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The basis for the following formula is Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang as it appears in Li Dong-yuan’s Pi Wei Lun (Treatise on the Spleen & Stomach). Ingredients have been added based on Bob Flaws’s research and clinical experience. Our version is a 12:1 extract.
 

Ingredients:
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali)
Mai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis)
E Jiao (Gelatinum Corii Asini)
Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)
Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri)
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae)
Ai Ye (Folium Artemisiae Argyii)
Xian Mao (Rhizoma Curculiginis)
Xian Ling Pi (Herba Epimedii)
Yi Mu Cao (Herba Leonuri)
Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae)

Indications:
This formula treats excessive or pathological uterine bleeding due to a combination of spleen qi vacuity, kidney yang vacuity, liver depression, depressive heat, and blood stasis. Women with this scenario have bad PMS, early menstruation, and profuse menstruation. They may be diagnosed with either functional uterine bleeding or uterine myoma. Often they have luteal phase deficiency infertility or progesterone insufficiency habitual miscarriage. This formula addresses all of these conditions. Typically, this scenario occurs in women from 35-55 years of age.

The signs and symptoms of spleen qi vacuity include:

• fatigue, especially after eating

• easy bruising

• abdominal bloating after eating

• a swollen tongue with teeth marks on its edges

• a tendency to loose stools but possibly constipation

• cold hands and feet

• a fine pulse which is often soggy or soft in the right bar position

• lack of strength in the four extremities

• dizziness when standing up

The signs and symptoms of kidney yang vacuity include:

• low back pain

• cold feet

• frequent urination

• decreased sexual desire

• nocturia

The signs and symptoms of liver depression include:

• lower abdominal distention

• irritability

• lower abdominal cramping

• a bowstring pulse

• premenstrual breast distention and pain

The signs and symptoms of depressive heat include:

• greater irritability

• a dry mouth and throat

• vexatious heat

• a red tongue with possible yellow fur and/or possible swollen edges

• a bitter taste in the mouth (primarily in the morning on awakening)

• a rapid pulse

The signs and symptoms of blood stasis include:

• fixed, sharp, and/or severe lower abdominal pain

• a possible sooty facial complexion

• ovulatory pain

• a purplish tongue or static spots or macules on the tongue

• a dark-colored menstruate

• blood clots in the menstruate a possibly choppy and/or deep pulse

• worsening of symptoms at night

• visible engorged varicosities including small hemangiomas, spider nevi, and hemorrhoids

Combinations
To get even more symptomatic effect for stopping bleeding, this formula can be combined with San Qi Wan (Pseudoginseng Pills) or Shi Hui Wan (Ten Ashed [Ingredients] Pills). If there's phlegm noduation, then pills for that can be taken simultaneously, such as Hai Zao Wan (Sargassum Pills). For even stronger supplementation of the spleen and boosting of the qi, one can combine this formula with Shen Qi Da Bu Wan (Ginseng & Astragalus Greatly Supplementing Pills), etc.

Formula explanation
Astragalus, Codonopsis, mix-fried Licorice, and Atractylodes Macrocephala all fortify the spleen and boost the qi. Epimedium and Curculigo supplement the kidneys and invigorate yang. Bupleurum and Cimicifuga upbear yang and disinhibit the qi mechanism. Rectification of the qi is also aided by Citrus’s harmonizing of the stomach and downbearing of turbidity. Scutellaria clears heat from the blood, either damp heat or depressive heat. It also stops bleeding. Ophiopogon enriches heart, lung, stomach yin, clears heat from the heart and lungs, and trans-forms phlegm. Donkey Skin Glue and Dang Gui both nourish and supplement the blood. Dang Gui also quickens the blood, while Donkey Skin Glue also stops bleeding. Likewise, Leonurus quickens the blood and stops bleeding, while Artemisia Argyium warms the uterus and stops bleeding.

Dosage
Three capsules two times per day equal not less than 36g of raw medicinals. However, because our extraction process is so much more efficient than stove-top decoction, we believe this amount of our extract is actually more like the equivalent of 48-72g of bulk-dispensed herbs.

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