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a decoction to move Blood and eliminate stasis. The first decoction was

a variation of Si Miao San Four Wonderful Powder:

Cang Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis lanceae 4 g

Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri 4 g

Niu Xi Radix Achyranthis bidentatae seu Cyathulae 4 g

Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis lachryma jobi 9 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 6 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 6 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 6 g

Hong Hua Flos Carthami tinctorii 4 g

Tao Ren Semen Persicae 6 g

Tu Si Zi Semen Cuscutae 4 g

Explanation The first four herbs represent the Si Miao San.

Bai Zhu and Fu Ling were added to tonify the Spleen.

Hong Hua and Tao Ren were added to move Blood, eliminate stasis

and stop pain.

Dang Gui and Tu Si Zi were added to nourish Liver and Kidneys.

She improved considerably after this decoction which was then

followed by a variation of Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang Eliminating Stasis

below the Diaphragm Decoction to move Blood and eliminate stasis:

Wu Ling Zhi Excrementum Trogopteri 4 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 6 g

Chuan Xiong Radix Ligustici wallichii 4 g

Tao Ren Semen Persicae 4 g

Hong Hua Flos Carthami tinctorii 4 g

Chi Shao Radix Paeoniae rubrae 4 g

Wu Yao Radix Linderae strychnifoliae 4 g

Yan Hu Suo Rhizoma Corydalis yanhusuo 4 g

Xiang Fu Rhizoma Cyperi rotundi 4 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Zhi Ke Fructus Citri aurantii 4 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 6 g

Tu Si Zi Semen Cuscutae 6 g

This is a variation of Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang with the addition of Bai Zhu

to tonify the Spleen and Tu Si Zi to tonify the Kidneys.

After 20 packets of this decoction she was much better and her periods

were painless. Even though neither of the above two formulae is

tonifying, she had more energy. After 20 packets of this last decoction,