Bao Chan Wu You Fang
Star保产无忧方 (Preserve Pregnancy and Care-Free Decoction)
Source: Fu Qing Zhu Nu Ke — Fu Shan (Qing, 1827)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Bao Chan Wu You Fang (Preserve Pregnancy and Care-Free Decoction), from the Fu Qing Zhu Nu Ke (Women's Diseases According to Fu Qing-Zhu) by Fu Shan.
Actions: Benefits qi and nourishes the blood; Calms the fetus and stabilizes pregnancy; Induces labor before delivery.
Presentation: Qi and blood deficiencies during pregnancy: nausea, vomiting, morning sickness, general weakness, soreness and pain of the lower back, abdominal pain. Also used to stabilize pregnancy in women with prior miscarriage, and immediately before delivery to facilitate labor.
Cautions:
- Although designed for pregnancy it is not risk-free; use in pregnancy only when benefits outweigh risks
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 621.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dang Gui
processing: xi (washed) with liquor; as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 13.39% | Jun (Chief) | nourishes blood |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 4.5g
|
4.5g | 13.39% | Jun (Chief) | nourishes blood |
|
Bai Shao
processing: chao (dry-fried) with liquor; as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 3.6g
|
3.6g | 10.71% | Jun (Chief) | nourishes blood |
|
Huang Qi
processing: zhi (fried with liquid); as printed: Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) 2.4g
|
2.4g | 7.14% | Jun (Chief) | tonifies qi, stops uterine bleeding |
|
Jing Jie
processing: chao (dry-fried) till black; as printed: Jing Jie (Herba Schizonepetae) 2.4g
|
2.4g | 7.14% | Chen (Deputy) | stops bleeding |
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Qiang Huo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 4.46% | Chen (Deputy) | relieves pain |
|
Hou Po
processing: chao (dry-fried) with ginger; as printed: Hou Po (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis) 2.1g
|
2.1g | 6.25% | Zuo (Assistant) | regulates qi; with Sheng Jiang relieves nausea and morning sickness |
|
Sheng Jiang
printed dose 3 slices (no single modern dose); as printed: Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 3 slices
|
g | — | Zuo (Assistant) | harmonizes middle jiao, warms Spleen and Stomach |
|
Chuan Bei Mu
as printed: Chuan Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae) 3g
|
3g | 8.93% | Zuo (Assistant) | resolves stagnation and phlegm |
|
Ai Ye
processing: chao (dry-fried); as printed: Ai Ye (Folium Artemisiae Argyi) 2.1g
|
2.1g | 6.25% | Zuo (Assistant) | stops uterine bleeding |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 4.46% | Shi (Envoy) | harmonizes |
|
Zhi Ke
processing: chao (dry-fried) with bran; as printed: Zhi Qiao (Fructus Citri Aurantii) 1.8g
|
1.8g | 5.36% | resolves stagnation and phlegm | |
|
Tu Si Zi
processing: chao (dry-fried) with liquor; as printed: Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) 4.2g
|
4.2g | 12.5% | tonifies Kidney yin and yang |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.33)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 25%, neutral 17%, warm 58%.
Pairs warm and cool. 58% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 25% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 44%
- sweet 29%
- sour 7%
- bitter 20%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 66%
- Liver 63%
- Lung 46%
- Heart 27%
- Kidney 23%
- Stomach 16%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Sheng Jiang.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct in water. To preserve pregnancy take warm 3-5 times per month; to facilitate delivery take hot to induce labor.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Chuan Xiong, Jing Jie, Qiang Huo, Ai Ye, Chuan Bei Mu, Hou Po, Sheng Jiang, Tu Si Zi and Zhi Ke
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Chuan Xiong, Jing Jie, Qiang Huo, Ai Ye, Chuan Bei Mu, Hou Po, Sheng Jiang, Tu Si Zi and Zhi Ke
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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