State/School

California License Exams, Pacific College Comps

Translation

Four-Substance Decoction

Formula Type

Tonify the Blood

Actions

Tonifies the Blood and Regulates the Liver

Source

Formulary of the Pharmacy Service Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era (1107)

Ingredients

1. Shu Di Huang9-21g
2. Dang Gui9-12g
3. Bai Shao9-15g
4. Chuan Xiong3-6g

Indication

Dizziness, blurred vision, lusterless complexion and nails, generalized muscle tension, insomnia, palpitations, irregular menstruation with little flow or amenorrhea, periumbilical and lower abdominal pain, a pale tongue, and a thin and wiry or thin and choppy pulse; also used for menorrhagia, hard abdominal masses with recurrent pain, restless fetus disorder, or lochioschesis with a firm and painful abdomen and sporadic fever and chills.

Contraindication

1. It should not be used in treating acute, severe blood loss or other problems of blood deficiency which include severe weakness and labored breathing.
2. Due to the cloying nature of the main ingredients, it is inapproprate for pattern of an overabundance of dampness with abdominal fullness, poor appetite, and loose stools.