Xiang Ai Xiong Dang Yin - Cyperus, Artemisia, Ligusticum And Angelica Decoction

English:	Cyperus, Artemisia, Ligusticum and Angelica Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	6g	Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain. With Dang Gui, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi, for premenstrual symptoms, menstrual pain and irregular menstruation. With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stasis. With Chuan Xiong, for Qi Stagnation combined with Blood Stasis.
Fol. Artemisiae Argyi	Ai Ye	6g	Warms the channels, warms the womb, stops bleeding, calms the fetus, disperses Cold and alleviates pain. With Xiang Fu, for abdominal pain from Deficiency Cold and Stagnant Qi.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	6g	Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses, and amenorrhea.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis and regulates the menses.
Rz. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	6g	Circulates Qi, Disperses extravasation, Invigorates the Blood, Stops pain. With Xiang Fu, treats a wide range of applications from Liver Qi Stagnation to deep Blood Stasis and a wide variety of pain With Xiang Fu and Dang Gui, for dysmenorrhea from Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis. With Chuan Xiong, for body aches and headaches due to Blood Stagnation.

Formula Actions

• Moves Qi
• Invigorates the Blood
• Warms the uterus

Syndromes

• Retention of the lochia after childbirth due to Qi and Blood stagnation.

Clinical Manifestations

No lochial discharge after childbirth or Only slight lochial discharge after childbirth Abdominal pain

T: Purple C: Normal P: Wiry

Treats

Lochioschesis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For hypochondriac pain:		For scanty discharge with clots and pain:
+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	+ Pollen Typhae	Pu Huang
+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	+ Faeces Trogopterori	Wu Ling Zhi
For belching with a poor appetite:		+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	For irritability and headaches:
+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	+ Cx, Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren	+ Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
For Cold symptoms with pain:		+ Concha Margaritaferae Usta	Zhen Zhu Mu
+ Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ Rz. Zingiberis Preparata	Pao Jiang