Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

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Threatened Miscarriage #3

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 12g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 12g Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9g Nourishes the Blood, Regulates menstruation, Relieves pain, Softens the Liver.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 9g Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, clears Heat and calms the fetus.
With Shan Yao, for restless fetus due to Deficiency Heat.
With Bai Shao, cools Heat and nourishes the Blood for calming the fetus which is disturbed by Heat.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Kidney Fire.
Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan 15g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys Stops uterine bleeding, calms the fetus and prevents miscarriage.
With Du Zhong, tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the lower back and secures the Chong and Ren channels to treat aching in the lower back and knees, weakness of the legs which makes walking difficult and especially threatened miscarriage due to instability of the Chong and Ren channels and a restless fetus or bleeding during pregnancy accompanied by lower back pain and a sense of dropping in the lower trunk.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 15g Nourishes Stomach Yin, Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing, Tonifies the Spleen.
Rx. Boehmeriae Zhu Ma Gen 12g Calms the fetus and prevents spontaneous abortion, Cools the Blood, Stops bleeding.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Cools and nourishes the Blood
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Calms the fetus
  • Stops bleeding

Syndromes

  • Blood Heat

Clinical Manifestations

  • Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy with bright red Blood
  • Profuse bleeding
  • A dragging sensation and distending pain in the waist and abdomen
  • Low back pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Heartburn
  • Irritability
  • Restlessness
  • Feverish sensation in the palms
  • Dry mouth and throat
  • T: Normal or Red
  • C: Thin and white or Yellowish and sticky
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid or Slippery and taut

Treats

  • Threatened miscarriage
  • Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.