Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis

Actions:

• Dispels cold, warms and harmonizes the menses, nourishes the blood, dispels blood stagnation, and tonifies the Qi of the Middle Jiao

Indications:

• Early or late menses Persistent but mild uterine bleeding, continuous or extended menstrual flow. Bleeding or spotting between cycles. Distension, pain, and cold in the lower abdomen. Low grade fever in the evenings. Dry mouth and lips, warm feeling in the palms and soles. Infertility.

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Dusky tongue with thin coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Weak, deep, thin, and slow Possibly choppy.

Western Uses:

• Irregular Menstruation
• Dysmenorrhea
• Uterine Bleeding
• Infertility
• Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• Do not use in cases that involve excess heat or in cases where there are abdominal masses from blood stagnation due to excess
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction. Double or triple the dosage of Dang Shen is commonly substituted for Ren Shen. E Jiao should be dissolved in the final strained decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Stomach, Spleen, Kidneys, Liver, Lungs, Heart, Bladder, Pericardium, Gall Bladder

Substances in this Formula (12 Total):

	Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) 吴茱萸 Qty: 9 grams Chan: KI, LIV, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Hot, Slightly Toxic, Very Dry Latin: Fructus Evodiae Rutaecarpae Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig, Cassia Twig) 桂枝 Qty: 6 grams Chan: HT, LU, BL Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Warm Latin: Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) 当归 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LIV, SP Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Chuan Xiong (Szechuan Lovage Root) 川芎 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LIV, GB, PER Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Bai Shao (White Peony Root) 白芍 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LIV, SP Prop: Bitter, Sour, Cool Latin: Radix Albus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	E Jiao (Ass Hide Glue, Donkey Hide Gelatin) 阿胶 Qty: 6 grams Chan: KID, LIV, LU Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Gelatinum Corii Asini Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) 麦门冬 Qty: 9 grams Chan: SP, ST, HT (LU) Prop: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Cold Latin: Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yin
	Mu Dan Pi (Cortex of the Peony Tree Root) 牡丹皮 Qty: 6 grams Chan: HT, LIV, KI Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Cool Latin: Cortex Radicis Moutan Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Ren Shen (Ginseng Root) 人参 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LU, SP Prop: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Warm Latin: Radix Ginseng Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) 甘草 Qty: 6 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 生姜 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome) 半夏 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm, Toxic Latin: Rhizoma Pinelliae Tematae Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold