HERB FORMULAS

INFERTILITY #22

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and regulates the menses.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Xiang Fu, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi, for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular menstruation.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 5-30g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Poria Fu Ling 9-18g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rz. Cyperi Preparata Zhi Xiang Fu 6-14g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow and alleviates pain.
With Xiang Fu, Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for pain in the abdomen and flanks associated with menstruation.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies and invigorates the Blood
  • Soothes the Liver  
  • Unblocks the Liver
  • Moves Qi
  • Releases Stagnation
  • Regulates menstruation

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Infertility
  • Inability to conceive for many years
  • Decreased and dark-colored menses that contain clots or
  • Scanty, pale-colored menses
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Breast and hypochondria pain
  • Abdominal pain with periods
  • Maybe premenstrual breast distention
  • Premenstrual breast tension
  • Painful periods
  • Irritability before periods
  • Anxiety before periods
  • Depression
  • Abdominal distention
  • Eructation
  • Sighing
  • Water retention
  • Headache
  • A history of cramping
  • T: Normal color or slightly red on the sides; if Stagnation of Qi arises from Blood Deficiency, the sides might be Pale
  • C: Normal
  • P: Taut or Wiry; if Qi Stagnation arises from Blood Deficiency, it may be Choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
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