HERB FORMULAS

JIA WEI SI WU ER CHEN TANG - 加味四物二陈汤 - ADDED FLAVORS FOUR THINGS TWO AGED DECOCTION

English: Added Flavors Four Things Two Aged (Ingredients) Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei 9g Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 9-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools the Blood and relieves pain.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for Blood-Stasis induced gynecological disorders such as immobile abdominal masses and amenorrhea with abdominal pain.
With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 9-15g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
With Xiang Fu, for Qi Stagnation combined with Blood Stasis.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 12-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Mu Dan Pi, for residual Warm pathogen which has injured the Yin.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 6-9g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Fu Ling, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 9g Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Chi Shao, for Blood Stasis disorders.
Poria Fu Ling 9-12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm.
Sargassum Hai Zao 9-15g Reduces Phlegm, softens areas of hardness, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 9g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for Irregular menstruation and dysmenor-rhea due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
With Dang Gui, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi, for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular menstruation.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Eliminates Phlegm and Dampness
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Promotes menstruation

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Damp Accumulation with Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Light colored discharge leading to no period
  • Palpitations of the Heart
  • Shortness of breath
  • A fat, plump body
  • Profuse sputum
  • Epigastric fullness
  • Upper abdominal distention
  • Chest and epigastric tightness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting with profuse phlegm
  • Increased vaginal discharge that is white and viscid
  • In general, the patient also is obese or has generalized edema
  • Lassitude
  • Lack of strength
  • Fatigue
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Puffy, yellowish complexion
  • Anorexia
  • Lumbar soreness
  • Edema and swelling
  • Profuse white colored vaginal discharge
  • T: Pale and plump
  • C: White and greasy
  • P: Slippery or Wiry and slippery or Deep, and/or small pulse

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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