HERB FORMULAS
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Dosage |
Actions |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | 3-15g | Tonifies,
invigorates and harmonizes the Blood,
disperses Cold and regulates the menses. With Xiang Fu, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi, for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular menstruation. |
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | 3-15g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Heat. With Dang Gui, for irregular menstruation. |
Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | 3-10g | Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi. With Xiang Fu, for Qi Stagnation combined with Blood Stasis. With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis. with Rou Gui, for irregular menstruation with Cold in the Blood. With Hong Hua and Ze Lan, for amenorrhea. |
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, Clears Heat and cools the Blood. With Chuan Xiong and Dang Gui, for Blood-Stasis induced gynecological disorders such as immobile abdominal masses and amenorrhea with abdominal pain. With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation. |
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Hb. Artemisiae Anomalae | Liu Ji Nu | 6-15g | Dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain. |
Caulis Spatholobi | Ji Xue Teng | 9-20g | Invigorates and tonifies the Blood. |
Hb. Lycopi | Ze Lan | 3-15g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates menstruation and promotes urination. With Chuan Xiong, for pain due to dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea. With Dan Shen, for swelling and pain. |
Rz. Cyperi Preparata | Zhi Xiang Fu | 6-14g | Dredges the Liver and alleviates pain. |
Hb. Leonuri | Yi Mu Cao | 9-60g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, regulates menstruation, promotes urination and reduces swelling and edema. With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis with infertility, irregular menstruation, lower abdominal pain and fullness and scanty menstruation. With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for dysmenorrhea or lower abdominal pain due to postpartum Blood Stasis. With Ze Lan, for disorders which include both Blood Stasis and accumulation of pathogenic water. |
Flos Carthami | Hong Hua | 3-10g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis. With Yi Mu Cao, for Blood Stasis with abdominal pain or postpartum lochiostasis. |
Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | 1.5-5g | Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire. With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain or amenorrhea due to Deficiency Cold of the Chong and Ren channels. |
Spina Gleditsiae | Zao Jiao Ci | 3-10g | Draws out toxicity, discharges pus, invigorates the Blood and reduces swelling. |
- Eliminates Dampness
- Eliminates Qi Stagnation
- Invigorates the Blood
- Dissipates Phlegm
- Removes obstructions from the Ren and Chong vessels
- Nourishes the Chong meridian and reproductive organs
- Regulates menstruation
- Phlegm-Dampness with Kidney Qi Deficiency and Blood Stasis
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CONTRAINDICATIONS |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
- Take 9 grams per day from the 12th to the 18th day of the menstrual cycle.