Dysmenorrhea #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Pollen Typhae	Pu Huang	12g	Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and stops bleeding by astringing.
Faeces Trogopterori	Wu Ling Zhi	12g	Alleviates pain, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Stops bleeding. With Pu Huang, for Abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and lochioschesis.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, regulates the menses, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	12g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools and nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit. With Dang Gui, for irregular menstruation and retained lochia from Blood Stasis due to trauma.
Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	3g	Disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels, alleviates pain, warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and strengthens the Yang and Ming Men Fire.

Formula Actions

• Invigorates the Blood
• Dispels Blood Stasis
• Alleviates pain
• Regulates the menses

Syndromes

• Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Recurring sharp or dull pain in the lower abdomen or pelvis 1-2 days before, during, or after the period The pain can radiate to the whole abdomen, lower back and anal/genital area The pain generally diminishes after the period ends

The pain can be stabbing, burning, squeezing, dull, down-bearing and in severe cases, can cause nausea, vomiting, cold sweating and fainting This seems to happen mostly in younger women

Treats

Dysmenorrhea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For Internal heat:		For Internal Cold:
+ 30g Hb. Patriniae	Bai Jiang Cao	+ 9g Fr. Foeniculi	Xiao Hui Xiang
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Preparatum	Zhi Da Huang	+ 3g Rz. Zingiberis Preparatum	Pao Jiang