【Source】

From Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment of Gynecology, Vol. 4.

 【Composition】

Cyperus rotundus, Eucommia ulmoides, Ligusticum wallichii, Paeonia lactiflora, Angelica sinensis, Raw Rehmannia glutinosa, Citrus reticulata, Foeniculum vulgare, Corydalis yanhusuo, Cistanche deserticola, Citrus aurantium, Lindera aggregata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Sepia esculenta, Vinegar, Flour
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 【Categorization】

<Blood Supplementing>: Angelica sinensis, Paeonia lactiflora

<Liver and Kidney Supplementing>: Eucommia ulmoides

<Heat Clearing and Blood Cooling>: Raw Rehmannia glutinosa

<Qi Regulating>: Cyperus rotundus, Citrus reticulata, Citrus aurantium, Lindera aggregata

<Heat Clearing and Dampness Drying>: Scutellaria baicalensis

<Warming the Interior>: Foeniculum vulgare

<Yang Supplementing and Aiding Yang>: Cistanche deserticola

<Blood Activating and Stasis Removing>: Ligusticum wallichii, Corydalis yanhusuo

<Astringent>: Sepia esculenta

<Others>: Flour, Vinegar

【Functions】

Activates blood and regulates menstruation, regulates qi and stops pain, removes stasis and activates blood, tonifies qi and nourishes blood.

 【Indications】

Regulates menstruation and vaginal discharge. Menstruation may arrive early or late, be heavy or light, or be intermittent.

 【Mnemonic】

Si Wu Tang + : Cistanche, Eucommia; : Foeniculum, Cyperus, Citrus aurantium, Citrus reticulata, Lindera; : Corydalis, Sepia. → In the morning, use two kinds of fragrant herbs, two kinds of citrus peels, Sepia, Lindera, fish, vinegar, and flour paste to fill the stomach (Scutellaria, Foeniculum, Cyperus, Citrus aurantium, Citrus reticulata, Sepia, Lindera, Vinegar, Flour paste, Cistanche, Eucommia).