Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan
Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan
SKU | HT133 | |
Brand | Herbal Times Teapills | |
Unit Size | 100 | |
Dosage | 4 pills, 3 times daily. | |
Potency | 3:1 / 300mg | |
Contraindications | If premenstrual symptoms are aggravated by this formula, reduce dosage accordingly, but continue therapy. | |
Chinese Symptomology | hypochrondriac pain; dizziness; lassitude; poor appetite; irregular menstruation; premenstrual syndrome; hot flashes; menopause; bitter taste in mouth | |
Western Symptomology | Menopause | |
Actions | Disperses depressed Liver Qi; Removes Heat; Strengthens the Spleen; Nourishes the Blood | |
Pattern | Liver qi depression; Heat | |
Chinese name | Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan | |
English name | Added Ingredients Free and Relaxed Pills |
Description | Wen Shang elaborated Chen Shiwen's formula Xiao Yao Wan 800 years later, adding Gardenia Zhi Zi and Moutan Mu Dan Pi to clear Heat in the Liver and Liver Blood. It is also known as Dan Zhi Xiao Yao Wan. This approach has proven more successful in the clinic for the treatment of PMS, given that most premenstrual problems are aggravated by Liver Heat. Recommended dosing is given between ovulation and the first day of the period. A course of treatment may take four to five months. (Fratkin, Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines) |
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Ingredients | Mu Dan Pi (Moutan): 16.67%; Zhi Zi (Gardenia): 16.67%; Chai Hu (Bupleurum): 11.2%; Dang Gui (Angelica): 11.2%; Fu Ling (Poria): 11.2%; Bai Zhu (Atractylodes): 11.2%; Bai Shao (Paeonia): 11.2%; Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza): 7.8%; Bo He (Mentha): 2.86% Other Ingreidnets: Talcum, Activated Carbon, Beeswax |