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Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (桂枝茯苓丸) gently and steadily invigorates the blood and transforms blood stasis to reduce fixed lower-abdominal masses; a key gynaecological formula (e.g. for fibroids and retained products) taken as pills over time.
English Name
Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill
Classical Source
Jin Gui Yao Lue, c. 220 CE
Ingredients
Actions & Functions
- Invigorates the blood and transforms stasis
- Gradually reduces fixed abdominal masses
Indications
Fixed lower-abdominal masses from blood stasis: uterine fibroids, abdominal masses, persistent lochia, and dysmenorrhoea with dark clots.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: dark or purplish. Pulse: deep and choppy or wiry.
Modifications
Taken as pills in a small, steady dose over a long period.
Cautions & Contraindications
Use with great caution / only as indicated in pregnancy; not for heavy bleeding without stasis.
