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This document discusses commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formulas for treating various gynecological disorders in female patients. It lists formulas grouped under conditions such as menopausal hot flashes and insomnia, breast lumps, menopause related depression or anxiety, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, menopausal dryness, endometriosis, chloasma, menopause related pain, female overweight and obesity, infertility, and menopausal hypertension. For each condition, 5 herbal formulas are provided that address the relevant TCM patterns and can be combined or modified based on each individual case. The document stresses that these formulas are only meant as guidelines for qualified practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Compilation Conditions + Formulas

This document discusses commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formulas for treating various gynecological disorders in female patients. It lists formulas grouped under conditions such as menopausal hot flashes and insomnia, breast lumps, menopause related depression or anxiety, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, menopausal dryness, endometriosis, chloasma, menopause related pain, female overweight and obesity, infertility, and menopausal hypertension. For each condition, 5 herbal formulas are provided that address the relevant TCM patterns and can be combined or modified based on each individual case. The document stresses that these formulas are only meant as guidelines for qualified practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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CLINICAL FOCUS

Code: ER565

Effective treatments for your female patients


commonly prescribed formula combinations for gynecological disorders
By Tony Reid
Here are some of the commonly prescribed Chinese herbal
formulas that you may combine for the treatment of various
womens disorders. Under each subheading you will find
the formulas for a particular condition or group of related
conditions. Depending on the degree of complexity of the case,
several formulas in the same group may be prescribed together,
appropriate to the TCM syndrome patterns that are present.

1. Menopausal hot flushes and insomnia


Er Xian Tang (Deficiency of the Kidney Qi and Essence, Fire or floating Yang due to Kidney deficiency)
Gan Mai Da Zao Wan, Jia Wei (Heart Qi-Blood-Yin deficiency, loss of control, overwhelmed by emotions)
Zhi Bai Ba Wei Wan (Kidney Yin deficiency with Fire flaring)
Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan (Heart-Kidney Yin deficiency, Heart-Kidney disharmony, severe anxiety and insomnia)
Jin Gui Suan Zao Ren Tang (Liver Blood and Yin deficiency, anxiety, irritability)

2. Breast Lump (fibrocystic breast disease); breast soreness before periods


Chai Hu Shu Gan Wan (Liver constraint Qi stagnation, Qi stagnation and Blood stasis)
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San (Liver constraint with Heat, Liver Qi invasion of the Spleen)
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan (Blood stasis with Blood deficiency)
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (Blood stasis and pain)
Nei Xiao Luo Li Wan (nodules due to Phlegm-Heat, Qi stagnation and Blood stasis)

3. Menopause related depression or anxiety


Wen Dan Tang (Phlegm-Heat retention, Stomach Heat, Gallbladder Qi invasion of the Stomach, agitation, poor sleep)
Xiao Yao San (Liver constraint, Liver Qi invasion of the Spleen)
Gan Mai Da Zao Wan, Jia Wei (Heart Qi-Blood-Yin deficiency, loss of control)
An Shen Ding Zhi Wan (Heart Qi-Blood deficiency with agitation)
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan (Blood stasis with Blood deficiency)

4. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; bleeding due to fibroids; menopause related uterine bleeding
Gui Pi Wan (Spleen Qi deficiency, Heart Blood deficiency)
Zuo Gui Wan (Kidney Yin-Essence deficiency)
Si Jun Zi Tang (Spleen Qi deficiency, retained Damp)
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan (Deficiency of the Spleen Qi, Spleen Yang Qi sinking)
Si Wu Wan (Blood deficiency)

5. Menopausal dryness (e.g. dry skin, dry vagina)


Zhi Yin Gan Lu Yin (Yin-Fluids deficiency, general)
Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang (Jia Wei) (Lung Yin deficiency)
Zhi Bai Ba Wei Wan (Kidney Yin deficiency with Fire flaring)
Si Miao Yong An Wan (Blood Heat, Blood stasis, Dryness with some degree of Heat excess)
Sheng Mai San (Lung Qi deficiency [or generalised Qi deficiency], Lung Yin- Fluids deficiency, or generalised Yin-Fluids deficiency)

Effective treatments for your female patients continued


6. Endometriosis, severe dysmenorrhea
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Blood stasis)
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan (Blood stasis, Blood deficiency)
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (Blood stasis)
Tong Jing Wan (Blood stasis in the Chong and Ren channels, i.e. the uterus)
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Blood stasis binding with Phlegm in the uterus)

7. Chloasma (a.k.a. melasma - facial pigmentation due to hormonal changes, e.g. during pregnancy, due to
contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy)
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan (Blood stasis with Blood deficiency)
Chai Hu Shu Gan Wan (Liver constraint Qi stagnation, Qi stagnation and Blood stasis)
Nei Xiao Luo Li Wan (nodules due to Phlegm-Heat, Qi stagnation and Blood stasis)
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San (Liver constraint with Heat, Liver Qi invasion of the Spleen)
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (Blood stasis and pain)

8. Menopause related pain (back & legs; arthritic pain, headache, general body ache)
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan (Blood stasis, Blood deficiency)
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (Blood stasis with pain)
Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan (Wind-Cold-Damp Bi, Qi-Blood dual deficiency, Liver-Kidney deficiency)
Qing E Jian Gu Zuang Yao Wan (Kidney Yang and Essence deficiency, Liver Blood deficiency, low bone density, bone pain)
Bu Yang Huan Wu Wan (Qi-Blood dual deficiency and Blood stasis)

9. Female overweight, obesity


Yin Chen Hao Wan (Jia Wei) (Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gall Bladder)
Jian Mei Qing Ti Wan (overweight or obesity due to overeating)
Jue Ming Hua Tan Shen Shi Wan (hight cholesterol, dyslipidemia, stagnation due to Phlegm-Damp)
Fang Feng Tong Shen Wan (Excessive appetite due to Interior Heat excess)
Wu Ling San (retained Water due to Spleen deficiency)

10. Infertility (middle age or older woman)


Zhi Shen Yu Tai Wan (infertility, deficiency of the Kidney Essence, Blood deficiency)
Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan (Kidney-Liver Yin deficiency, Kidney Essence deficiency, Qi-Blood dual deficiency)
Zuo Gui Wan (Kidney Yin-Essence deficiency)
Si Wu Wan (Blood deficiency)
Zhuang Yang Yi Jing Wan (Kidney Yang-Essence deficiency, Qi-Blood dual deficiency)

11. Menopausal hypertension


Er Xian Tang
Yang Yin Jiang Ya Wan (Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, Liver Wind due to Yang hyperactivity)
Zuo Gui Wan (Kidney Yin-Essence deficiency)
Wen Dan Tang (Phlegm-Heat retention, Gallbladder Qi invasion of the Stomach)
Tian Ma Gou Teng Wan (Interior Wind due to hyperactive Liver Yang)

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