Qi-Zhen-San

Chinese Herbal Formulas For Womens Health and Pregnancy Disorders

 Qi Zhen San  -  Raising the Pillow Powder

Main Actions for Qi Zhen San

This TCM herbal formulas functions are to warm the uterus and expel cold while invigorating blood to eliminate stasis.  This traditional chinese medicine formula is effective in conditions of retention of lochia due to blood stasis due to cold.

Indications and Symptoms for Qi Zhen San

Absent or scanty dark lochial discharge, small stringy clots, abdominal pain, pain alleviated by warmth and aggravated by cold, generalized cold limbs

Tongue – bluish purple

Pulse – deep, tight, slow

Medicinal Ingredients of Qi Zhen San

Rou Gui   (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, Cinnamon Bark) 3g.

-warms uterus, expels cold

Dang Gui   (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Chinese Angelica Root, tang-kuei) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Chi Shao Yao   (Radix Paeoniae Rubrae, Red Peony Root) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Chuan Xiong   (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, Szechuan Lovage Root, Enidium) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Mu Dan Pi   (Cortex Moutan Radicis, Peony Tree Root Cortex, Moutan) 4.5g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Pu Huang   (Pollen Typhae, Cattail Pollen, Bulrush) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Wu Ling Zhi   (Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi, Flying Squirrel Feces, Pteropus) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Yan Hu Suo   (Rhizoma Corydalis Yanhusuo, Corydalis Rhizome) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Mo Yao   (Myrrha, Myrrh) 6g.

-moves blood, eliminates stasis

Bai Zhi   (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Angelica Root) 3g.

-opens orifices to invigorate blood using it’s fragrant property

Preparation Instructions of Qi Zhen San

This natural herbal formula is generally prepared as a decoction.

Additional Points on Qi Zhen San

This alternative medicine formula is very useful in womens disorders.  This herbal formula is generally chosen for retention of lochia due to stagnation of cold with blood stasis.