HERB FORMULAS

MENOPAUSE #4

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 6g 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. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 6g Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Gui Ban, for dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, forgetfulness, afternoon fevers and night sweats due Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban 12g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, benefits the Kidneys, strengthens the bones, nourishes the Blood, enriches Yin, stabilizes the Chong and Ren channels, cools the Blood, stops uterine bleeding, nourishes the Blood and tonifies the Heart.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 12g Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin, anchors Floating Yang and prevents the leakage of fluids.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng 6g Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 4.5g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood, calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
Poria Fu Ling 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 6g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
With Suan Zao Ren and Yuan Zhi, for palpitations and insomnia.

FORMULA ACTIONS

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

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency

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