Prescriptions for Regulating the Liver and Spleen
Dang Gui Shao Yao San (当归芍药散)
Name
The Prescription of 当归芍药散
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Dang Gui 9 g,Shao Yao 18 g,Fu Ling 12 g,Bai Zhu 12 g,Ze Xie 12 g,Chuan Xiong 9 g.Explanation
Shao Yao: Astringing the liver to alleviate pain.
Bai Zhu and Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen and tonifying qi.
Ze Xie: Promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness.
Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong: Soothing the liver and tonifying blood.
The Effect of 当归芍药散
Effect
Soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen.
Indications
Dysmenorrhea, chronic nephritis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, functional uterine bleeding, appendicitis during pregnancy, ascites due to cirrhosis, hypersplenism, edema.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of the powder is taken with warm wine three times a day.
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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