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formulaPeach Kernel, Carthamus and Four-Ingredient Decoction Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
sourceYizong Jinjian
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 12gm
Sichuan Lovage Rhizome (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 6gm
Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 12gm
Prepared Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) 24gm
Peach Kernel (Semen Persicae) 9gm
Carthamus (Flos Carthami) 6gm

Decocted with water twice, taken in two doses, 2 doses per day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing blood, activating blood circulation, unblocking collaterals, regulating menstruation, and resolving stasis to stop pain.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Chinese Angelica tonifying blood, promoting blood circulation, Prepared Rehmannia Root primarily tonifying blood; Sichuan Lovage Rhizome enters the blood aspect to regulate qi in the blood; Peony Root astringes yin and nourishes blood; Peach Kernel, Carthamus enters the blood aspect to expel stasis and promote blood circulation.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Modern medicine believes that this prescription dilates blood vessels, increases blood flow, improves blood circulation, relieves smooth muscle spasms, reduces inflammation, and combats fatigue. It is mainly used for: headache, migraine, primary dysmenorrhea, secondary dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, vascular neurogenic headache, central retinitis, fundus hemorrhagic diseases (stage of convalescence), oculomotor nerve paralysis, chloasma, retinal diseases, pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatitis, telangiectatic annular purpura, progressive purpuric skin disease, fracture, supraspinous ligament injury, contusion, etc., seen in menstrual irregularities, difficult or obstructed menstruation, lower abdominal pain, dark and sticky menstrual blood with clots, dark tongue texture, and fine, wiry pulse.

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