Yi-Huang-Tang

Chinese Herbal Formulas That Stabilize the Womb

Yi Huang Tang  -  Change Yellow Discharge Decoction

Main Actions for Yi Huang Tang

The functions of this traditional chinese medicine formula are to tonify the spleen and dry dampness while clearing heat and stopping discharge from the vagina.  This herbal formula is best suited for conditions of spleen Qi deficiency with dampness where there the dampness is stagnated and creates heat signs. 

Indications and Symptoms for Yi Huang Tang

long term vaginal discharge, yellow white leukorrhea, viscous and fishy smelling discharge from the vagina (fishy smelling), pale yellow complexion, dizziness, heaviness in the head, poor appetite, occasional loose stool, delayed menstruation, pale blood

Tongue – pale body, thin white coat

Pulse – soft, slippery, may be submerged

Medicinal Ingredients of Yi Huang Tang

Chao ShanYao    (Dry Fried Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae, Chinese Yam, Dioscorea)  - 30g.

-tonify spleen, stabilize lower jiao and essence

Chao Qian Shi   (Dry Fried Semen Euryales Ferocis Euryale Seeds) – 30g.

-stabilize lower jiao, stops vaginal discharge, mildly tonify spleen Qi

Huang Bai   (Cortex Phellodendri, Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron) - 6g.

-drains damp heat from lower jiao through urine

Che Qian Zi   (Semen Plantaginis, Plantago Seeds) - 3g.

- drains damp heat from lower jiao through urine

Yin Xing   (Semen Ginkgo Bilobae, Ginkgo Nut) - 10 Kernels

-stabilize lower jiao, stops vaginal discharge

Preparation Instructions of Yi Huang Tang

This natural chinese medicine formula is generally prepared as a decoction

Additional Points on Yi Huang Tang

This herbal formula is able to tonify the spleen while stabilizing the lower jiao and clear the damp heat which has accumulated.