HERB FORMULAS

DANG GUI AI YE TANG - 当归艾叶汤 - DANG GUI AND ARTEMISIA COMBINATION

English: Dang Gui and Artemisia Combination
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
 13.5g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and regulates the menses.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal pain.
With Tu Si Zi and Hou Po, for restless fetus disorder with lower back and abdominal pain.
Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye 6g Warms the channels, warms the womb, stops bleeding, calms the fetus, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po 6g Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao and resolves Stagnation.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3.5g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 7.2g Releases the Exterior, expels Wind and relieves muscle spasms.
With Dang Gui, for itching and tremors of the hands and feet from Wind due to Blood Deficiency.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for postpartum External Wind.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu 4g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops coughing and nourishes and moistens the Lungs.
With Dang Gui and Bai Shao, harmonizes the Ying Qi.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 9g Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow, tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and calms the fetus.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 7.2g Tonifies Qi and Blood and relieves numbness and pain.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 4.5g Releases the Exterior and disperses Cold.
With Chuan Xiong, for headaches and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 5.4g Promotes the movement of Qi and reduces distention and pressure.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 4.5g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 18g Nourishes the Blood, softens the Liver, relieves pain and regulates menstruation.
With Gan Cao, for abdominal pain due to disharmony between the Liver and Stomach.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 3g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Stabilizes the fetus

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fetal Irritability
  • Habitual miscarriage
  • Pain in the waist and abdomen during pregnancy
  • Dizziness
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Dry skin
  • Dry hair
  • Poor memory
  • Paleness
  • Fatigue
  • Scanty periods
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin, white and dry
  • P: Thready and rapid or Weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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