Danggui four combination 四物丸 Si wu wan      Navigation Back Chinese Formulas Home Herb Home Home Page           
FUNCTIONS
Group: Tonify
1. Nourishes and quicken the Blood.
INDICATIONS
1. Blood deficiency with mild Blood Stagnation: Dizziness, palpitations, sallow complexion, tinnitus, pale finger nail bed, pale lips, menstrual disorders, scanty menstrual flow, amenorrhea, dull pain in abdomen T- pale with thin white coat P- weak or thready
APPLICATIONS: Anemia, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, primary dysmenorrhea, threatened miscarriage, postpartum weakness, insufficient lactation, urticaria, neurogenic headache.
INGREDIENTS
Rehmannia glutinosa- 熟地黃 Shú dì huáng- Cooked Rehmannia
Paeonia lactiflora- 白芍 Bái sháo- White peony root
Angelica polymorpha- 当归 Dāng guī- Angelica
Ligusticum chuanxiong- 川芎Chuān xiōng- Szechuan lovage root, Cnidium
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Digestive problems with loose stools
COMMENTS : This is the representative formula for tonifying the Blood and is used in a wide range of problems due to Blood Deficiency and particularly those relating to menstruation and obstetrics.