Angelica sinensis tonifies and invigorates Blood, regulates menstruation and relieves pain, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels, and is used for treating menstrual disorders of Blood stasis and Blood deficiency, dysmenorrhea and menstrual closure. It is not recommended for those who are full of dampness (too much dampness leading to fullness and discomfort in the spleen and stomach) or have loose stools.
Radix Codonopsis pilosulae tonifies the spleen, benefits the lungs, nourishes blood and promotes the production of fluids. It is used in treating deficiency of the spleen and lungs, insufficiency of qi and blood, dizziness and fatigue, and injuries to qi and fluids. It should not be used together with quatrefoil.
Patchouli is used for treating summer colds, chest and epigastric congestion (a feeling of fullness and stuffiness in the chest and abdomen), etc. It is not recommended to use with veratrum. Adverse effects and contraindications are not clear.
Mucuna pruriens relieves pain and promotes circulation of qi, eliminates food and strengthens the spleen, and is used in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery, jaundice, stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, and food stagnation (the accumulation of food in the stomach due to indigestion). This product should be used with caution for those with Qi deficiency.
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (熟地黄) tonifies blood, nourishes yin, benefits the essence and fills in the marrow, and is used in treating deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney, and seminal emission. This product is contraindicated in cases of stagnation of qi and phlegm, dampness in the middle and fullness in the middle, and loose stools (scanty and unformed feces). If it is used for a long time, it should be used together with Chen Pi and Sha Ren to avoid nourishing the stomach.
Sheng Di Huang clears heat and cools blood, nourishes yin and generates body fluid, and is used to treat heat illnesses that injure the yin, and blood-heat hemorrhage and other diseases. It is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and dampness stagnation, and with abdominal fullness and loose stools.
Please follow the doctor’s instructions for rational application of drugs, do not use drugs on your own.