Xiao Yao Wan
(Free and Easy Wanderer Pill)
Explanation
This remedy, already explained above, can be used for pre-menstrual tension from deficiency of
Liver-Blood as, besides pacifying the Liver, it nourishes Liver-Blood.
The tongue and pulse presentation appropriate to this remedy, in the context of this pattern, is a
Pale tongue body and a Choppy pulse which is slightly Wiry on the left.
Ba Zhen Wan
(Eight Precious Pill)
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis
Chuan Xiong Radix Liguistici wallichii
Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng
Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparataExplanation
This remedy nourishes Qi and Blood and, in particular, Liver-Blood. It can be used to treat
pre-menstrual tension from deficiency of Liver-Blood, and, if the condition is severe, can be
combined with the previous remedy Xiao Yao Wan.
The tongue and pulse presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Pale and Thin body and a
Choppy pulse.
Case History 33.1
Pre-Menstrual Tension: Liver-Blood Deficiency-Female, Age 37
A 37-year-old woman had been suffering from pre-menstrual tension for 8 years. It had started
when she suffered post-natal depression following the birth of her first child. She had another
bout of post-natal depression after the birth of her second child. During the pre-menstrual period
she was very irritable, irrational, and cried a lot. On a physical level, she had a pronounced
feeling of distension of the breasts and abdomen. Apart from her pre-menstrual problem, she also
suffered from constipation, headaches, insomnia, excessive dreaming and palpitations. Her pulse