formula name | Menses-Astringing Pill |
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Grind the medicinal ingredients into powder and mix with wine to form pills. Take 50 pills each time, swallowed with warm wine or plain water on an empty stomach.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Enriching yin and clearing heat, securing meridians to stop bleeding.
bubble_chart Indications
Hypermenorrhea, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, red tongue, wiry and rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Tortoise Carapace benefits yin and nourishes the kidney, subduing yang and reducing fire; Peony Root astringes yin and nourishes blood, emolliating the liver and draining heat, together serving as the sovereign medicinal. Skullcap Root and Phelloendron Bark clear heat and purge fire; the bark of the Chinese Toon tree clears heat and also astringes to stop bleeding, together serving as the minister medicinal. Cyperus regulates qi to regulate menstruation, preventing excessive cold and bleeding, serving as the assistant medicinal.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Modern medicine believes that this prescription enhances gonadal secretion function and promotes blood coagulation. It is mainly used for: functional uterine bleeding, presenting as hypermenorrhea, dark red color with blood clots, and rapid pulse.
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