Infertility #26

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	6-15g	Cools the Blood and drains Yin Deficiency Fire.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	6-12g	Clears Deficiency Fire, Clears Heat, Cools and harmonizes the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	6-15g	Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin and generates Fluids. With Bei Sha Shen, for a dry throat, constipation, thirst and a red tongue with little coat due to pathogenic Warmth or Heat injuring the Stomach Yin or long-term Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	7-30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	9-30g	Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	3-15g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu	6-20g	Clears Heat, Enriches Kidney Yin, Generates fluids, Reduces Heat from Deficiency
Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	1.5-9g	Tonifies the Kidneys and astringes Jing.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin
• Clears Heat

Syndromes

• Liver Qi Stagnation with Stagnant Heat transforming into Deficiency Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Infertility Inability to conceive for many years Chest and lateral costal distention and fullness Dizziness Tinnitus Decreased and dark-colored menses that contain clots or Scanty, pale-colored menses Irregular menstruation Breast and hypochondriac pain Abdominal pain with periods Maybe premenstrual breast distention Premenstrual breast tension Painful periods

Irritability before periods Anxiety before periods Depression Abdominal distention Eructation Sighing Water retention Headache A history of cramping T: Normal color or Red or Slightly red on the sides; if Stagnation of Qi arises from Blood Deficiency, the sides might be Pale C: Normal or Little or None P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Infertility

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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