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.

Herb

Amount

30 g

30 g

9 g

9 g

15 g

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

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

Pinyin

gu ben zhi beng tang

English Name

Stabalize the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction

gu ben zhi beng tang

About gu ben zhi beng tang

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Tonifies the Blood and augments Qi

Stops bleeding

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Names

Classification