HERB FORMULAS
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Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | 3-15g | Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood,
disperses Cold
and regulates the menses. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood. With Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal pain. With Xiang Fu, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi, for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular menstruation. |
Poria | Fu Ling | 9-18g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen. With Zhi Ban Xia, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness. With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention and anorexia due to congested fluids. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood. With Bai Zhi, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness. |
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, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses and amenorrhea. |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao | 5-30g | Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei. With Gan Cao, for abdominal pain due to disharmony between the Liver and Stomach. |
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | 3-15g | Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism. With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency. |
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 3-15g | Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Chen Pi, for epigastric and abdominal distention or pain due to disharmony of the Stomach Qi. |
Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu | 6-14g | Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain. |
Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 3-9g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Zhi Ban Xia, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency. With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for coughing due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm. |
Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 1.5-14g | Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi, resolves Phlegm, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. |
Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu | 6-16g | Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, harmonizes the Stomach and moves Qi. With Bai Zhu, for Food Stagnation and diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency. |
- 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 obesity
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