【Prescription Name】
Canshen Baotai Gao (Gel for Maintaining Pregnancy with Ginseng and Astragalus)
【Ingredients】
15g ginseng, 30g astragalus, 20g rehmannia, 30g donkey-hide gelatin, 100g white honey
【Preparation Method】
First, boil ginseng, astragalus, and rehmannia with 500g water twice, then concentrate the juice to 300g. Steam donkey-hide gelatin with 100g water until it dissolves, and then add it to the concentrated juice of ginseng, astragalus, and rehmannia along with 100g white honey. Collect the gel (total 500g) and bottle it.
【Functions】
Tonify qi, nourish yin, and stop bleeding.
【Indications】
Suitable for threatened miscarriage due to qi and yin deficiency. Also suitable for pregnant women with a history of habitual miscarriage and weak constitution.
【Dosage】
Take 20g each time, 3 times a day.
【Causes of Miscarriage】
About 80% of miscarriages are caused by abnormal development of the fertilized egg and embryo, followed by maternal diseases and external factors. From the perspective of eugenics and genetics, most miscarriages can be considered as natural selection, and forcibly maintaining pregnancy does not have much significance and is difficult to achieve. For natural miscarriages, the key is prevention. Once signs of miscarriage appear, absolute bed rest should be the main approach, with medication as a supplementary method. The commonly used drug is progesterone. In fact, progesterone has a narrow range of effectiveness and is only suitable for those with insufficient secretion of endogenous hormones and signs of miscarriage. For those with insufficient progesterone function and the possibility of conception, progesterone treatment should be started from the third day after the rise in basal body temperature and continued until the 9th or 10th week of pregnancy.
【Medication for Maintaining Pregnancy】
Blindly maintaining pregnancy is not advisable. The misuse of progesterone, in a few cases, may cause female fetus masculinization and male fetus genital abnormalities. In most cases, it does not preserve the fetus but rather increases the difficulty of surgical intervention, as well as the risk of pelvic infection and uterine bleeding in the woman. Therefore, it is important to follow the guidance of a doctor and weigh the pros and cons of maintaining pregnancy in order to receive appropriate treatment in a timely manner.
