State/School

California License Exams, Pacific College Comps

Translation

Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill

Formula Type

Warm the Menses and Dispel

Actions

Invigorate blood, transform blood stasis, reduce fixed abdominal masses

Source

Jin Gui Yao Lue (Eastern Han - approximately 200 AD)

Ingredients

1. Gui Zhi(9-12g)
2. Fu Ling(9-12g)
3. Shao Yao(9-12g)
4. Mu Dan Pi(9-12g)
5. Tao Ren(9-12g)

Indication

Blood stasis in the womb, presenting with mild, persistent uterine bleeding of purple or dark blood during pregnancy accompanied by abdominal pain that increases with pressure. The pulse will be choppy.
Also commonly used for immobile masses in the lower abdomen with pain and tenderness, abdominal spasms and tension, amenorrhea with abdominal distention and pain, dysmenorrhea, and retention of the lochia.

Contraindication

1. Use with extreme caution during pregnancy or post-partum, and only when there is a confirmed diagnosis of blood stasis producing this pattern.