Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Dang Gui & Cuscuta Combination (Bao Chan Wu You Fang)


 

0910 保產無憂方 (Bao Chan Wu You Fang)

 

Dang Gui & Cuscuta Combination

 

Calm the Fetus Decoction

 


 

Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

當歸

Radix Angelicae sinensis

Dang Gui

Angelica

黃耆

Radix Astragali

Huang Qi

Astragalus

菟絲子

Semen Cuscutae

Tu Si Zi

Cuscuta

川貝母

Bulbus Fritillariae cirrhosae

Chuan Bei Mu

Fritillaria

枳殼

Fructus Aurantii

Zhi Ke

Zhi Ke

厚朴

Cortex Magnoliae officinalis

Hou Po

Magnolia Bark

甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Gan Cao

Licorice

川芎

Rhizoma Chuanxiong

Chuan Xiong

Ligusticum

荊芥

Herba Schizonepetae

Jing Jie

Schizonepeta

羌活

Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii

Qiang Huo

Notopterygium Root

白芍

Radix Paeoniae alba

Bai Shao

White Peony

艾葉

Folium Artemisiae argyi

Ai Ye

Mugwort Leaf

生薑

Rhizoma Zingiberis recens

Sheng Jiang

Fresh Ginger

 

Classic Literature Reference

Yan Fang Xin Bian (A New Compilation of Efficacious Prescriptions, 1846).

Compiler: Bao, Xiang-ao.

 

Indications

Traditional: Blood deficiency with damp-phlegm retention during pregnancy marked by lower abdominal pain and low back pain, vaginal bleeding, vomiting, excess phlegm, irritability, heavy-headedness, dizziness, a flabby tongue with greasy coating, and a thready and soft pulse. It is also used to aid with a smooth delivery or a delivery of a dead fetus.

 

Modern: Difficult labor, abdominal and low back pain during pregnancy due to unstable gestation.

 

Pattern of Blood Deficiency with Damp-Phlegm Retention during Pregnancy

 

Herbs and Actions

 

 

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