Various Treatments for Pregnancy-Related Irritability

Pregnancy-related irritability
Pregnancy-related irritability refers to feelings of restlessness, melancholy, or irritability experienced by pregnant women during pregnancy. The underlying cause is usually internal fire affecting the heart, but clinically there are differences between yin deficiency and phlegm-fire. The following are commonly used folk remedies.
[Formula One]
Raw Rehmannia root, sour jujube seed each 30g, glutinous rice 100g. Grind jujube seed into powder, decoct with water to extract 100ml juice; decoct raw Rehmannia root to extract another 100ml juice; wash rice, cook into porridge, add the medicinal juices, then boil again. Take warm in the morning and evening.
This formula applies to pregnancy-related irritability due to yin deficiency.
[Formula Two]
Chinese goldthread 5g, raw white peony root, donkey-hide gelatin each 10g, fresh eggs 2. Decoct the first two ingredients with water to extract juice; dissolve donkey-hide gelatin in 30ml boiling water; combine both juices, beat in egg yolks, bring to boil, take as a single dose before bedtime.
This formula applies to pregnancy-related irritability due to yin deficiency.
[Formula Three]
Sea chestnut 500g, tangerine 500g, rock sugar 100g, licorice 50g. Boil sea chestnut and licorice with water to make tea; remove peel and seeds from tangerine, place in small pan, add 50g rock sugar, marinate for one day until flesh is fully soaked in sugar, then add sufficient water and simmer gently until syrup thickens, then stop heating. Press each tangerine segment into a cake, mix with 50g rock sugar, stir well, spread on tray, dry in ventilated shade, store in jar. Take 5–8 segments each time, drink with prepared sea chestnut-licorice tea, three times daily.
This formula applies to pregnancy-related irritability due to phlegm-fire.
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