Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Free and Easy Wanderer Pills - TCM Herbal Formula

Names Of Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan

Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan TCM Herbal Formula

English Name: Free and Easy Wanderer Pills
Pinyin Name: Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan
Alternate Names: Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Rambling Powder, Bupleurum and Peony Formula
Chinese Character: 加味逍遥丸

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How Is Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Categorized?

Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Functional Groupings

Primary Category: Harmonize
Subcategory: Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen

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Sub Categories Within The Harmonize Category

Harmonize Lesser Yang Stage Disorders Harmonize the Stomach and Intestines Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen

There Are 14 Formulas In Our Harmonize Category

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How Is Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Used Clinically?

Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Usages and Indications

Derived from the base formula, xiao yao wan, an important formula for liver qi stagnation with herbs added to clear heat.
Liver qi stagnation - menstrual issues, painful cycles, irregular cycles, breast distention, PMS, acne.
A range of mild to moderate psychological issues arising from liver qi stagnation such as anxiety, depression, panic disorder, insomnia, anger issues, etc.
Physical symptoms from liver qi stagnation such as headaches, tightness in the chest, cold hands and feet, various eye issues.

Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan

Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Acne Anxiety Breast Distention Depression Headache Insomnia Irregular Menstruation Irritability Palpitations Plum Pit Qi Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

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Liver Qi Stagnation Spleen Qi Deficiency

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Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan Has 9Ingredients

Bai Shao

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.

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Bai Zhu

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.

Bo He

Field Mint, Mentha

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat category

Usages

Expels wind heat particularly from the head region - fever, headaches, red eyes, cough, sore throat.
Vents rashes - accelerates the activity of rashes towards the surface to quicken healing.
Resolves LV Qi Stagnation - emotional issues, PMS, menstrual issues, pressure in chest or sides of body.

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Chai Hu

Thorowax Root, Bupleurum

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Heat category

Usages

Clears shao yang disorders and reduces fever - alternating chills and fever, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, vomiting, stifling sensation in the chest.
Relieves liver qi stagnation (often used with Bai Shao) - vertigo, menstrual disorders, chest and flank pain, the most common herb to treat stress, irritability, depression, etc.; also for liver and spleen disharmony - bloating, nausea, indigestion, flank pain.
Raises yang qi in spleen and stomach deficiency patterns (often used with Sheng Ma) - prolapsed organ, diarrhea, hemorrhoids.

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Dang Gui

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.

Fu Ling

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.

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Gan Cao

Licorice Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).

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Mu Dan Pi

Tree Peony Root Cortex

Appears in the Herbs That Cool The Blood category

Usages

Clears Heat (excess and deficient), Cools Blood. Nose bleed, bloody sputum or vomit, subcutaneous bleeding, frequent and profuse menses due to heat in the Blood.
Clear Deficient Fire. Yin deficiency patterns such as steaming bone disorder after a warm-febrile disease particularly those without sweating.
Clears Liver Blood Stasis. Amenorrhea, abdominal masses, bruises.
Clears Rising Liver Fire. Headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea.
Drains Pus, Reduces Swelling. Used topically for non-draining sores. Used internally for intestinal abscess.

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Zhi Zi

Cape Jasmine Fruit, Gardenia

Appears in the Herbs That Drain Fire category

Usages

Clears heat (Heart and Liver), eliminates irritability - heat patterns with fever, restlessness, insomnia, delirium, stifling sensation in the chest.
Drains damp heat - lin (urinary dysfunction) syndrome due to damp-heat in the lower warmer, damp-heat and constrained liver and gallbladder causing jaundice, damp-heat in the gall bladder and triple heater channels of the face - eyes, nose, sores in the mouth and face.
Cools the blood, stops bleeding - nosebleed, blood in vomit, stool, urine; (needs to partially charred).
Topically for blood stasis due to trauma, reduces swelling.

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