。痢即止。
一方。用雌鸡一只。煮汁以煎药。大全方。忌生血、饧物等。
猪肾汤（出千金方）若曾伤九月胎者。当预服此。
猪肾（一具） 茯苓 桑寄生 干姜 干地黄 芎 （各三两） 白术（四两） 附子
（中者一枚） 大豆（三合） 麦门冬（一升） 上 咀。以水一斗。煮肾令熟。去肾内诸
药煎取三升半。分四服。日三夜一。凡十日更一剂。大全。忌猪肉、芜荑、桃、李、雀肉、
酢等物。一方有人参。无附子、大豆。
丹参膏（出千金方一名滑胎丹参膏）治养胎临月。服令滑而易产妊娠十月。
五脏具备。六腑齐通。纳天地气于丹田。故使关节人神皆备。但候时而生。妊娠一月始
胚。二月始膏。三月始胞。四月形体成。五月能动。六月筋骨立。七月毛发生。八月脏
腑具。九月谷气入胃。十月诸神备。日满即产矣。宜服滑胎药。八月即服此药。
丹参（半斤） 芎 当归（各三两） 蜀椒（五合有热者以大麻仁五合代） 上 咀。
以清
酒KT 湿停一宿以成。煎猪膏四升。微火煎。膏色赤如血。膏成。新布绞去滓。每日取如
枣许。纳
甘草散（出千金方）令易生。母无疾病。未生一月。日预服。过三十日。行
步动作如故。儿
甘草（二两） 黄芩（一用茯苓） 干姜 吴茱萸 大豆黄卷 麻子仁 桂心 大麦
（各三两一方用粳米） 上治下筛。酒服方寸匕。日三。暖水服亦得。
麦门冬散（出圣惠方）治妊娠一两个月。恶食。手足烦闷。
麦门冬（去心） 大腹皮（锉各一两） 知母 人参（去芦头） 黄芩 枳壳（麸炒微
黄去瓤各三分） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一大盏。入葱一两。煎至五分去滓。食前温服。
黄芩散（出圣惠方）治若曾伤二月胎者。当预服此。
黄芩 人参（去芦头） 阿胶（捣碎炒令黄燥各一两） 当归（半两锉微炒） 吴茱萸
（一分
汤浸七遍焙干微炒） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一大盏。入生姜半分。煎至五分去滓。食前
温服。如觉大改不安。加乌梅一两。
苎根饮子（出圣惠方）治妊娠二三月胎动。
生苎根（二两） 甘草（炙微赤锉） 黄芩 白芍药 当归（锉微炒各一两） 阿胶（二
两捣
碎炒令黄燥） 右细锉。和匀。每服半两。以水一大盏。入枣三枚。煎至五分去滓。食前温
服。
竹茹散（出圣惠方）治妊娠三四月。胎动不安。手足烦热。面色萎黄。
竹茹 麦门冬（去心） 白茯苓 栀子仁 黄芩（各一两） 甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 石
膏（二两） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分去滓。食前温服。
柴胡散 治妊娠三四月。气壅恶食。呕哕。肢节烦疼。或脚膝虚肿。
柴胡（去苗） 人参（去芦头各一两） 甘草（炙微赤锉） 紫苏茎叶 大腹皮 陈橘
皮（汤浸去白瓤微炒各半两） 木通（三分锉） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一大盏。煎至五
分去滓。食前温服。
赤茯苓散（出圣惠方）治妊娠四五月。头重耳鸣。时时腹痛。
赤茯苓 桑寄生 蔓荆子（各一两） 人参（半两去芦头） 防风（去芦头） 刺蓟（各
三分） 上
人参散（出圣惠方）治妊娠四五月。胎不安。或有所下。
人参（去芦头） 当归（锉微炒） 芎 黄芩 艾叶（微炒） 桑寄生 干熟地黄（以
上各二两） 阿胶（二两捣碎炒令黄燥） 甘草（炙微赤半两） 吴茱萸（汤浸七遍焙炒半
两） 上为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。煎至五分去滓。食前温服。
干地黄散（出圣惠方）治曾伤五月胎者。预服此。
熟干地黄 甘草（炙令微赤） 麦门冬（去心） 五味子 黄芩 桑寄生（各一两） 上
为散。每服四钱。以水一大盏煎。入生姜半分。枣三枚。煎至三分去滓。每于食前温服。
桑寄生散（出圣惠方）治妊娠五个月。胎不安。腹内 刺痛。日夜不止。不
欲言语。四肢昏沉。宜服安胎。
桑寄生 木通（锉） 赤茯苓 当归（锉微炒） 知母（各一两） 甘草（炙微赤） 白
芷远志（去心） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白瓤焙各半两） 熟干地黄（二两） 上为散。每服四
钱。以水一大盏
败蒲散（出圣惠方）治妊娠五六月。忽患腹内 刺痛。兼有恶血下。日夜不
止。
败蒲 白术 诃黎勒（煨用皮） 枳壳（麸炒微黄去瓤） 当归（锉微炒） 浓朴（去
粗皮涂生姜汁炙令黄熟各一两） 阿胶（二两捣碎炒令黄燥） 白芷 赤芍药 艾叶（微炒
各半两）
上为散
桑寄生饮子（出圣惠方）治妊娠五六月。患心腹胀满。口干。腹中 刺疼痛
不止。
桑寄生 木通 生干地黄 诃黎勒皮 白术 赤茯苓 当归（锉微炒） 芎 （各三分）
上细锉和匀。每服半两。以水一大盏。入葱白七寸。豉五十粒。煎至五分去滓。不拘时候。
温服。
柴胡散 治曾伤六月胎者预服此。
柴胡（去苗） 紫葳 白术 麦门冬（去心） 熟干地黄 芎 肉苁蓉（酒浸一宿刮
去粗皮炙令干各一两） 甘草（半两炙微赤） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一大盏入枣三枚。
煎至五分去滓。每于食前温服。
茯神散 治妊娠六七月。忽觉四肢烦疼。心闷口干。头痛。
茯神 黄芩 麦门冬（去心） 石膏（各一两） 栀子仁 甘草（炙微赤锉） 秦艽（去
苗各半两） 上为散。每服四钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分去滓。入竹沥半合。更煎三两沸。
不拘时候。放温服之。
(Twelve jujubes, split) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice), Ginseng Radix (Ginseng), Poria (Poria), Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix (Donkey-hide Gelatin) [Note: Ejiao is Donkey-hide Gelatin] (each two liang). The above are chopped. Use one dou five sheng of water to boil a chicken until half remains. Remove the chicken meat, add the herbs. Boil until the liquid is halved, then add three sheng of clear wine and the gelatin, simmer. Obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses. Consume within one day. After taking, lie warm in bed. Another prescription uses Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood).
Fushen Tang (Fushen Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). If there has been a previous miscarriage at three months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Danshen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza), Longgu (Fossilized Bones) (each one liang), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Gancao (Licorice), Renshen (Ginseng) (each two liang), Dazao (Jujube) (twenty-one pieces), Chixiaodou (Adzuki Bean) (twenty-one grains). The above are chopped. Use one dou of vinegar juice to boil until three sheng remain. Divide into four doses. Take before meals. After seven days, take one dose.
If there is lower back pain, add Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis) two liang. Another version includes Xiebai (Allium Macrostemon) two liang, Mazi (Hemp Seed) one sheng. Taboos are the same as above. Another version decocts with water.
Juhua Tang (Chrysanthemum Decoction) (also known as Mahuang Ciji Tang / Ephedra Female Chicken Decoction, from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats the fourth month of pregnancy. At this stage, the fetus begins to receive the essence of Water to form blood vessels. Diet should include refined rice and fish or goose broth; this is called nourishing Qi and Blood to open the ears and eyes and circulate through the meridians. In the fourth month, the Hand-Shaoyang Meridian nourishes the fetus. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this meridian should be avoided. Internally, the Hand-Shaoyang connects to the Sanjiao (Triple Burner). During the fourth month, the fetal six fu organs develop smoothly. One should keep the body still, harmonize the mind and will, and regulate diet.
In the fourth month of pregnancy, if there is coldness in the heart region, a feeling of oppression in the epigastrium with nausea, fullness in the chest and diaphragm with loss of appetite; or if there is heat causing difficult urination, frequent urination resembling strangury, distress and urgency below the umbilicus, sudden contraction of wind-cold causing stiffness and pain in the neck and nape, alternating chills and fever, or agitation of the body, pain in the lower back and abdomen occurring intermittently, fetal qi rushing up to press against the chest, restlessness and irritability, or sudden vaginal bleeding:
Juhua (Chrysanthemum Flower) (size of a chicken egg, one piece), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (one sheng), Dazao (Jujube) (twelve pieces), Renshen (Ginseng) (one and a half liang), Gancao (Licorice), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis) (each two liang), Mahuang (Ephedra Stem, nodes removed), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin) (each three liang), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) (four liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (five liang). The above are chopped. Use eight sheng of water, boil until halved. Add three sheng of clear wine and Ejiao, simmer. Obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses. Lie warm in bed. Sweating is expected; dust powder on the skin to protect against wind and cold for four to five days. Another version uses one black female chicken, boiling water to decoct the herbs. Taboos: mutton, seaweed, Chinese cabbage, maltose, etc.
Tiaozhong Tang (Regulating the Middle Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). If there has been a previous miscarriage at four months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Baishao (White Peony Root), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (each four liang), Houpo (Magnolia Bark), Sheng Ligen Bipi (Fresh Li Root Bark), Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) (each three liang), Xuduan (Dipsacus Root), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Gancao (Licorice) (each one liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis) (one and a half liang), Wumei (Mume Fruit) (one sheng). The above are chopped. Use one dou of water to boil until three sheng remain. Divide into four doses. Three times during the day, once at night.
Ejiao Tang (Donkey-hide Gelatin Decoction) (also known as Xuanfuhua Tang / Inula Flower Decoction, from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats the fifth month of pregnancy. At this stage, the fetus begins to receive the essence of Fire to form its Qi. Sleep late, bathe and wash clothes, dwell in deep places, wear thick clothes. Inhale morning sunlight to avoid cold evils. Eat rice and wheat, eat beef and mutton broth, harmonize with Evodia fruit, season with the five flavors. This is called nourishing Qi to stabilize the five zang organs. In the fifth month, the Foot-Taiyin Meridian nourishes the fetus. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this meridian should be avoided. Internally, the Foot-Taiyin connects to the Spleen. During the fifth month, the fetal limbs are fully formed. Do not be too hungry, do not overeat, do not eat dry foods, do not self-moxa for heat, do not become fatigued.
In the fifth month of pregnancy, if there is heat causing dizziness and vertigo, mental confusion and vomiting; or if there is cold causing abdominal fullness and pain, frequent urination, sudden fear, pain in the four limbs, alternating chills and fever, fetal movement without fixed location, abdominal pain with stifling irritability wanting to collapse, or sudden vaginal bleeding:
Xuanfuhua (Inula Flower) (two he), Renshen (Ginseng) (one liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (six liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Gancao (Licorice), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (each two liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit) (seven he), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin) (four liang), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (one sheng). The above are chopped. Use nine sheng of water, boil the herbs until halved. Add three sheng of clear wine and the gelatin, simmer on low fire. Obtain three and a half sheng. Divide into four doses. Three times during the day, once at night. Take before meals. Stop when cured; if not cured, take again. Another version uses one black female chicken, cutting the throat to collect blood into wine, boiling the chicken in water to decoct the herbs until halved, adding wine and gelatin, simmering. Obtain three and a half sheng. Divide into four doses. Taboos: seaweed, Chinese cabbage.
Anzhong Tang (Stabilizing the Middle Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). For those who have previously injured the fetus at five months, this should be taken prophylactically.
Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (one liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Gadihuang (Dry Rehmannia Root), Renshen (Ginseng) (each two liang), Gancao (Licorice), Shaoyao (Peony Root) (each three liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (six liang)... [Text fragment: Water seven sheng, clear wine five sheng].
Maidong Tang (Ophiopogon Decoction) (also known as Renshen Ciji Tang / Ginseng Female Chicken Decoction, from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats the sixth month of pregnancy. At this stage, the fetus begins to receive the essence of Metal to form its sinews. The body should undergo slight labor, not stay still, go out to the wild, watch running dogs and horses frequently. It is appropriate to eat meat of raptors and fierce beasts. This is called changing the couli (pores/skin texture) and twisting the sinews to nourish strength and strengthen the back and spine. In the sixth month, the Foot-Yangming Meridian nourishes the fetus. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this meridian should be avoided. Internally, the Foot-Yangming belongs to the Stomach, governing the mouth and eyes. During the sixth month, the fetal mouth and eyes are formed. Harmonize the five flavors, eat sweet and delicious food, do not overeat.
In the sixth month of pregnancy, if there is sudden fetal movement and unrest, alternating chills and fever, abdominal distension, body swelling, fright, sudden vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain resembling labor, vexation and pain in the hands and feet:
Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (one sheng), Renshen (Ginseng), Gancao (Licorice), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (each two liang), Gadihuang (Dry Rehmannia Root) (three liang), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin) (four liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (six liang), Zao (Jujube) (fifteen pieces). Use seven sheng of water, boil until halved. Add two sheng of clear wine and gelatin, simmer. Obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses. Between each dose, after walking three or four li, consume millet porridge. Another version uses one black female chicken, boiling water to decoct the herbs. Taboos: seaweed, Chinese cabbage, Pyrethrum fruit.
Chaihu Tang (Bupleurum Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). If there has been a previous miscarriage at six months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) (four liang), Rongrong (Cistanche Stem) (one liang), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Shaoyao (Peony Root, alternatively Zijwei/Clerodendron), Gancao (Licorice), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong) (each two liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (six liang), Gadihuang (Dry Rehmannia Root) (five liang), Dazao (Jujube) (thirty pieces). The above are chopped. Use one dou of water to boil until three sheng remain. Divide into four doses. Three times during the day, once at night. Consume millet porridge in between. Avoid raw, cold, hard, and solid foods. After seven days, take another dose. *Daquan Fang* uses Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) two liang. Taboos: seaweed, Chinese cabbage, Pyrethrum fruit, peach, plum, sparrow meat, etc.
Congbai Tang (Scallion White Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats the seventh month of pregnancy. At this stage, the fetus begins to receive the essence of Wood to form its bones. Labor the body, shake the limbs, do not allow stillness, move flexibly to circulate blood and qi. Dwelling must be dry, diet must avoid cold. Frequently eat refined rice to tighten the couli. This is called nourishing bones and strengthening teeth. In the seventh month, the Hand-Taiyin Meridian nourishes the fetus. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this meridian should be avoided. Internally, the Hand-Taiyin belongs to the Lung, governing skin and hair. During the seventh month, the fetal skin and hair are formed. Do not speak loudly, do not cry bitterly, do not wear thin clothes, do not bathe, do not drink cold liquids.
In the seventh month of pregnancy, if there is sudden fright and shaking, abdominal pain, sudden vaginal bleeding, cold hands and feet, pulse resembling Taiyang disease, vexation and heat, abdominal fullness, shortness of breath, often suffering from stiffness in the neck, nape, and lower back:
Congbai (Scallion White, 3-4 cun long, fourteen stalks), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (each one sheng), Xuanfuhua (Inula Flower) (one he), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (one liang), Renshen (Ginseng) (one and a half liang), Gancao (Licorice), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Huangqi (Astragalus Root) (each three liang), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin) (four liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (eight liang). The above are chopped. Use eight sheng of water, boil until halved. Add three sheng of clear wine and gelatin, simmer. Obtain four sheng. Take one sheng per dose, three times during the day, once at night. Lie warm in bed. Sweating is expected. If no sweat occurs, add Mahuang (Ephedra Stem) two liang, decoct and take as before. If after autumn, do not force sweating. Another version uses one yellow female chicken, cutting the throat to collect blood into wine, boiling the chicken, taking the juice to decoct the herbs. *Daquan Fang* taboos: mutton, maltose, seaweed, Chinese cabbage, etc.
Xingren Tang (Apricot Kernel Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). If there has been a previous miscarriage at seven months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Xingren (Apricot Kernel), Gancao (Licorice) (each two liang), Ziwan (Aster Root) (one liang), Zhongru (Halloysitum Rubrum), Jiangjiang (Dried Ginger) (each two liang), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit) (each one sheng), Jingsmi (Glutinous Rice) (five he), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry) (five he). The above are chopped. Use eight sheng of water to boil until three and a half sheng remain. Divide into four doses. Three times during the day, once at night. Consume food in between. Take one dose every seven days. Another version uses one white chicken, boiling juice. Yellow female chicken is also acceptable. Use two sheng of wine to decoct the herbs. *Daquan Fang* taboos: seaweed, Chinese cabbage.
Shaoyao Tang (Peony Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats the eighth month of pregnancy. At this stage, the fetus begins to receive the essence of Earth to form its skin and flesh. Harmonize the mind, rest quietly, do not exhaust the qi. This is called tightening the couli and brightening the complexion. In the eighth month, the Hand-Yangming Meridian nourishes the fetus. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this meridian should be avoided. Internally, the Hand-Yangming belongs to the Large Intestine, governing the nine orifices. During the eighth month, the fetal nine orifices are formed. Do not eat dry foods, do not miss meals, do not endure rising from sitting/lying when exhausted.
In the eighth month of pregnancy, if struck by wind-cold or touched by pathogens, whole-body pain, alternating chills and fever, fetal movement and unrest, often suffering from dizziness and headache, cold below the umbilicus, frequent urination, urine white like rice water, or green or yellow, or chills, cold and painful lower back, blurred vision:
Shaoyao (Peony Root), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (each four liang), Houpo (Magnolia Bark) (two liang), Gancao (Licorice), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Renshen (Ginseng) (each three liang), Xiebai (Allium Macrostemon, cut, one sheng). The above are chopped. Use five sheng of water and four sheng of clear wine, boil together until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses. Twice during the day, once at night. Another version uses black female chicken juice to decoct the herbs. *Daquan Fang* taboos: seaweed, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum, sparrow meat, etc.
Kuizi Tang (Abelmoschus Seed Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). If there has been a previous miscarriage at eight months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Kuizi (Abelmoschus Seed) (two sheng), Gancao (Licorice), Houpo (Magnolia Bark) (each two liang), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) (each three liang), Shaoyao (Peony Root) (four liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) (six liang), Dazao (Jujube) (twenty pieces). The above are chopped. Use nine sheng of water to boil until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses. Three times during the day. Take one dose every ten days. Another version uses one black female chicken, boiling water to decoct the herbs. *Daquan Fang* taboos: seaweed, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum, sparrow meat, etc.
Banxia Tang (Pinellia Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats the ninth month of pregnancy. At this stage, the fetus begins to receive the essence of Stone to form skin, hair, six fu organs, and joints. Everything is complete. Drink sweet wine, eat sweet foods, loosen the belt, hold oneself gently and wait. This is called nourishing hair and achieving physical strength. In the ninth month, the Foot-Shaoyin Meridian nourishes the fetus. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this meridian should be avoided. Internally, the Foot-Shaoyin belongs to the Kidney, which governs the connection of sinews. During the ninth month, the fetal sinew connections are formed. Avoid damp and cold places, avoid wearing heated clothes.
In the ninth month of pregnancy, if suddenly suffering from dysentery, abdominal fullness and tension, fetal qi rushing up to the heart, lower back pain unable to turn sideways, shortness of breath:
Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (each five liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin) (each three liang), Jiangjiang (Dried Ginger) (one liang), Dazao (Jujube) (twelve pieces). The above are chopped. Use nine sheng of water to boil until three sheng remain, strain. Add eight he of white honey, warm on low fire. Divide into four doses. Dysentery stops. Another version uses one female chicken, boiling juice to decoct the herbs. *Daquan Fang* taboos: raw blood, maltose, etc.
Zhushen Tang (Pig Kidney Decoction) (from *Qianjin Fang*). If there has been a previous miscarriage at nine months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Zhushen (Pig Kidney, one piece), Fuling (Poria), Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis), Jiangjiang (Dried Ginger), Gadihuang (Dry Rehmannia Root), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong) (each three liang), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala) (four liang), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, medium size, one piece), Dadou (Soybean) (three he), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (one sheng). The above are chopped. Use one dou of water to boil the kidney until cooked. Remove the kidney, add the other herbs, simmer until three and a half sheng remain. Divide into four doses. Three times during the day, once at night. Take one dose every ten days. *Daquan Fang* taboos: pork, Pyrethrum fruit, peach, plum, sparrow meat, vinegar, etc. Another version has Renshen (Ginseng), no Fuzi or Dadou.
Danshen Gao (Salvia Ointment) (from *Qianjin Fang*, also known as Huatai Danshen Gao / Slippery Fetus Salvia Ointment). Treats nourishing the fetus near term, taking it to make delivery slippery and easy. In the tenth month of pregnancy, the five zang organs are complete, the six fu organs are all open, heaven and earth qi are gathered in the Dantian. Thus, joints and spirit are all prepared. Only waiting for the time to give birth. Pregnancy begins with embryo in month one, paste in month two, sac in month three, form in month four, movement in month five, bones and sinews in month six, hair in month seven, organs in month eight, grain qi enters stomach in month nine, spirits complete in month ten. When the days are full, birth occurs. It is appropriate to take slippery fetus medicine. Take this medicine starting from the eighth month.
Danshen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza) (half jin), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis) (each three liang), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper) (five he, replace with Hama Ren/Hemp Seed five he if there is heat). The above are chopped. Soak in clear wine overnight to moisten. Simmer four sheng of pig lard on low fire. The ointment turns red like blood. When ready, strain through new cloth. Take daily an amount the size of a date...
Gancao San (Licorice Powder) (from *Qianjin Fang*). Makes delivery easy, mother free of disease. Take daily in advance one month before delivery. After thirty days, walking and movement remain normal, child...
Gancao (Licorice) (two liang), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, or use Fuling/Poria), Jiangjiang (Dried Ginger), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit), Dadou Huangjuan (Fermented Soybean), Maziren (Hemp Seed), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Damai (Barley) (each three liang, one version uses Jingsmi/Glutinous Rice). The above are ground and sifted. Take one fangcunbi (square-inch spoonful) with wine, three times a day. Warm water administration is also acceptable.
Maidong San (Ophiopogon Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats pregnancy one to two months, aversion to food, vexation and stuffiness in hands and feet.
Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Dafupi (Areca Peel, chopped, each one liang), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Zhike (Bitter Orange, bran-fried, pale yellow, pith removed, each three fen). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one large zhan of water, add one liang of scallion, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Huangqin San (Scutellaria Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats if there has been a previous miscarriage at two months of pregnancy, this should be taken prophylactically.
Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, crushed and fried until yellow and dry, each one liang), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, chopped and lightly fried, half liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, soaked in water seven times, dried, lightly fried, one fen). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one large zhan of water, add half fen of fresh ginger, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm before meals. If feeling significant gastrointestinal discomfort, add Wumei (Mume Fruit) one liang.
Zhu Gen Yinzi (Artemisia Indica Root Drink) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats fetal movement in the second and third months of pregnancy.
Sheng Zhu Gen (Fresh Artemisia Indica Root) (two liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red, chopped), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Baishaoyao (White Peony Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, chopped and lightly fried, each one liang), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, two liang, crushed and fried until yellow and dry). Finely chop and mix evenly. Take half liang per dose. Use one large zhan of water, add three jujubes, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Zhuru San (Bamboo Shaving Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats the third and fourth months of pregnancy, fetal movement and unrest, vexation and heat in hands and feet, sallow complexion.
Zhuru (Bamboo Shaving), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Bai Fuling (White Poria), Zhizi Ren (Gardenia Seed), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (each one liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red, chopped, half liang), Shigao (Gypsum, two liang). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one medium zhan of water, decoct to six fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Chaihu San (Bupleurum Powder). Treats the third and fourth months of pregnancy, qi stagnation, aversion to food, belching and retching, vexation and pain in joints, or deficiency swelling of legs and knees.
Chaihu (Bupleurum Root, shoots removed), Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed, each one liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red, chopped), Zisu Jingye (Perilla Stem and Leaf), Dafupi (Areca Peel), Chenpi (Aged Tangerina Peel, soaked in water, white pith removed, fried, each half liang), Mutong (Akebia Stem, three fen, chopped). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one large zhan of water, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Chi Fuling San (Red Poria Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats the fourth and fifth months of pregnancy, heavy head, tinnitus, intermittent abdominal pain.
Chi Fuling (Red Poria), Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis), Manjingzi (Vitex Fruit, each one liang), Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed, half liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, rhizome removed), Ciji (Cirsium Japonicum, each three fen). The above...
Renshen San (Ginseng Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats the fourth and fifth months of pregnancy, fetal unrest, or vaginal bleeding.
Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, chopped and lightly fried), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Aiye (Mugwort Leaf, lightly fried), Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis), Gan Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, each two liang), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, two liang, crushed and fried until yellow and dry), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red, half liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, soaked in water seven times, dried, fried, half liang). The above are made into powder. Take three qian per dose. Use one medium zhan of water, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Gadihuang San (Dry Rehmannia Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats those who have previously injured the fetus at five months of pregnancy; take this prophylactically.
Shu Gadihuang (Prepared Dry Rehmannia Root), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis) (each one liang). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one large zhan of water to decoct. Add half fen of fresh ginger, three jujubes, decoct to three fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Sangjisheng San (Taxillus Chinensis Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats the fifth month of pregnancy, fetal unrest, stabbing pain in the abdomen continuing day and night, reluctance to speak, heavy and lethargic limbs. Appropriate to take fetal-calming medicine.
Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis), Mutong (Akebia Stem, chopped), Chi Fuling (Red Poria), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, chopped and lightly fried), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) (each one liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica), Yuanzhi (Polygala Root, heart removed), Chenpi (Aged Tangerina Peel, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, each half liang), Shu Gadihuang (Prepared Dry Rehmannia Root, two liang). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one large zhan of water...
Baipu San (Decayed Cattail Pollen Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats the fifth and sixth months of pregnancy, sudden stabbing pain in the abdomen, accompanied by discharge of evil blood, continuing day and night.
Baipu (Decayed Cattail Pollen), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Helile (Chebulic Myrobalan, roasted, peel used), Zhike (Bitter Orange, bran-fried, pale yellow, pith removed), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, chopped and lightly fried), Houpo (Magnolia Bark, coarse bark removed, coated with fresh ginger juice, roasted until yellow and cooked, each one liang), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, two liang, crushed and fried until yellow and dry), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Aiye (Mugwort Leaf, lightly fried, each half liang). The above are made into powder...
Sangjisheng Yinzi (Taxillus Chinensis Drink) (from *Shenghui Fang*). Treats the fifth and sixth months of pregnancy, heart and abdominal fullness, dry mouth, continuous stabbing pain in the abdomen.
Sangjisheng (Taxillus Chinensis), Mutong (Akebia Stem), Sheng Gadihuang (Raw Dry Rehmannia Root), Helile Pi (Chebulic Myrobalan Peel), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Chi Fuling (Red Poria), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, chopped and lightly fried), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong) (each three fen). Finely chop and mix evenly. Take half liang per dose. Use one large zhan of water, add seven cun of scallion white, fifty grains of fermented soybean, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm at any time.
Chaihu San (Bupleurum Powder). Treats those who have previously injured the fetus at six months of pregnancy; take this prophylactically.
Chaihu (Bupleurum Root, shoots removed), Ziwei (Clerodendron), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Shu Gadihuang (Prepared Dry Rehmannia Root), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Rongrong (Cistanche Stem, soaked in wine overnight, scraped clean of coarse bark, roasted dry, each one liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red, half liang). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one large zhan of water, add three jujubes, decoct to five fen, strain. Take warm before meals.
Fushen San (Poria with Hostwood Powder). Treats the sixth and seventh months of pregnancy, sudden vexation and pain in the four limbs, chest stifling, dry mouth, headache.
Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Shigao (Gypsum) (each one liang), Zhizi Ren (Gardenia Seed), Gancao (Licorice, roasted slightly red, chopped), Qinjiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root, shoots removed, each half liang). The above are made into powder. Take four qian per dose. Use one medium zhan of water, decoct to six fen, strain. Add half he of bamboo sap, boil two or three boils more. Take warm at any time.