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Qì-Boosting Urine-Abducting Decoction
益气导尿汤 〔益氣導尿湯〕 yì qì dǎo niào tāng
Source: Zhōng Yī Fù Kē Zhì Liáo Xué 中医妇科治疗学
Ingredients
- Dǎng shēn (党参 Codonopsis Radix, codonopsis [root])
- Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root])
- Bái biǎn dòu (白扁豆 Lablab Semen Album, lablab [bean])
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria)
- Jié gěng (桔梗 Platycodonis Radix, platycodon [root])
- Shēng má (升麻 Cimicifugae Rhizoma, cimicifuga [root])
- Tōng cǎo (通草 Tetrapanacis Medulla, rice-paper plant pith)
- Wū yào (乌药 Linderae Radix, lindera [root])
Actions: Supplements qì, raises falls, lifts the fetus, and frees urination.
Indications: Shifted bladder (urinary stoppage in pregnancy) due to qì vacuity.
Method: Decoct with water.
Rationale: Dǎng shēn, Bái zhú, and Bái biǎn dòu supplement qì and bear the fetus. Shēng má and Jié gěng lift the fetus. Wū yào warms and perfuses lower burner qì. Guì zhī and Tōng cǎo transform qì and move water to free urine. The formula as a whole thus boosts qì to lift the fetus and abduct urine.
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