Names Of Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan

Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Dang Gui And Peony Powder
- Pinyin Name: Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan
- Alternate Names: Dang Gui Shao Yao Wan, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Angelica and Peony Powder, Tangkuei and Peony Formula, Dang Gui Fu Ling San
- Chinese Character: 當歸芍藥散
How Is Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan Categorized?
Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Tonify
- Subcategory: Tonify the Blood
Sub Categories Within The Tonify Category
Tonify the BloodTonify the QiTonify the Qi and BloodTonify the YinWarm and Tonify the Yang
There Are 37 Formulas In Our Tonify Category
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How Is Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan Used Clinically?
Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan Usages and Indications
- Blood deficiency with poor water circulation - generally used for abdominal pain during pregnancy - mild to moderate possibly with cramps, lower body edema and difficult urination.
- Above issues with blood deficient signs - anemia, dizziness, palpitations, low energy, cold hands and feet.
- May be appropriate for general hormonal/blood related issues - dysemenorrhea, irregular cycles, uterine bleeding, anovulation.
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Staff Clinical Notes
- This formula may be used during pregnancy with the right underlying diagnostic factors.
Dan Gui Shao Yao Wan Has 6Ingredients
Dang Gui
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Chinese Angelica Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category
Usages
- Tonifies the blood, regulates menses - pallid, ashen complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, palpitations, irregular menses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.
- Invigorates/harmonizes the blood, disperses cold - important herb to stop pain due to blood stasis - abdominal pain, trauma, carbuncles due to blood stasis, chronic bi.
- Moistens dry intestines due to blood deficiency.
- Reduces swellings, expels pus, generates flesh - sores.
Bai Shao
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White Peony Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category
Usages
- Nourishes the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood deficiency (pale, lusterless complexion and nails) - menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding - very common herb for gynecological disorders (Si Wu Tang).
- Calms liver yang, alleviates pain from constrained liver qi or disharmony between the liver and the spleen due to liver yang rising - cramping and spasms (limbs and abdomen), abdominal pain from dysentery, headache and dizziness.
- Preserves yin, adjusts ying and wei levels - vaginal discharge and spermatorrhea, exterior wind-cold from deficiency with continuous sweating, spontaneous sweating, night sweats.
This formula has cautions, see details
Fu Ling
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Poria, China Root
Appears in the Herbs That Drain Dampness category
Usages
- Promotes urination, drains dampness, transforms phlegm - urinary difficulty, diarrhea, edema, headache, dizziness, greasy tongue coat.
- Strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the middle jiao - diarrhea, loss of appetite.
- Quiets the heart and calms the spirit - palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness.
This formula has cautions, see details
Bai Zhu
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Atractylodes (White) Rhizome
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category
Usages
- Tonifies the spleen, augments qi, dries dampness - diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite, vomiting, edema.
- Stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating - spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency.
- Calms the fetus - arising from spleen deficiency.
Ze Xie
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Water Plantain Root
Appears in the Herbs That Drain Dampness category
Usages
- Promotes urination, drains damp-heat in the lower burner - urinary difficulty, edema, diarrhea.
- Drains deficient kidney fire - heat signs, dizziness, tinnitus.
Chuan Xiong
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Szechuan Lovage Root
Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category
Usages
- Invigorate blood, promote movement of Qi - any blood stasis pattern, important for gynecological issues (amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, difficult labor, lochioschesis).
- Expels wind and alleviates pain - headache (temporal, vertex), dizziness, painful obstructions, skin issues.
- Headache - moves qi upward and alleviates pain; headaches due to wind, heat, cold, blood deficiency.
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