Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Ai Fu Nuangong Wan: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Ai Fu Nuangong Wan
Source
Zhong Guo Yao Dian
Ingredients
Ai Ye Tan 120 g,Xiang Fu 240 g,Wu Zhu Yu 80 g,Rou Gui 20 g,Dang Gui 120 g,Di Huang 40 g,Chao Bai Shao 80 g,Xu Duan 60 g,Zhi Huang Qi 80 g,Chuan Xiong 80 g.Explanation
Ai Ye and Xiang Fu: The principal drugs, warming uterus, warming meridians and dispersing cold.
Wu Zhu Yu and Rou Gui: Warming meridians and dispersing cold.
Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong and Bai Shao: Activating blood and eliminating stasis, tonifying blood and regulating menstruation.
Huang Qi and Di Huang: Nourishing yin and tonifying blood.
Xu Duan: Activating blood and stimulating the menstrual flow.
The Effect of Ai Fu Nuangong Wan
Effect
Regulate qi and tonify blood, warm the uterus and regulate menstruation.
Indications
Abdominal pain during menstruation, abnormal menstruation, deficiency cold in uterus, morbid leucorrhea, soreness of waist.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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