Source: Guidelines for Pattern Identification and Treatment for Women

( Nü Ke Zheng Zhi Zhun Sheng)

Ingredients

Functions:

Activates blood, regulates menses, moves qi and stops pain.

Indications:

Irregular menstrual cycle, dysmenorrhea and lower abdomen pain caused by postpartum blood stasis

Si Wu Tang combined with herbs which have qi regulation and pain stopping functions. The Ben Cao Gang Mu states “Xiang fu promotes the sanjiao, frees the six stagnations, while also dissipating food accumulation and distended fullness of water fluid.” Yan hu suo enters the blood level, moves qi and blood; it can also move qi stagnation within the blood and move blood stasis within the qi; it is a qi herb within the blood category. Qing pi breaks up qi and moves clumps to stop pain. Wu yao enters the qi level, moves qi, soothes distention, descends rebelling qi and stops pain. Its warming nature disperses liver, kidney coldness and soothes lower abdomen stagnation. Xiao hui xiang regulates qi, warm the interior, expels cold and stops pain. Those herbs enter the lower jiao to warm the kidney and expel coldness, then proceed to the middle jiao to regulate the middle jiao and wake up the spleen. Du zhong and Huang qin also calm the fetus. Hai piao xiao’s astringent nature stops discharge while Chen pi helps to move stomach qi.

Any gynecological diseases caused by anemia and weak constitutions, such as discharge, dysmenorrhea, lower back pain and constipation, etc. 

Applications:

Take after meals with warm water.

Cautions:

Contraindication to pregnant women and menorrhagia