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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">shou tai wan</name>
    <name type="english">Fetus Longevity Pill</name>
  </names>
  <category>Stabilize the Kidneys</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies and stabilizes the Kidneys</summary>
      <indication>Kidney deficiency (Yin and Yang) leaving the fetus restless</indication>
      <indication>Sore, distended, weak low back and weak legs</indication>
      <indication>Dizziness and ringing in the ears</indication>
      <indication>Frequent urination, even to the point of incontinence</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pale with a white, slippery coat; pulse deep and frail, most clearly in the rear position</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms the fetus</summary>
      <indication>Bleeding or spotting while pregnant</indication>
      <indication>A dragging, sinking or restless feeling in the lower abdomen</indication>
      <indication>Threatened miscarriage, or a history of repeated miscarriage</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Threatened miscarriage</indication>
      <indication>Habitual miscarriage</indication>
      <indication>Recurrent pregnancy loss, as an adjunct to conventional care</indication>
      <indication>Fetal restlessness</indication>
      <indication>Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy</indication>
      <indication>Early menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Infertility</indication>
      <indication>Hypertension</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>tu si zi</herb>
    <herb>sang ji sheng</herb>
    <herb>xu duan</herb>
    <herb>e jiao</herb>
  </constituents>
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