HERB FORMULAS

TIAO JING YU ZI FANG

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Wine-fried Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, regulates the menses and disperses Cold.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 5-30g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation,softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Xiang Fu and Bai Shao, for abdominal pain with menstruation.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 6-14g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi, for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular menstruation.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
With Chuan Xiong, for Qi Stagnation combined with Blood Stasis.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 5-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Per, Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 3-9g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm.
With Qing Pi, for flank pain and chest and abdominal distention due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi 3-10g Spreads Liver Qi and breaks up Stagnant Qi.
With Xiang Fu, for pain and distention of the flanks due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 3-12g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
With Xiang Fu and Dang Gui, for dysmenorrhea from Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis.
With Chuan Xiong, for body aches and headaches due to Blood Stagnation.
With Xiang Fu, treats a wide range of applications from Liver Qi Stagnation to deep Blood Stasis and a wide variety of pain anywhere in the body including chest pain, distending pain in the breast, Cold pain in the epigastrium, pain due to bulging disorders in the lower body and dysmenorrhea from Qi and Blood Stagnation.
With Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao and Xiang Fu, for amenorrhea or menstrual pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1.5-14g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dredges the Liver
  • Regulates Qi
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Regulates the menses

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Infertility
  • Inability to conceive for many years
  • Decreased and dark-colored menses that contain clots or
  • Scanty, pale-colored menses
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Breast and hypochondriac pain
  • Abdominal pain with periods
  • Maybe premenstrual breast distention
  • Premenstrual breast tension
  • Painful periods
  • Irritability before periods
  • Anxiety before periods
  • Depression
  • Abdominal distention
  • Eructation
  • Sighing
  • Water retention
  • Headache
  • A history of cramping
  • T: Normal color or slightly red on the sides; if Stagnation of Qi arises from Blood Deficiency, the sides might be Pale
  • C: Normal
  • P: Taut or Wiry; if Qi Stagnation arises from Blood Deficiency, it may be Choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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