HERB FORMULAS

JIAO AI TANG - 膠艾湯 - ASS HIDE GELATIN AND MUGWORT DECOCTION

English: Ass Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction
Also Known As: Xiong Gui Jiao Ai Tang
Tangkuei and Gelatin Combination
Decoction of Artemisia and Donkey-Hide Gelatin
Decoction of Donkey-Skin Glue and Artemisia
Decoction of Colla Corii Asini and Artemisia Argyi

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao 3-10g Nourishes the Blood and stops bleeding.
With Bai Shao and Ai Ye, for excessive menstrual bleeding.
Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye 3-9g Warms the uterus, calms the fetus, stops bleeding, disperses Cold, stops pain and regulates Qi and Blood.
 With E Jiao, for restless fetus and threatened miscarriage
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 5-18g Nourishes Yin, Jing and Blood.
With Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong and Bai Shao, nourishes and activates Blood, and regulates menstruation.
With E Jiao and Ai Ye, for excessive uterine bleeding.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 4-10g Nourishes and invigorates Blood, regulates menses and disperses Cold.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Blood.
With Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang, and Chuan Xiong, for menstrual problems due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-6g Invigorates the Blood, regulates Qi and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for menstrual problems due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 4-12g Alleviates pain, nourishes the Blood and regulates menstruation.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Harmonizes and makes the hemostatic action of E Jiao more effective.
 With Bai Shao, for abdominal pain.
(White Wine) (Bai Jiu) (3 parts) (Enhances activation of the formula.)

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes and warms the Blood
  • Stops bleeding
  • Regulates menstruation
  • Calms the fetus
  • Prevents miscarriage

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen Not Governing Blood
  • Insufficiency of the Chong Mai and Ren Mai
  • Habitual miscarriage
  • Yin maculae due to Blood Deficiency with Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Abdominal pain
  • Uterine bleeding (metrorrhagia)
  • Excessive menstruation
  • Menstruation with constant spotting
  • Postpartum bleeding
  • Bleeding during pregnancy
  • The Blood is pale and thin without clots
  • Weakness
  • Dizziness
  • Sore lower back
  • Post abortion bleeding
  • Dull complexion
  • Weakness and pain of the legs
  • Light red, unelevated and indistinct eruptions
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white or Whitish and moist
  • P: Thready and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Heat in the Blood.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For low back pain: For simultaneous Qi Deficiency:
+ Rx Dipsaci Xu Duan + Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
or
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For Spleen Not Governing Blood:
 + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Restore the Spleen Decoction
Gui Pi Tang
For restless fetus disorder:
For pain in the abdomen and low back:
+ Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
For threatened miscarriage:
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For excessive bleeding:
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao + Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
For bleeding during pregnancy:
For profuse bleeding:
- Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu + Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Charred Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye Tan + Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
For abdominal pain due to Blood Stagnation:
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ Rz Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
For unstable pregnancy:
+ Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
+Worry-Free Formula to Protect Birth
Bao Chan Wu You Fang
For constant and restless movement of the fetus due to Deficiency:
For thrombocytopenic purpura:
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ Rx Dipsaci Xu Duan + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For menorrhagia due to injury of the Chong and Ren:
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
   
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu    
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi