Ding Jing Tang - 定靜汤 - Settling The Menses Decoction

English:	Settling the Menses Decoction
Also Known As:	Settle Menstruation Soup Peony and Cuscutae Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	9g	Astringes Jing and urine, Benefits the Kidneys and Spleen, Benefits the marrow, Nourishes Yin, Strengthens Yang, Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	9g	Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, softens the Liver and relieves pain. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis. With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold,stops pain due to Blood Stasis and regulates the menses. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood. With Chai Hu and Bai Shao, for dysmenorrhea from Liver Qi Stagnation and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	4.5g	Nourishes the Blood and Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rx. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	4.5g	Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin , tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing. With Chai Hu and Bai Shao, for vaginal discharge due to Spleen Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation.
Poria	Fu Ling	3g	Strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	2g	Stops bleeding.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	1.5g	Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation and harmonizes the Exterior and Interior. With Bai Shao, for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes the Blood
• Invigorates the Blood
• Regulates menstruation
• Tonifies the Kidneys
• Benefits the Spleen

Syndromes

• Liver Qi Stagnation with Kidney Deficiency
• Disharmony of the Liver, Spleen and Kidneys
• Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Irregular periods Scanty bleeding Clots in the menstrual Blood Abdominal distention Breast distention Premenstrual tension

Depression Sighing Irritability T: Normal or Slightly red on the sides C: Normal P: Wiry

Treats

Irregular menstruation Dysmenorrhea Amenorrhea Breast lumps Late menstruation

Scanty menstruation Menorrhagia Metrorrhagia Fibrocystic breasts

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For Kidney Yin Deficiency and Deficiency Heat:		For Spleen Qi Deficiency:
+ Two Ultimate Pills Er Zhi Wan		+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
For Blood Deficiency:
For Blood Heat:		+ Colla Corii Asini	E Jiao
+ Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye	For breast lumps:
Or		+ Sp. Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu	+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
For invigorating the Blood and alleviating pain:		+ Sm. Citri Reticulatae	Ju He
+ SAnguis Draconis	Xue Jie