If there is blood deficiency and stagnation, Motherwort Four Substances Soup is recommended to be taken before or during menstruation to invigorate blood circulation and relieve menstrual cramps.
Yi Mu Cao Si Wu Tang is composed of five medicines: Yi Mu Cao (Motherwort), Bai Shao (Peony), Angelica sinensis (Angelica sinensis), Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata), Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), and is used to tonify and regulate Blood and to treat deficiency of Blood and Blood stagnation.
In this formula, motherwort is bitter and cold in nature, belonging to the liver, pericardium and bladder meridians, and it is the key medicine for regulating menstruation by activating blood circulation; Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata is sweet, warm and thick in nature, and enters the liver and kidneys, and is moist and greasy in nature, as a nourishing yin and tonic for blood circulation; Radix Angelicae Sinensis nourishes and harmonizes the blood and complements Radix Rehmanniae Praeparatae, which adds strength to blood circulation and also promotes blood circulation stagnation in campsites.
White peony helps to nourish Yin and replenish Blood more effectively, and also eases the pain; Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong invigorates Blood and promotes the flow of Qi, and when combined with Angelica sinensis, it promotes the flow of Qi, and makes all the medicines replenish Blood without stagnating Blood; all the medicines combined together have the effect of replenishing Blood and regulating Blood.
If treatment is needed, it should be standardized under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to delay the condition.