HERB FORMULAS

XIANG AI XIONG DANG YIN - CYPERUS, ARTEMISIA, LIGUSTICUM AND ANGELICA DECOCTION

English: Cyperus, Artemisia, Ligusticum and Angelica Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 6g 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.
Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye 6g Warms the channels, warms the womb, stops bleeding, calms the fetus, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
With Xiang Fu, for abdominal pain from Deficiency Cold and Stagnant Qi.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses, and amenorrhea.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis and regulates the menses.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 6g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi, stops pain and disperses extravasation.
With Xiang Fu, treats a wide range of applications from Liver Qi Stagnation to deep Blood Stasis and a wide variety of 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.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Moves Qi
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Warms the uterus

SYNDROMES

  • Retention of the lochia after childbirth due to Qi and Blood stagnation.

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • No lochial discharge after childbirth or
  • Only slight lochial discharge after childbirth
  • Abdominal pain
  • T: Purple
  • C: Normal
  • P: Wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For hypochondriac pain: For scanty discharge with clots and pain:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + Pollen Typhae Pu Huang
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke + Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi
For belching with a poor appetite:
+ Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For irritability and headaches:
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + Cx, Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Fr. Amomi
Sha Ren + Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For Cold symptoms with pain:
+ Concha Margaritaferae Usta Zhen Zhu Mu
+ Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Rz. Zingiberis Preparata Pao Jiang