HERB FORMULAS

DANG GUI SHENG JIANG YANG ROU TANG - 当归生姜羊肉湯- MUTTON STEW WITH DANG GUI AND FRESH GINGER

English: Mutton Stew with Dang Gui and Fresh Ginger
Also Known As: Mutton Stew with Tangkuei and Fresh Ginger
Decoction of Angelica Sinensis, Zingiberis Recens and Mutton

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelica Sinensis Dang Gui 9-30g Tonifies, Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis and regulates the menses.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 15-40g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, warms the Middle, stops vomiting and adjusts the Ying and Wei, normalizing the flow of Qi at the center.
Mutton Yang Rou 48-80g Sweet, acrid and Warm, it strongly tonifies Ming Men Fire, nourishes the Blood and tonifies Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the Interior
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Regulates the Liver function
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Interior Deficiency with Cold Blood
  • Spleen Qi Deficiency with Blood Deficiency and Liver Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Postpartum abdominal pain
  • Cold abdominal hernial pain
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Spasmodic pain in the flanks
  • Sallow complexion
  • Fatigue
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • The pain is better with warmth and pressure
  • Swollen, indurated scrotum
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Deep, wiry and forceless or Deep, wiry and choppy or Soft and feeble

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • When treating hernial pain, take after the acute stage.

MODIFICATIONS

For severe Cold: For severe pain and vomiting:
+ More (48-60g) Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + 6-10g Per Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For severe pain:
+ 3g. Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 30g or more Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For severe, continuous postpartum sweating:
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For lochioschesis:
For Deficient Bi:
+ Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
    + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao