Curculigo 9 gm, Epimedium 9 gm, Angelica sinensis 9 gm, Morinda officinalis 9 gm, Phellodendron 4.5 gm, Anemarrhena 4.5 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take one dose daily, decocted in water to extract the juice, and divide it into two doses for consumption.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warm kidney yang, tonify kidney essence, drain kidney fire, regulate chong and ren.

bubble_chart Indications

Women experiencing irregular menstruation, with cycles that may come early or late, and menstrual flow that may be heavy or light, accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness in the lower back, cold feet, occasional chills or sudden heat flashes, a pale tongue texture, and a deep, thin pulse. This condition is currently used to describe menopausal syndrome, hypertension, amenorrhea, and other chronic diseases characterized by insufficient kidney yin and kidney yang, leading to deficiency fire flaming upward.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Common Curculigo Rhizome and Epimedium Herb warm kidney yang and tonify kidney essence; Phellodendron Bark and Anemarrhena purge kidney fire and nourish kidney yin; Chinese Angelica warms, moistens, and nourishes blood, regulating the thoroughfare vessel and conception vessel. The formula's characteristic is the combination of yang-tonifying herbs with yin-enriching and fire-purging herbs, addressing the complex symptoms of dual yin and yang deficiency below, accompanied by deficiency fire flaming upward. Since the formula primarily uses Common Curculigo Rhizome and Epimedium Herb, it is named "Curculigo and Epimedium Decoction."

bubble_chart Formula Modification

Motherwort herb 9g, Chinese Taxillus Herb 9g, and Eucommia Bark 9g can be added according to symptoms to tonify the kidney and regulate menstruation; or Barbary Wolfberry Fruit 9g and White Chrysanthemum Flower 6g can be added to calm deficient yang.