Names Of Si Wu Tang Wan

Si Wu Tang Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Four Substances Pills
- Pinyin Name: Si Wu Tang Wan
- Alternate Names: Si Wu Wan, Four Substances for Women, Tangkuei Four Combination
- Chinese Character: 四物汤丸
How Is Si Wu Tang Wan Categorized?
Si Wu Tang 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 Si Wu Tang Wan Used Clinically?
Si Wu Tang Wan Usages and Indications
- The primary base formula for tonifying the blood and regulating menstruation in Chinese Medicine terms - irregular cycles, amenorrhea or long cycles.
- Postpartum issues such as uterine bleeding when arising from blood deficiency.
- General blood deficiency symptoms - dry skin, dry eyes, dry hair, anemia, calf cramping. Certain version of dermatitis, psoriasis and other skin conditions - diabetic ulcers, etc.
- With the right underlying factors threatened miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy.
- Fertility issues, endometriosis.
Cautions and Contraindications
- Avoid during the early phases of a cold or flu.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Si Wu Tang Wan

Si Wu Tang Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Amenorrhea (Absence of Menstruation)AnemiaDermatitisDysmenorrhea (Menstrual Pain - Cramps)EczemaInfertilityInsufficient LactationIron Deficiency AnemiaMiscarriagesPostpartum DepressionPregnancyPsoriasis
All Conditions
Heart Blood DeficiencyLiver Blood DeficiencySpleen Blood Deficiency
All Patterns
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What Are Some Common Combinations For Si Wu Tang Wan?
Clinical Formula Combinations and Modifications
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang Wan - Lingering Colds and Flu
- Xiao Feng Wan - Skin Diseases with Itching and Dryness
Si Wu Tang Wan Has 4Ingredients
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
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.
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.
Shu Di Huang
Rehmannia, Chinese Foxglove Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category
Usages
- This is the root of Sheng Di Huang (steamed and dried, or soaked in red wine and dried).
- Tonify blood for blood deficiency with dizziness, pallid complexion, palpitations, insomnia, irregular menses, uterine bleeding, post partum bleeding.
- Nourish yin - kidney yin deficiency with nightsweats, xiao ke, steaming bone disorder, nocturnal emissions.
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