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| Health Benefits |
| For: Pregnancy bleeding • Excessive menses • Post partum bleeding |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Products |
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Pills |
Pills |
Pills |
Powder |
| Category: Regulate Blood ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Stop Bleeding Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue |
| Actions: Stop bleeding • Nourish blood • Calm fetus • Regulate menses |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: Pale tongue body Pulse: Thin Other: |
| Patterns: Chong deficiency • Ren deficiency • Blood deficiency cold |
| Indications: Bleeding from blood deficiency cold • Pale, thin blood • Chong deficiency • Ren deficiency • Pregnancy bleeding • Excessive menses • Post partum bleeding [Song] • Uterine bleeding due to Chong/Ren Deficiency-Cold with Blood deficiency: Abdominal pain
with pale, thin uterine bleeding, long unremitting bleeding. Especially useful for Restless Fetus disorder. Ⓣ pale, Ⓟ thin, weak [Kim]
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| Contraindications: hematuria from cold syndrome or yin deficiency or Qi deficiency |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Jiao Ai Tang, 胶艾汤, Donkey Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction, |
| Herb List: E Jiao(K) • Ai Ye(K) • Dang Gui(M) • Chuan Xiong(M) • Sheng Di Huang(M) • Shao Yao(M) • Gan Cao(G/E) |
| Commentary: This formula includes Si Wu Tang in it (Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Sheng Di Huang, Shao Yao) • Ai Ye warms the the meridians and stops bleeding • Si Wu Tang tonifies and regulate blood, it came 1000 years after Jiao Ai Tang • Gan Cao tonifies Qi and harmonizes ingredients |
| Related Formulas: Contains Si Wu Tang |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| E Jiao • Donkey Hide Gelatin • 阿胶 |
Tonify Blood
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Tonify blood • Stop bleeding • Nourish blood • Nourish yin • Unblock bowels • Moisten dryness |
increase red blood cell count and hemoglobin • increase absorption of calcium and utilization[18] |
| Ai Ye • Mugwort Leaves • 艾叶 |
Stop Bleeding
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Stop bleeding • Relieve pain • Regulate menses • Warm channels • Calm fetus • Transform dampness • Relieve itching • Disperse coldOften eaten as food or food additive in Asian cuisine; To make Moxa, it must be dried for at least 3 years |
Antifungal • Anti-tumor • Anti-inflammatory • Antibiotic • Antitussive • Antifungal • Antioxidative • Antimutagenic • Expectorant • Cholagogic • Hemostatic • Antiasthmatic • Cat: Stop Bleeding - Warm Meridians |
| Dang Gui • Chinese Angelica • 当归 |
Tonify Blood
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Tonify blood • Move Blood and Qi • Regulate menses • Invigorate blood • Dispel cold • Unblock bowels • Reduce abscess swelling • Alleviate pain • Clear pus • Generate flesh • Moisten intestines Dang Gui Shen (body) - tonify blood • Quan Dang Gui - harmonize blood (tonify and invigorate) • Dang Gui Wei (tail) - invigorate blood • According to the Board Exams, this herb does not affect estrogen because it has not yet been determined in which way it does affect it. However, there are numerous research articles on Dang Gui and estrogen. |
phytoestrogen • antispasmodic • cholagogue • antibaterial • antiviral • antiobesity • anti-inflammatory • antifungal • mild laxative • immune system boost |
| Chuan Xiong • Szechuan Lovage • 川芎 |
Invigorate Blood
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Relieve pain • Expel Wind • Invigorate blood • Moves qi • Guide herbs to Jue Yin JingDao Di: Si Chuan • Available as injections |
Anticoagulant • Antiplatelet • Analgesic • Antitussive • Anti-inflammatory • Hypotensive • Sedative |
| Sheng Di Huang • Rehmannia • 生地黄 |
Clear Heat Cool Blood
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Clear heat • Cools hot blood (nosebleeds, bloody vomit, bloody urine, bloody stool) • Nourish Yin • Clears heart heat/fire • Generate fluidsDao Di: He Nan |
Immune system booster • coagulant • antidiabetic • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • anti-aging • antioxidant • antihistamine • emmenagogue |
| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍 |
Tonify Blood
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Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiDao Di: Zhe Jiang • AKA Shao Yao |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 |
Tonify Qi
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Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effectsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Chao Huang Qin + Chao Xiang Fu + Chao Sha Ren |
Bleeding during pregnancy from anger and stress 31 |
| – Ai Ye + Bai Zhu + Chao Huang Qin + Fu Ling + Shu Di Hua + Xu Duan |
Bleeding in second trimester of pregnancy 31 |
| + Ren Shen + Huang Qi |
Qi deficiency 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
E Jiao: SP/ST deficiency • Phlegm dampness • Diarrhea from cloying herbs
Ai Ye: Yin deficiency heat • Blood heat
Dang Gui: Autoimmune disorder • Pregnancy • Blood thinner drugs (Wafarin) • Diarrhea • Yin deficiency with heat • Dampness abdominal distention
Chuan Xiong: Pregnancy • Blood thinners • Fire from yin deficiency • Dry tongue • Dry mouth • Fever • Profuse menstrual bleeding • Spleen deficiency • caution: LV yang xu since this herb tends to move Qi upward.
Sheng Di Huang: Yang deficiency • Blood deficiency • Spleen deficiency • Stomach deficiency • Can be sticky and cloying, careful with digestive disorders
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section. |
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