HERB FORMULAS

GENG NIAN AN WAN - 更年安囊 - PEACEFUL MENOPAUSE PILL

English: Peaceful Menopause Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9g Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow, and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for ascendant Fire due to exhaustion of Kidney Yin.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
With Ze Xie, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness and vertigo.
Poria Fu Ling 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 6g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 6g Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency night sweats.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 6g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, stops excessive sweating, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, a basic combination to tonify the Kidneys.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shu Di Huang, Fu Ling, Mu Dan Pi, Ze Xie and Shan Yao, for Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates Fluids.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 6g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and nourishes Jing.
Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao 6g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes and balances Kidney Yin and Yang
  • Tonifies the Chong and Ren channels

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with Kidney Yin Deficiency predominant

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Aversion to Cold
  • Cold limbs
  • Frequent hot flashes with sweating
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Dry mouth and throat at night
  • Aches in the waist
  • Aching in the bones
  • Weakness
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Malar flush
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Metrorrhagia
  • Alternating Hot and Cold sensations
  • Poor memory
  • Hearing difficulty
  • Night sweats
  • Fatigue
  • Depression
  • Slight anxiety
  • Cold feet
  • Abundant, pale urine
  • T: Pale or Pink or Pale-pink
  • C: Thin or None
  • P: Deep and thready or Deep and weak or Deep, thready and wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For menopause syndrome due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with itching:
For menopause syndrome due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with dizziness and a headache:
+ Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui + Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
+ Cx. Erythrinae Hai Tong Pi
+ Rz. Polygonati Odorati Yu Zhu + Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming
For menopause syndrome due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with Liver Yin Deficiency:
+ Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi    
+ Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao