Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan

Mugwort and Prepared Aconite Pill for Warming the Womb

Main Actions for Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan

This TCM formula is primarily used for warming and comforting the womb to prevent miscarriage by nourishing the blood.

Indications and symptoms for Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan

cold painful sensation in the lower abdomen, abdominal distention, dizziness, blurred vision, pale nails

Tongue – pale, white coat

pulse – thin or choppy

Medicinal Ingredients of Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan

Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi, Nut Grass Rhizome, Cyperus) 180g.

-toxic, hot, regulate liver Qi, regulate menstruation, relieves pain

Ai Ye (Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Mugwort Leaf, Artemesia, Moxa) 90g.

-warm – warms uterus, stops bleeding, calms fetus, expels cold

Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Chinese Angelica Root, Tang-kuei) 90g.

-warm, sweet – tonifies blood, moves blood

Huang Qi(Radix Astragali Membranaceus, Mlilk-vetch Root, Astragalus) 60g

-warm, sweet – tonify Qi and blood, raises yang Qi,

Wu Zhu Yu (Fructus Evodiae Rutaecarpae, Evodia Fruit) 60g.

-toxic, hot, bitter – dispel cold, relieve pain, warm spleen

Chuan Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, Szechuan Lovage Root, Enidium) 60g.

-warm, moves blood and Qi, expels wind and stop pain

Bai ShaoYao (Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae, White Peony Root, Peony) 60g.

-cool, sour, bitter, nourish blood, regulate menstruation, calms liver yang rising

Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae, Rehmannia (cooked) 30g.

-warm, sweet, tonify liver and kidney yin, strengthen blood and essence

Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, Cinnamon Bark) 15g.

-hot, sweet, warms kidney, tonify kidney yang, warms middle

Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci Asperi, Japanese Teasel Root, Dipsacus) 45g.

-warm, bitter, tonify liver and kidney, promote b lood circulation, stops uterine bleeding, calms the fetus and fortifies the Chong and Ren meridians.

Preparation Instructions of Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan

grind all ingredients into powder and form into pills with rice vinegar (aids blood invigorating action). This prepared TCM formula should be taken in 6 gram doses with a vinegar solution.

Additional Points on Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan

This TCM formula is a modified version of Si Wu Tang. It is most commonly taken during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy when the above symptoms are present.