HERB FORMULAS

INSUFFICIENT LACTATION #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 60g Tonifies Qi and Blood.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 30g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and regulates the menses.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing 6g Promotes the movement of Blood, promotes lactation and invigorates the channels.
With Huang Qi and Tong Cao, for insufficient lactation.
With Huang Qi and Dang Gui, for insufficient lactation due postpartum Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao 6g Promotes lactation.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Nourishes the Blood.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Fr. Crataegi Preparata Zhi Shan Zha 15g Prevents injury to the Blood or normal Qi.
Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, regulates menstruation, clears Heat and resolves toxicity.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis with infertility, irregular menstruation, lower abdominal pain and fullness and scanty menstruation.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 6g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Qi
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Moves Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Blood Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Insufficient or absent lactation after childbirth
  • Watery milk
  • The breasts are overly soft and never get engorged
  • Absence of breast distention or pain
  • No discharge of milk or
  • Only a few drops when the breast is pressed
  • Pallor
  • Fatigue
  • Vertigo
  • Blurred vision
  • Sallow complexion
  • Dry skin
  • Poor appetite
  • Tiredness
  • May have large amounts of lochia discharge postpartum
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Thready and weak

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