Jia Wei Wu Yao Tang
Star加味乌药汤 (Supplemented Linderae Powder)
Source: Qi Xiao Liang Fang (1470)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jia Wei Wu Yao Tang (Supplemented Linderae Powder), from Fine Formulas of Wonderful Efficacy (Qi Xiao Liang Fang).
Actions and indications: Move qi and invigorate blood, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. Indicated for the treatment of painful menstruation with a pattern of qi stagnation and blood stasis, accompanied by distending pain in the lesser abdomen before or in the early days of menstruation, more distention than pain, or involving distending pain in the chest, ribside and breast, pale tongue with thin and white coating, wiry and tight pulse
Modifications: Complicated by more evident pain due to blood stasis, with scanty menstruation, dark menstrual blood with coagulated clots, add Pollen Typhae ( pu huang ) and Faeces Trogopterori ( wu ling zhi ) or Semen Persicae ( tao ren ) and Flos Carthami ( hong hua ) to dispel stasis and relieve pain; complicated by more evident cold pattern, with lesser abdomen preferring to warm, and aversion to cold, add Fructus Evodiae ( wu zhu yu ) and Fructus Foeniculi ( xiao hui xiang ) to warm the channel and dissipate cold and relieve pain
Cautions: This formula is partial to moving and dispersing in nature, and not suitable for patients with continuous painful menstruation due to deficiency impairment of the chong and ren mai
Category: Formulas That Move Qi.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 661–670.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu Yao
as printed: Radix Linderae (wu yao) 10 g
|
10g | 18.18% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: dry-fried Rhizoma Cyperi (chao xiang fu) 10 g
|
10g | 18.18% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Sha Ren
as printed: Fructus Amomi (sha ren) 10 g
|
10g | 18.18% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 10 g
|
10g | 18.18% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Rhizoma Corydalis (yan huo suo) 10 g
|
10g | 18.18% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 5 g
|
5g | 9.09% | Shi (Envoy) | — |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 3 pieces
|
3pieces | 100% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.73)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 27%, warm 73%.
Taste
- pungent 61%
- sweet 15%
- bitter 24%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Stomach 46%
- Kidney 36%
- Liver 36%
- Lung 27%
- Heart 27%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Sheng Jiang.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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