gu ben zhi beng tang

Name: gu ben zhi beng tang
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Stabalize the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction

About gu ben zhi beng tang

Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang, Stabilise the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction, is a formula of six herbs: Shu Di Huang, Bai Zhu, Ren Shen, Huang Qi, Dang Gui and Pao Jiang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that tonify Qi and Blood, and holds it for bleeding from the womb where the Spleen has stopped governing the Blood.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
shu di huang	30 g
bai zhu	30 g
ren shen	9 g
huang qi	9 g
dang gui	15 g
pao jiang	6 g

Actions and indications

Tonifies the Blood and augments Qi

Spleen failing to govern the Blood
Lightheadedness, fatigue and shortness of breath with a stifling feeling in the chest
Cold extremities and loose stools
Pale, shiny complexion with slight puffiness of the face

Stops bleeding

Uterine bleeding that comes on suddenly and heavily
Uterine bleeding that drags on as constant spotting
Menstrual blood thin, watery and pale
Tongue pale, swollen and tooth-marked with a thin white coat; pulse thin and frail, or hollow

Modern uses

Sudden, severe uterine bleeding
Metrorrhagia
Persistent uterine bleeding, spotting continuously

Symptoms

Chest oppression
Cold limbs
Dizziness
Facial edema
Fatigue
Loose stools
Metrorrhagia
Pale menstrual blood
Pallor
Shortness of breath
Spotting

Modifications

Blood Heat arising from Spleen Qi deficiency: + he shou wu, + hai piao xiao, − dang gui
Heavy bleeding in threatened miscarriage: + sheng ma, + shan yao, + hai piao xiao, − dang gui
Spotting in threatened miscarriage: + qian cao (tan), + pu huang (tan)
Spotting in threatened miscarriage, other option: + jing jie (tan), + chi shi zhi
Blood deficiency in threatened miscarriage: + he shou wu, + lǜ dòu yī, + e jiao
Threatened miscarriage with palpitations: + wu wei zi, + mai men dong
Metrorrhagia: + sheng ma, + shan yao, + hai piao xiao, + da zao, − dang gui
Metrorrhagia with Blood deficiency: + sheng ma, + shan yao, + hai piao xiao, + da zao, + he shou wu, + bai shao, + sang ji sheng, − dang gui
Metrorrhagia with abdominal pain and bleeding that will not stop: + sheng ma, + shan yao, + hai piao xiao, + da zao, + jing jie, + yi mu cao, + mu xiang, − dang gui
Metrorrhagia with marked Spleen deficiency (combined with Gui Pi Tang or Gu Chong Tang): + sheng ma, + shan yao, + hai piao xiao, + da zao, − dang gui

Names

Pinyin	gu ben zhi beng tang
English Name	Stabalize the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction

Classification

Category: Tonify the Qi and Blood

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