HERB FORMULAS

GENG NIAN FANG - 更年方 - MENOPAUSE FORMULA

English: Menopause Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates Fluids.
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi 6g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin Clears Deficiency Heat.
Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao 4.5g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
With Nu Zhen Zi, for dizziness, blurred vision, and premature graying of the hair due to severe Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 4.5g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood, calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
Dens Draconis Long Chi 12g Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, anchors and preserves Floating Yang, prevents leakage of fluids and is especially effective for palpitations with anxiety, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, convulsions and delirium.
Plumula Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin 4.5g Drains Heart Fire, relieves irritability, stops bleeding and astringes Jing.
Poria Fu Ling 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi 6g Calms the Spirit and relieves constraint.
Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae Zi Cao 4.5g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, invigorates Blood circulation, relieves Fire toxins.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng 6g Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang
  • Promotes diuresis
  • Soothes the Liver
  • Regulates Qi
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Absorbs Fluids
  • Calms the Mind

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Weight gain
  • Fluid retention
  • Fatigue
  • Cold hands and feet
  • 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
  • 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