Amenorrhea ⁽⁵⁾

"Wujin Wan" (Black-Gold Pill) comes from Readily Available Formulas Explained (Cheng Fang Bian Du). Its composition is: xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) 4 liang (120 g); niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) 1 liang 5 qian (45 g); guigui (cinnamon bark), wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces), yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma), danggui (Angelicae…

Amenorrhea is a common gynecological condition; prolonged amenorrhea can induce gynecological tumors. In my clinical practice I have seen tumor patients whose disease progresses rapidly when their period should have come but instead stops. This may be related to hormonal imbalance. I now introduce two…

Danggui Shaoyao San (Dong Gui and Peony Powder) comes from Zhang Zhongjing's Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Coffer) of the Han dynasty. Its composition: Danggui 3 liang (9 g), Shaoyao 1 jin (48 g), Fuling 4 liang (12 g), Baizhu 4…

Zhang Xichun has a formula named Lichong Wan. Its composition is: Shuizhi (Leech) 1 liang (30g), raw Huangqi (Astragalus) 1.5 liang (45g), raw Sanleng (Bur-Reed Rhizome) 5 qian (15g), raw Ezhu (Zedoaria) 5 qian (15g), Danggui (Angelica) 6 qian (18g), Zhimu (Anemarrhena) 6 qian (18g),…

My wife was thirty-four years old, pretty and plump, fond of meat. Looking at her reflection she sighed that her figure was not what it used to be and could not help envying slender ladies. Urged on by old university classmates, she secretly took diet…