During pregnancy, a medical doctor should decide whether it is necessary to replenish qi and blood. Commonly used medicines to replenish qi and blood include Fetal Yuan Drink and Taishan Panshi San. 1. Fetal Yuan Drink is mainly used for treating women who have lost control of their impulses and the fetus is disturbed. In this formula, ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala, baked licorice, sweet and warm to benefit qi (using sweet and warm medicines to replenish qi) and strengthen the spleen to regulate the middle; angelica sinensis, ripe diabetes, white peony to replenish and nourish blood to stabilize the fetus; juniper berries to replenish the kidneys to stabilize the fetus; and chen pericarp to move qi to strengthen the stomach. The whole formula together achieves the effect of benefiting Qi, nourishing Blood, consolidating the impulses and stabilizing the fetus. 2. Taishan Panshi San is mainly used for treating women’s pregnancies with qi and blood deficiencies or repeated abortions, and has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing blood to stabilize the fetus.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above two prescriptions are not clear. During pregnancy, one should keep a good mindset and go to the hospital for relevant checkups in a timely manner when symptoms of physical discomfort occur, so as to avoid any impact on one’s own body as well as the health of the fetus.