formula | Angelica and Peony Powder Dang Gui Shao Yao San |
source | Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases |
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Nourishing blood and regulating the liver, invigorating the spleen and draining dampness.
Abdominal pain during pregnancy and various pains in the lower abdomen of women, persistent cramping pain in the abdomen that lessens with pressure, dizziness, difficulty urinating, swelling of the feet, pale red tongue, white greasy coating, and a soft, thin, and slow pulse.
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This formula is commonly used for gynecological and obstetric diseases, suitable for syndromes of liver deficiency with blood stasis and spleen deficiency with damp stagnation, but it is not limited to women and can also be used by men. In the formula, Chinese Angelica and Peony Root nourish blood and pacify the liver; Sichuan Lovage Rhizome invigorates blood and resolves stasis; White Atractylodes Rhizome invigorates the spleen, dries dampness, and calms the fetus; Poria and Alisma promote urination and drain dampness. The combination of these herbs collectively achieves the effects of nourishing blood and pacifying the liver, invigorating blood and resolving stasis, and invigorating the spleen and draining dampness.
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Abdominal pain during pregnancy, menopausal syndrome, pelvic inflammation, infertility, ovarian cysts, habitual late abortion, pregnancy beriberi, chronic nephritis, hypertension, hypotension, prostate hypertrophy, chronic appendicitis, chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, dark spots, leukorrhea.