What is Siwu Tang?

Siwu Decoction is mainly a prescription left by traditional Chinese medicine. The earliest records are mainly in some prescriptions of the Song Dynasty. It is mainly made of four common Chinese medicines: cooked rehmannia, white peony root, angelica, and Chuanxiong. It has the effect of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. At the same time, it can relieve women's menstrual pain. Nine grams is used with 220 milliliters of water. When decocting 150 milliliters, no hot compress is applied. In daily life, it is mainly a common prescription for nourishing blood and also a basic prescription for regulating menstruation.

The prescriptions used in daily life are mainly used to treat some blood circulation problems, nourish the liver, regulate blood and regulate menstruation. The blood tonic and blood tonifying ingredients also play a very critical role in regulating blood. It mainly includes Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, and white peony root, and the spring and autumn types are mainly some methods for yin deficiency and qi deficiency. [Can] This prescription is composed of four medicinal herbs: Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong, White Peony Root, and Rehmannia Glutinosa. It is used to treat dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, dull lips and nails due to deficiency of blood and stagnation, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea in women, pain in the navel and abdomen, pale tongue, and stringy or thin pulse. It has the function of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation.

This prescription is adapted from Jiao Ai Tang in Synopsis of the Golden Chamber and is a basic prescription for nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. Zhang Bingcheng said: "All blood-replenishing prescriptions should be based on these four ingredients." ("Cheng Fangbian Du") Wang Jinsan said: "Siwu Decoction , wu means category. The four ingredients are similar but still have their own properties and perform their own functions." They can be used together without conflict. Chuanxiong and Angelica dahurica enter the Shaoyang meridians to promote ascent, while Paeonia lactiflora enters the Yin meridians to promote descent. Chuanxiong can relieve depression, Angelica sinensis can replenish deficiency, Paeonia lactiflora can purge excess, and Rehmannia glutinosa can relieve urgency. ” (Selected and Annotated Ancient Prescriptions) This prescription contains four blood-tonifying and liver-strengthening ingredients, a total of four similar medicines, hence the name “Siwu Decoction”.

This prescription with ginseng and rhubarb added is called "Shengyu Decoction" (Lanshi Mizang), which is used to treat all kinds of blood loss, or blood deficiency, thirst, dryness and heat, restless sleep, fever in the five parts of the body, thirst and other symptoms. Because its medicinal flavors are mellow, peaceful and nourishing, taking it can unblock the flow of Qi and blood, harmonize the inside and outside, conform to the holy way, and cure diseases, hence the name.

It is not suitable for patients with yin deficiency fever, uterine bleeding and qi deficiency.

The above is the introduction of Siwu Decoction, which is mainly suitable for the treatment of some menstrual disorders and early discontinuation after pregnancy. It is mainly made of four common Chinese medicinal materials: Rehmannia glutinosa, white peony root, Angelica sinensis, and Chuanxiong. It has the effect of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. At the same time, it can relieve women's menstrual pain, treat some blood disorders, nourish blood and liver, and regulate blood and menstruation. It is also relatively effective.