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Dang Gui Shao Yao San - 當歸芍藥散 - Dang Gui And Peony Powder

English: Dang Gui and Peony Powder
Also Known As: Angelica and Peony Powder
Tangkuei and Peony Formula
Tangkuei and Poria Powder
Dang Gui Fu Ling San

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood and treats Blood Deficiency Heat.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis for abdominal pain
With Bai Shao and Chuan Xiong, harmonizes the function of and softens the Liver.
With Bai Shao, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu and Ze Xie, for diarrhea during pregnancy with severe abdominal pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 4-48g Softens the Liver, stops pain and nourishes the Blood.
With Bai Zhu, treats concurrent problems of the Liver and Spleen.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 4-12g Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi and dries Dampness.
With Fu Ling and Ze Xie, strengthens Spleen and leaches out Dampness.
Poria Fu Ling 4-12g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 4-24g Promotes urination and resolves Dampness.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Deficiency leading to accumulation of Dampness with urinary difficulty, loose stools, diarrhea Milky Lin or vaginal discharge.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-24g Activates Blood and regulates Qi.
Rice Wine (Facilitates the flow and disperses.)

Formula Actions

  • Nourishes Liver Blood
  • Softens the Liver
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Reinforces the Spleen and Kidney

Syndromes

  • Abdominal pain due to Liver and Spleen Disharmony
  • Abdominal pain due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency
  • Hypofunction of the Liver and Spleen with Stagnation of Blood and Qi Stagnation due to Dampness
  • Problems with pregnancy

Clinical Manifestations

  • Continuous cramping pain in the abdomen
  • Pain is not severe
  • Pain is relieved by pressure
  • Edema of the feet
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Slight edema (primarily of the lower limbs)
  • Symptoms generally occur during pregnancy
  • Pale face
  • Fatigue
  • Heaviness of head
  • Lassitude
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Lumbago
  • Edema
  • Abdominal pain with edema during pregnancy due to Blood Deficiency and abnormal water circulation
  • Oliguria
  • Palpitations
  • Cold feet
  • Extreme coldness of the hands and feet
  • Vertigo
  • Weakness and numbness of lower back and legs during pregnancy or postpartum
  • Mal position of the fetus
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Right upper quadrant pain
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Anemia
  • Lack of energy
  • Sore back
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • T: Pale or pink maybe petechiae on margin
  • C: Thin or Greasy white
  • P: Deep and weak or Soft, floating, small and slow or Wiry and small or Wiry and rough

Treats

  • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
  • Menopause
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Chronic nephritis
  • Heart pain
  • Habitual miscarriage
  • Premature rupture of placenta
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Cystitis
  • Postpartum weakness
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Monoplegia
  • Vascular diseases
  • Beriberi
  • Postpartum scar tissue
  • Mal position of fetus
  • Metrorrhagia
  • Menorrhagia
  • Endometritis
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Postpartum depression
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Infertility
  • Urinary tract stones
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Vascular headaches
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Acne
  • Chilblains
  • Psoriasis
  • Swellings from congestive Heart disease
  • Post-concussion syndrome
  • Meniere's disease
  • Tension
  • Hypotension
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Leukorrhea
  • Luteal insufficiency
  • Breech presentation
  • Adnexitis
  • Chloasma
  • Edema during pregnancy
  • Palpitations
  • Vertigo
  • Fatigue
  • Abdominal pain during pregnancy
  • Dizziness during pregnancy
  • Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Hypertension during pregnancy
  • Perimenstrual migraines
  • Post abortion
  • Post tubal ligation
  • Post insertion of IUD
  • Post Cesarean section
  • Anemia
  • Lumbago
  • Edema
  • Abdominal pain
  • Abdominal pain during pregnancy
  • Abdominal mass which is localized and hard
  • Threatened miscarriage
  • Functional menorrhagia
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Chronic cholecystitis
  • Early-stage cirrhosis of the Liver
  • Perimenopausal syndrome
  • Breast hyperplasia
  • Chronic gastritis
  • Peptic ulcers
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Gout
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Sciatica
  • Eczema
  • Urticaria
  • Varicose veins
  • Renal disease
  • Ascites from cirrhosis
  • Thrombotic stroke
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Benign prostatic hypertrophy
  • Appendicitis
  • Senile dementia
  • Hypo chronic anemia
  • Unstable pregnancy
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Beriberi
  • Angina pectoris
  • Amenorrhea
  • Dizziness
  • Weakness
  • Postpartum uterine bleeding
  • Fetal restlessness
  • Weakness and numbness of lower back and legs during pregnancy or postpartum

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
  • Concurrent use of this formula with colchicine was associated with improvement in learning acquisition deficit induced bu colchicine.
  • This formula may reduce menopausal symptoms induced by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists without negative effects on serum estradiol levels.

Notes

Modifications

For relatively cold presentations: For relatively hot presentations:
+ Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu + Fr. Gardenia Zhi Zi
For edema during menstruation due to Kidney Qi Deficiency: For rather severe Dampness with edema and amenorrhea:
+ Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao + Five Ingredient Powder with Poria
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+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo For threatened miscarriage:
For hepatomegaly: + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ Tub. Curcumae Yu Jin + Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For habitual miscarriage: + Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie For abdominal pain during pregnancy:
+ Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + Less Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao + Caul. Perillae Zi Su Geng
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rx. Boehmeriae Zhu Ma Gen
+ Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye + Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
For dysmenorrhea: + Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu For epigastric pain:
+ Rz. Corydalis Yi Yang Huo + Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For abdominal pain with acid reflux: For flank pain:
+ Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Concha Arecae Wa Leng Zi + Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
For numbness and Bi pain of the lower extremities: For red, painful eyes:
+ Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji For severe abdominal pain:
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
For dizziness and headache: + Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi For irritability and thirst:
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For nasal congestion, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps: For nasal congestion, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps with headache or dizziness:
+ 9g Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua + 9g Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua
+ 9g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 9g Pheretima Di Long + 9g Pheretima Di Long
+ 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He + 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For nasal congestion, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps with cough: + 10g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ 9g Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua + 10g Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li
+ 9g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 10g Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi
+ 9g Pheretima Di Long For nephrotic syndrome:
+ 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He + Five-Peel Powder
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+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao For metrorrhagia with profuse bleeding:
+ 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren + Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao
+ 9g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + Dry-fried Pollen Typhae Chao Pu Huang
For metrorrhagia with Qi Deficiency:
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen For metrorrhagia with severe abdominal pain :
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen
For menopause: + Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu For adnexitis:
- Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Chuan Xiong
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
For pelvic inflammatory disease: For pelvic inflammatory disease with Damp-Heat:
+ Hb. Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao
+ Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng + Hb. Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng
For pelvic inflammatory disease with Qi and Blood Stagnation: + Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Hb. Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng For pelvic inflammatory disease with Cold Stagnation in the uterus:
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Hb. Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For chloasma: + Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi For chloasma with Liver Qi Stagnation:
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For chloasma with Blood Stagnation: + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi + Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua For chloasma with Blood Heat:
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
For chloasma with Qi Deficiency:
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + Dry-fried Fr. Gardeniae Chao Zhi Zi
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi For chloasma with Blood Deficiency:
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For chloasma with Dampness Accumulation: + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi + Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu For chloasma with Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ Polyporus Zhu Ling + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ Caulis Akebiae Ze Xie
For chloasma with Kidney Yin Deficiency: + Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi For angina:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + Rx. 10-12g Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 20-40g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu
For angina with Qi Deficiency: + 10-30g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Rx. 10-12g Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 10-30g Hirudo Shui Zhi
For angina with Phlegm Stagnation:
+ 20-40g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen - Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Rx. 10-12g Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 10-30g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 20-40g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ 10-30g Hirudo Shui Zhi
+ 10g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 10-30g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For angina with severe Blood Stagnation:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 10g Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi
+ Rx. 10-12g Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 10g Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
+ 30g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 20-40g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ 10-30g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 30-60g Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ 30-60g Hirudo Shui Zhi

From Class

  • LV-8 Ququan / Dang Gui Shao Yao San: Low iron is liver blood deficiency — LV-8 and Dang Gui Shao Yao San with plenty of Bai Shao; high iron (hemochromatosis) — clear liver heat. (Lewis)
  • Xiao Yao San / Xiao Chai Hu Tang / Si Ni San / Dang Gui Shao Yao San: For the congested liver in perimenopause — the liver's state determines how long perimenopause takes. (Lewis)
  • Gestational diabetes: Diet first (low glycemic); Di Huang Wan formulas, clear heat, drain damp, ascending herbs (Fu Ling, Sheng Ma, Jie Geng, Huang Qi), Dang Gui Shao Yao San; back-shu points and Weiguanxiashu. (Lewis)

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Abdominal Masses, Abdominal TumorsAbdominal PainAcne, Acne VulgarisAllergic RhinitisAmenorrheaAnemiaAngina PectorisBladder InfectionCholecystitisChronic Hepatitis, Hepatitis CConcussion, Post-Concussion SyndromeConjunctivitis, Pink EyeCoronary Heart (Artery) Disease, Coronary Artery DiseaseDizzinessDysmenorrheaEczemaEdemaEdema During PregnancyEndometriosisFatigueGastritisGoutHabitual MiscarriageHemorrhoidsHypertension, High Blood PressureHypotensionHypothyroidismInfertilityIrregular MenstruationLow Back Pain, LumbagoMeniere's DiseaseMenopause Syndrome, Climacteric SyndromeMenorrhagia, Heavy MenstruationMetrorrhagia, Uterine Bleeding, MetrostaxisMigraine HeadacheNasal CongestionNasal PolypsNephritisNephrotic SyndromePalpitations
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Wu Pi San

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