Gù Chōng Tāng (Wán)

Question 1

Indications

Answer 1

Uterine bleeding or profuse menstrual bleeding in which the blood is thin and pale that either gushes out or continuously trickles out. Palpitations, shortness of breath, a pale tongue, and a deficient and big or thin and frail pulse.

Question 2

Actions

Answer 2

Augments the qi, strengthens the Spleen, stabilizes the Penetrating vessel, and stops bleeding

Question 3

Herbs

Answer 3

chăo bái zhú
huáng qí
shān zhū yú
bái sháo
duàn lóng gŭ
duàn mŭ lì
hăi piāo xiāo
zōng lǘ tàn
wŭ bèi zĭ
qiàn căo gēn

Question 4

Chief

Answer 4

shān zhū yú: sweet, sour, warming; tonifies Kidneys and benefits the Liver, has binding action on Penetrating and Conception Vessels

Question 5

Deputies

Answer 5

duàn lóng gŭ, duàn mŭ lì: secure leakage; stabilizing Penetrating Vessel; works with chief to treat deficiency of original qi in the lower burner; calcined - further strengthens astringent, binding properties
chăo bái zhú, huáng qí: augment the qi, strengthen the Spleen; helping Spleen govern blood and stabilize Penetrating Vessel

Question 6

Assistant

Answer 6

shān zhū yú, bái sháo: nourishes yin and blood of the Liver and Kidneys, exerts astringent, binding effect on the blood
hăi piāo xiāo, zōng lǘ tàn, wŭ bèi zĭ: restrain leakage, stop bleeding; large dosage to quickly stop bleeding but may cause blood stasis
qiàn căo gēn: stops bleeding, invigorates blood - prevent formation of blood stasis

Question 7

Cautions and Contraindications

Answer 7

Inappropriate if bleeding so severe that it leads to an abandoned disorder characterized by profuse sweating, cold limbs, and a pulse that is faint to the point of being imperceptible. Modify formula or prescribe dú shēn tāng until condition has stabilized.