Gu Jing Wan

(Stabilize the Menses Pill)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Stabilize the Exterior and the Lungs

Actions:

• Nourishes the Yin, clears deficient heat, stops bleeding, and stabilizes the menses

Indications:

• Uterine bleeding that alternates between light and heavy flow, continuous menstruation. The blood is thick red or purple with clots. There may also be irritability, a sensation of heat in the chest, lower abdominal pain, and dark urine.

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Red tongue with a yellow coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Wiry and rapid pulse

Western Uses:

• Menorrhagia
• Leukorrhea
• Uterine Bleeding

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• Do no use when metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, or metrostaxis is due to Spleen Qi or Yang deficiency

Preparation Notes:

• Grind all herbs into an even powder and use wine to form into pills.
• Take 9 grams, twice a day with warm water
• Appropriately reduce dosages to prepare a decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Introduction to Medicine (Yi Xue Ru Men)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Heart, Kidneys, Liver, Spleen, Lungs, Large Intestine, Stomach, Gall Bladder, San Jiao

Substances in this Formula (6 Total):

	Gui Ban (Fresh Water Turtle Shell, Testudinis) Qty: 30 grams Chan: HT, KI, LIV Prop: Salty, Sweet, Cold Latin: Plastrum Testudinis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yin
	Bai Shao (White Peony Root) Qty: 30 grams Chan: LIV, SP Prop: Bitter, Sour, Cool Latin: Radix Albus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root) Qty: 30 grams Chan: GB, LI, LU, ST Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis Cat: Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
	Chun Pi (Ailanthus Bark or Root Bark) Qty: 21 grams Chan: LI, ST, LIV Prop: Bitter, Astringent, Cold Latin: Cortex Ailanthi Altissimae Cat: Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
	Huang Bai (Phellodendron or Amur Cork tree Bark) Qty: 9 grams Chan: KI, BL Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Cortex Phellodendri Cat: Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
	Xiang Fu (Nut Grass Rhizome) Qty: 7.5 grams Chan: LIV, SJ, SP Prop: Spicy, Slightly Warm, Slightly Sweet, Neutral Latin: Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
  - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
  - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
  - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
  - Max Wichtl

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist.
Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.