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| Health Benefits |
| For: lower abdominal pain • chest pain • irregular menstruation |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Products |
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Pills |
Pills |
Pills |
Powder |
| Category: Regulate Blood ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Invigorate Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang |
| Actions: Relief pain • Dispel blood stasis • Move blood |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: purple Pulse: choppy, deep Other: |
| Patterns: Blood stasis • Blood stagnation |
| Indications: Any kinds of pain from blood stasis or stagnation • Severe blood stasis/ stabbing pain in chest, lower abdomen, or uterus • lochia retention • irregular menstruation [Song] • Dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, acute, colicky pain in the lower abdomen, severe pain in the middle of the abdomen, epigastric pain [Kim]
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| Description |
| Name Variations: Shi Xiao San, 失笑散, Sudden Smile Powder, |
| Herb List: Wu Ling Zhi • Pu Huang • Mi Cu • Huang Jiu |
| Commentary: Created in the Ming dynasty for menstrual cramps. Ming dynasty was very conservative. When ladies smile, they must cover up the smile with their hands. The ladies were so happy to be relieved of pain that they suddenly smiled. • Wu Ling Zhi must be ground into powder and mixed with Pu Huang in equal dosage. Then the powder is washed down with Mi Cu(rice vinegar) and Huang Jiu (wine). This formula is usually paired up with other formulas. |
| Related Formulas: |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Wu Ling Zhi • Flying Squirrel Feces • 五灵脂 |
Invigorate Blood
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Invigorate blood • Relieve pain • Dispel blood stasis • Stop bleeding |
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| Pu Huang • Cattail Pollen • 蒲黄 |
Stop Bleeding
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Stop stasis bleeding • Invigorate blood • Clear blood stasis • Promote urination • Relieve PUD |
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| Mi Cu |
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| Huang Jiu |
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| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Dang Gui + Chuan Xiong + Chi Shao + Tao Ren + Hong Hua + Dan Shen |
Severe stasis 31 |
| + Si Wu Tang |
Blood deficiency 31 |
| + Ru Xiang + Mo Yao + Yan Hu Suo |
Severe pain 31 |
| + Xiang Fu + Chuan Lian Zi + Jin Ling Zi San |
Qi stagnation 31 |
+ Pao Jiang + Ai Ye + Xiao Hui Xiang
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Severe cold 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Wu Ling Zhi: Pregnancy • Spleen deficiency • Stomach Qi deficiency • Antagonize Ren Shen
Pu Huang: Pregnancy |
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