Four-substance Decoction
(si wu tang, 四物湯 )

Source: Formulary of the Taiping Welfare Dispensary Bureau《太平惠民和劑局方》

dang gui

angelica root

Radix Angelicae Sinensis

當歸

chuan xiong

Sichuan lovage

Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong

川芎

bai shao

white peony root

Radix Paeoniae Alba

白芍
shu di

processed rhemannia rhizome

Rhizoma Rehmanniae Praeparatae

熟地

Indications: Panic, dizziness, blurred vision, ear ringing, paleness of the lips and nails, scanty menses or missed periods in women accompanied with lower abdominal pain, a pale tongue, and the pulse is taut and fine. With appropriate modifications, modern TCM uses the formula in conditions like primary dysmenorrheal, irregular menstruation, anemia, weakness after delivery, urticaria and headaches.


主治：營血虛滯，表現惊惕，頭暈，目眩，耳鳴，唇爪無華，婦人月經量少或閉經不行，臍腹作痛，舌質淡，脈弦細或細澀。現代常用於月經不調、各種原因貧血、產後虛弱、蕁麻疹、頭痛等。