Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

• replenishes and raises Qi
• tonifies Qi and Yang
• nourishes blood
• stops gynaecological bleeding due to spleen deficiency

Description:

This is one of the newer formulas, published in 1826 by the physician Fu Qing-Zhu in his publication dedicated to gynaecology. He was inspired by the most famous formula for stopping bleeding due to spleen deficiency – Gui Pi Tang.

Why do we stop bleeding by replenishing Spleen Qi? One of the tasks of the spleen is to "keep blood in the vessels". In the event that its Qi weakens significantly, bleeding occurs in various locations, typically also in the gynaecological area.

Gynaecological bleeding due to spleen deficiency most often manifests as significantly heavy menstrual bleeding or sudden, severe bleeding outside the period, or so-called Beng Lou – where Beng means that menstruation begins with heavier bleeding, sometimes painful or ahead of schedule, and Lou refers to the fact that menstruation continues with spotting even after its "proper" time. In all cases, the blood tends to be "paler", the woman is also noticeably pale in the face, may have dizziness, feels tired, has cold extremities, may have shortness of breath and/or a feeling of heaviness in the chest, suffers from a lack of appetite, and may have digestive problems and mushy stools. To "break" this vicious circle of blood loss and its difficult replenishment during spleen deficiency, we replenish and raise Yang Qi, strengthen the spleen, and stop bleeding. The original Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang uses 6 herbs for this, the most important of which are Astragalus, Codonopsis, and Atractylodes – Qi replenishers; Rehmannia and Angelica nourish the blood, and charred ginger stops bleeding and warms – strengthening the Yang Qi of the middle burner.

In our variant, we have added Motherwort, which harmonises menstruation, as well as Bitter Orange and Cimicifuga, which raise Qi and regulate its mechanism, thereby also helping to stop bleeding. We can see that tonics predominate in the formula and there is only one direct blood-stopping herb, so the formula does not act to stop bleeding immediately after administration, but through the gradual replenishment of Qi and strengthening of the spleen, which usually requires several weeks (it is said 2 to 3 cycles). However, after that, not only do the gynaecological problems improve, but at the same time "the world becomes more beautiful": we have much more energy, digestion works as it should, but most importantly – we finally have peace...

Indications:

• heavy menstrual bleeding
• sudden, severe bleeding outside the period
• Beng Lou (heavy start, stopping and spotting after menstruation)
• long-term gynaecological spotting or bleeding
• "paler", watery-looking blood
• noticeable facial pallor
• dizziness and light-headedness
• fatigue
• cold extremities
• shortness of breath and/or breathlessness
• feeling of heaviness in the chest
• lack of appetite
• digestive problems
• mushy stools

Modern use:

• cycle irregularities
• metrorrhagia
• menorrhagia

Tongue:

• pale
• swollen with tooth marks

Pulse:

• usually xi
• xu
• ruo
• chen (thready, empty, weak, deep)

Contraindications:

• none known

Notes:

After stopping the bleeding, we assess the state of the Zang Fu organs and vital substances and modify or replace the formula according to the current state.

Composition of the formula: