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| Health Benefits |
| For: Pain in calves • Menstrual cramps • Abdominal pain • Slight chills • Liver blood deficiency • Sciatica • Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| Category: Tonify Blood ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: harmonize Liver and Spleen, relieve painful spasms |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: Pulse: weak, large, forceless on hard press Other: |
| Patterns: Liver and Spleen disharmony |
| Indications: Blood deficiency with injury to the Fluids [35] • External cold attack caused yin injury, tendon muscle lack of nourishment, legs cramps, Liver Spleen disharmony type abdomen pain, restlessness, slight aversion to cold. [31] • Relieves pain in liver channel, softens liver, alleviates menstrual cramps, alleviates breast soreness, balance hormones, stimulates estrogen production [42] |
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| Description |
| Name Variations: Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang , 芍药甘草汤, Peony and Licorice Decoction, |
| Herb List: Shao Yao(K, 30-100g) • Zhi Gan Cao(M, 10-30g) |
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| Related Formulas: |
| NCCAOM: The 3 NCCAOM formulas for Blood Deficiency are Sì Wù Tāng, Dāng Guī Bǔ Xuě Tāng, and Sháo Yào Gān Cǎo Tāng. • Si Wu Tang is for blood deficiency with blood stasis leading to menses disorders (dysmenorrhea, scanty menses) and miscarriages. • Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang is for blood deficiency with floating Yang. Floating Yang is when Yin is so deficient it cannot hold Yang. This leads to fever and sweating. It has two herb (Huang Qi and Dang Gui at 5:1 ratio). This formula treats blood deficiency from massive blood loss in cases like postpartum. • Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang is for LV/SP disharmony where blood deficiency is causing injury to the Fluids. This formula also only has two herbs(Shao Yao and Zhi Gan Cao with 3:1 ratio). |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| 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 |
| Zhi Gan Cao • Honey Fried Licorice • 炙甘草 ♥ |
Tonify Qi
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Increase the effectiveness of Gan Cao, particularly with: Tonify middle • Tonify Heart and Spleen Qi • Harmonize other herbs Honey is a cardiotonic. Zhi Gan Cao is different from Gan Cao in that it nourishes the heart. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
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| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Gan Jiang |
Slow pulse with signs of a cold |
| + Xiang Fu |
Abdominal pain is present |
| + Chan Tui, + Da Zao + Di Fu Zi |
Wind rash is present |
| + Huang Lian |
Flooding pulse, signs of heat |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Dang Gui: Autoimmune disorder • Pregnancy • Blood thinner drugs (Wafarin) • Diarrhea • Yin deficiency with heat • Dampness abdominal distention
Zhi Gan Cao: |
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