Infertility #25
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Composition
Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and regulates the menses.
- Bai Shao
- Bai ShaoRx. Paeoniae Alba5–30 g
Nourishes the Blood and regulates menstruation.
nourishes Yin and Blood. Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Drains Heat and generates Fluids.
Actions
- Builds and strengthens the Blood
- Eases and relaxes the Liver
- Clears obstruction from the Liver
- Promotes the movement of Qi
- Disperses Stagnation
- Dispels Heat
- Brings order to the menstrual cycle
Syndromes traités
Liver Qi Stagnation as it presents in older women
Manifestations
- Difficulty achieving pregnancy
- Years of being unable to become pregnant
- Menstrual flow reduced in amount, dark in hue, and containing clots, or
- Menstrual flow that is sparse and pale in color
- A menstrual cycle lacking regularity
- Pain felt in the breasts and the hypochondriac region
- Abdominal pain accompanying menstruation
- Possibly a swollen, distended feeling in the breasts before the period
- Tightness in the breasts in the days before menstruation
- Menstruation accompanied by pain
- Small clots appearing in the Blood shortly before menstruation
- A tendency toward irritability in the days before menstruation
- Restlessness and anxiety in the days leading up to menstruation
- Low, depressed spirits
- A tendency toward quick anger
- A bloated, distended feeling in the abdomen
- Belching
- A tendency to sigh frequently
- Fluid retention in the body
- Head pain
- A past history of cramping episodes
- Corps de la langue
- A tongue of ordinary color, or one that is slightly red along the sides; when the Qi Stagnation stems from an underlying Blood Deficiency, the sides may instead appear Pale
- Enduit
- An ordinary, unremarkable coating
- Pouls
- Taut, or Wiry; when the Qi Stagnation originates from Blood Deficiency, the pulse may instead present as Choppy
Indications
Difficulty achieving pregnancy
Modifications
When chest and flank distention and fullness are pronounced
When the breasts are distended and painful, with a burning pain upon palpation
When insomnia occurs together with restless, dream-filled sleep
When lumps are present in the breast tissue