Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Review Article

Systematic Review of Chinese Medicine for Miscarriage during Early Pregnancy

Table 3

Chinese medicine formulae studied for threatened miscarriage.


Order	Name	Frequency*	Main composition	Therapeutic actions			Other applications^b
Order	Name	Frequency*	Main composition	Dose^a (g)	Dosing^a	System/organ	Other applications^b

1	Shou Tai Pill	301 (72.0%)	Colla Corii Asini Herba Taxilli Radix Dipsaci Semen Cuscutae	5–15 9–15 9–15 6–12	QD/BID	Reproductive system and Spleen and Kidney	Abdomen distension, lower abdomen pain, dizziness, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, tinnitus, lower-limb weakness.

2	Si Junzi Decoction	52 (12.5%)	Ginseng, Poria Radix Glycyrrhizae Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae	9–30 3–9 6–12	QD/BID	Immune system and Kidney and Spleen	Chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, antitumor

3	An Tai Decoction	28 (6.7%)	Cortex Eucommiae Folium Artemisiae argyi Giseng, Radix Dipsaci Poria cocos Radix Angelicae sinensis Radix Astragali Radix Paeoniae Alba Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Cyperi Radix Scutellariae Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma	6–15 3–9 9–30 9–15 6–12 9–30 6–15 9–15 6–9 9–30 6–12	QD/BID	Reproductive system and Kidney and Spleen	Vitiligo

4	Wu Zi Decoction	16 (3.8%)	Caulis Perillae Colla Corii Asini Cortex Eucommiae Fructus Lycii, Fructus Rubi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis, Herba Taxilli Radix Dipsaci Radix Scutellariae Semen Cuscutae	5–9 5–15 6–15 6–12 3–10 3–6 9–15 9–15 9–30 6–12	QD/BID	Kidney	Uterine hypoplasia, male infertility

5	An dian Er tian Decoction	10 (2.4%)	Eucommia ulmoides Oliver Fructus Corni, Preparata Fructus Lycii, Giseng Radix Glycyrrhizae Radix Rehmanniae Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Dioscoreae	6–15 6–12 6–12 9–30 3–9 9–15 6–12 6–12 15–30	QD/BID	Spleen Kidney	Postmenopausal bleeding

6	Jiao Ai Decoction	6 (1.4%)	Colla Corii Asini Folium Artemisiae Argyi P. Lactiflora Pall Radix Angelicae Sinensis Radix Glycyrrhizae Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata	5–15 3–9 6–15 6–12 3–9 9–15	QD/BID	Liver Spleen Kidney	Thrombocytopenic purpura, abdominal pain

7	Others	5 (1.2%)	Nonstandard Formulae	3–30	QD/TID	Spleen

% is the number of literature of each formula/total amount of literature × 100.
^aTherapeutic dose and dosing refer to the dose and dosing of the formulae per regime for threatened miscarriage; QD: once per day; BID: twice per day; TID: three times per day.
^bOther applications refer to the applications of the formulae for other disorders during pregnancy.