Xiang Fu Wan - 香附囊 - Cyperus Pills

English:	Cyperus Pills
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	6-14g	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.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	3-15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, regulates the menses and disperses Cold. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood. With Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang and Chuan Xiong, for menstrual irregularity, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	3-10g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
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.
Wine-fried Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	5-30g	Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation,softens the Liver and relieves pain. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	4.5-16g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
Wine-fried Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	3-12g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	1.5-14g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Regulates Qi
• Strengthens the Spleen
• Nourishes the Blood
• Regulates the menses

Syndromes

• Liver Qi Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Infertility Inability to conceive for many years 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 slightly red on the sides; if Stagnation of Qi arises from Blood Deficiency, the sides might be Pale C: Normal P: Taut or Wiry; if Qi Stagnation arises from Blood Deficiency, it may be Choppy

Treats

Infertility

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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