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Regarding edema due to deficiency during pregnancy: One should avoid extreme emotional agitation or qi stagnation during pregnancy. If the mind is calm and qi and blood are harmonious, the fetus will be secure. If exposed to wind-cold pathogens, the pathogenic factors may invade, causing obstruction of the body's qi mechanism. This leads to flaccidity of muscles and may result in difficult labor, thereby affecting the fetus.

**Zexie San (Alisma Powder)** for treating qi stagnation during pregnancy, characterized by swelling of the body, abdomen, and hypochondrium, shortness of breath, difficulty in defecation, and dysuria:
*Alisma Rhizoma* (1 liang), *Morus Cortex Radicis* (1 liang, sliced), *Akebiae Caulis* (1 liang, sliced), *Aurantii Fructus Immaturus* (1 liang, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow, pith removed), *Poria Cocos* (red variety) (1 liang).
The above herbs are coarsely ground into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong of water and half a fen of fresh ginger. Decoct until the volume reduces to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals. The effect is considered achieved when urination becomes slightly freer.

**Hanfangji San (Stephania Tetrandra Powder)** for treating generalized edema during pregnancy, shortness of breath, and dysuria:
*Stephaniae Tetrandrae Rhizoma* (3 fen), *Morus Cortex Radicis* (1 liang, sliced), *Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum* (1 fen), *Arecae Pericarpium* (3 fen, sliced), *Perillae Folium* (1 liang), *Poria Cocos* (red variety) (1 liang).
The above herbs are coarsely ground into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong of water and half a fen of fresh ginger. Decoct until the volume reduces to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals.

**Mutong San (Akebia Powder)** for treating body edema during pregnancy, abdominal distension and fullness, and urinary retention:
*Akebiae Caulis* (1 liang, sliced), *Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum* (3 fen), *Terminalia Chebulae Pericarpium* (3 fen), *Fermented Sojae Semen Nigrum* (1 liang), *Aurantii Fructus Immaturus* (0.5 liang, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow, pith removed), *Areca Seed* (0.5 liang).
The above herbs are coarsely ground into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong of water and half a fen of fresh ginger. Decoct until the volume reduces to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals.

**Sangbaipi San (Mulberry Bark Powder)** for treating swelling and fullness of the four limbs during pregnancy, impaired urination, and frequent shortness of breath:
*Morus Cortex Radicis* (1 liang, sliced), *Aurantii Fructus Immaturus* (0.5 liang, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow, pith removed), *Phytolaccae Radix* (0.5 liang), *Alisma Rhizoma* (3 fen), *Abutili Radix* (1 liang).
The above herbs are coarsely ground into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong of water and half a fen of fresh ginger. Decoct until the volume reduces to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals. The effect is considered achieved when urination becomes free.

Formula for treating edema of the four limbs during pregnancy, stiffness and tension of skin and muscles, and impaired urination:
*Phytolaccae Radix* (0.5 liang), *Morus Cortex Radicis* (1 liang, sliced), *Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix* (0.5 liang).
The above herbs are coarsely ground into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong of water and 100 grains of *Phaseolus Vulgaris* (red adzuki bean). Decoct until the volume reduces to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals.

**Chifuling San (Red Poria Powder)** for treating body edema during pregnancy, urgent abdominal distension and fullness, and sluggish urination:
*Poria Cocos* (red variety) (1 liang), *Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma* (0.5 liang), *Scutellariae Radix* (3 fen), *Inulae Flos* (0.5 liang), *Armeniacae Semen Amarum* (3 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, double-kernel removed, stir-fried with bran).
The above herbs are coarsely ground into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add 1 zhong of water and half a fen of fresh ginger. Decoct until the volume reduces to 6 fen. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals.

**Zhuling San (Polyporus Powder)** for treating body edema during pregnancy, abdominal distension, impaired urination, mild thirst with desire to drink, and rapid breathing:
*Polyporus* (2 liang, black skin removed), *Perillae Folium* (1 liang), *Akebiae Caulis* (1 liang, sliced).
The above herbs are finely ground into a powder. Take 2 qian before meals, mixed with warm water.

**Kuizi San (Hibiscus Seed Powder)** for treating body edema during pregnancy, impaired urination, and aversion to cold as if being splashed with cold water:
*Abutili Semen* (2 liang), *Poria Cocos* (red variety) (2 liang), *Stephaniae Tetrandrae Rhizoma* (2 liang).
The above herbs are finely ground into a powder. Take 1 qian before meals, mixed with rice decoction.

**Binglang Wan (Areca Pill)** for treating body edema during pregnancy, abdominal distension and fullness, sluggish urination, and shortness of breath:
*Areca Seed* (0.5 liang), *Poria Cocos* (red variety) (1 liang), *Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma* (3 fen), *Morus Cortex Radicis* (1 liang, sliced), *Pruni Semen* (1 liang, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, lightly stir-fried).
The above herbs are ground into fine powder, mixed with refined honey, and pounded 200-300 times to form pills the size of *Celastrus* seeds. Take 20 pills before meals, washed down with rice decoction.

Formula for treating swelling and stiffness of hands and feet during pregnancy:
*Phaseolus Vulgaris* (red adzuki bean) (1 he, cooked), *Phytolaccae Radix* (1 liang), *Alisma Rhizoma* (1 liang).
The above herbs are crushed. Add 2 large zhong of water. Decoct until the volume reduces to 1 zhong plus 3 fen. Strain the dregs. Divide into three warm doses before meals. The degree of effect is determined by the freedom of urination.