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Names Of Si Wu Tang Wan

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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
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How Is Si Wu Tang Wan Categorized?

Si Wu Tang Wan Functional Groupings

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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

Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Si Wu Tang Wan

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Si Wu Tang Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Amenorrhea (Absence of Menstruation)AnemiaDermatitisDysmenorrhea (Menstrual Pain - Cramps)EczemaInfertilityInsufficient LactationIron Deficiency AnemiaMiscarriagesPostpartum DepressionPregnancyPsoriasis

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Heart Blood DeficiencyLiver Blood DeficiencySpleen Blood Deficiency

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What Are Some Common Combinations For Si Wu Tang Wan?

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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.

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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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