Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Dang Gui & Peony Formula (Dang Gui Shao Yao San)


 

1317 當歸芍藥散 (Dang Gui Shao Yao San)

 

Dang Gui & Peony Formula

 

Tang-kuei and Peony Powder

 


 

Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

白芍

Radix Paenoiae alba

Bai Shao

White Peony

澤瀉

Rhizoma Alismatis

Ze Xie

Alisma

川芎

Rhizoma Chuanxiong

Chuan Xiong

Ligusticum

茯苓

Poria

Fu Ling

Hoelen

白朮

Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae

Bai Zhu

White Atractylodes

當歸

Radix Angelicae sinensis

Dang Gui

Angelica

 

Classic Literature Reference

Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essentials from the Golden Chamber, 206).

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

Indications

Traditional: Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen (Liver blood deficiency and Spleen dysfunction with damp retention) during pregnancy marked by continuous dull pain in the abdomen, difficult urination, ankle edema, sallow and lusterless complexion, and fatigue.

 

Modern: Miscarriage, toxemia of pregnancy, abnormal fetal position, functional uterine bleeding, infertility, irregular menstruation, menopausal syndrome, PMS, chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis, iron-deficiency anemia, peptic ulcer, enlargement of prostate, angina pectoris, hypotension, primary dysmenorrhea, pelvic inflammation, and beriberi.

 

 

 

Pattern of Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen

 

Herbs and Actions

 

 

 

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