Kuan Dai Tang

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Earth-fried Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	3-15g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism and treats diarrhea due to Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness Obstruction. With Shu Di Huang and Bai Shao, for a restless fetus due to Blood Deficiency, often with palpitations. With Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for an unstable pregnancy with Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	9-30g	Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, stops diarrhea, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	9-30g	Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rx. Morindae Officinalis	Ba Ji Tian	6-15g	Augments primal Yang and replenishes Yin, Disperses Wind-Cold-Damp and strengthens the sinews and bones, Strengthens Yang, Tonifies the Kidneys. With Rou Cong Rong, tonifies Yang without injuring Yin.
Salt-fried Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi	3-9g	Astringes urine, Stabilizes Jing, Strengthens Yang, Tonifies and warms Spleen Yang and stops diarrhea, Tonifies the Kidneys.
Stir-fried Cx. Eucommiae	Du Zhong	8-16g	Aids the smooth flow of Qi and Blood, Strengthens the sinews and bones, Tonifies Kidney Yang, Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
Hb. Cistanches	Rou Cong Rong	6-21g	Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the Yang, Benefits Jing and marrow and warms the Womb. With Du Zhong and Ba Ji Tian, for deficient Kidney induced pain and weakness in the lower back with a feeling of weakness in the sinews and bones.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Dang Gui	3-15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood. With Rou Cong Rong, for Blood Deficiency failing to supply the sinews of the Intestines, interfering with peristalsis.
Stir-fried Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	1.5-9g	Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea and tonifies Qi. With Bu Gu Zhi and Rou Dou Kou, for Kidney Deficiency with chronic dysentery and daybreak diarrhea.
Sm. Nelumbinis	Lian Zi	6-18g	Tonifies the Spleen, astringes diarrhea, tonifies the Kidneys and astringes Jing. With Shan Yao and Bai Zhu, for chronic diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.

Formula Actions

• Warms and Reinforces the Spleen and Kidneys
• Scatters Cold
• Restrains the Dai channel
• Consolidates the Chong and Ren channels

Syndromes

• Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency with Dampness Accumulation

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

Infertility Edema with abdominal pain during pregnancy

Abdominal pain with edema during pregnancy Weakness and numbness of lower back and legs during pregnancy or postpartum

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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