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Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill)

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill

Category
Formulas that Invigorate the Blood
Subcategory
Formulas that Warm the Menses and Dispel Blood Stasis
Ingredients
5 herbs
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  • Invigorates the blood and transforms blood stagnation
  • Regulates the menses and reduces lower abdominal lumps and masses that are fixed in nature.

Indications

  • Blood stagnation in the Uterus: Fixed lumps or masses in the lower abdomen with pain and tenderness, especially with pressure Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, uterine fibroids, and postpartum retention of the lochia.
  • Blood stagnation in the uterus during pregnancy: Persistent but mild uterine bleeding during pregnancy with purple or dark blood. Abdominal pain and spasms, abdominal tension and tenderness, and restless fetus syndrome.

Western Uses:

  • Endometritis
  • Adnexitis (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)
  • Hysteromyoma
  • Ovarian Cyst
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Infertility
  • Post Partum Bleeding
  • Retention of Lochia
  • Irregular Menstruation

Ingredients

5 substances in Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan — each links to its full herb monograph.

Bai ShaoBai Shao9-15 gTonify BloodFu LingFu Ling9-12 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessGui ZhiGui Zhi9-12 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorMu Dan PiMu Dan Pi9-12 gCool the BloodTao RenTao Ren9-12 gInvigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation

Preparation & dosage

Decoction. Bai Shao or Chi Shao can be used depending on the nature of the condition.

Safety — read before use

Use with extreme caution during pregnancy, only after confirming diagnosis

Originally Appeared In:

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

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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