112 - Breaking the Flow (Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang)

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Using the recipe according to traditional Chinese medicine:

-replenishes and lifts Qi

-tonifies Qi and Yang

-nourishes the blood

-stops gynecological bleeding from Spleen deficiency

Description:

This is one of the newer blends, published by Fu Qing-Zhu, a physician, in 1826 in his publication devoted to gynecology. He was inspired by Gui Pi Tang, the most famous mixture for stopping bleeding from insufficiency of the Spleen .

Why do we stop bleeding by supplementing Spleen Qi? One of the tasks of Spleen is to "keep the blood in the blood vessels". If its Qi becomes significantly depleted, bleeding occurs in various locations, typically including the gynecological one.

Gynecological bleeding from Spleen deficiency most often manifests as greatly intensified menstrual bleeding or sudden, heavy, off-period bleeding, or so-called Beng Lou - with Beng meaning that menstruation begins with heavier bleeding, sometimes painful or before term, and Lou referring to the fact that menstruation continues to spot after its "proper" time. In all cases, the blood tends to be "paler", the woman's face is also noticeably pale, she may be dizzy, feel tired, have cold extremities, have shortness of breath and/or a heavy feeling in the chest, suffer from lack of appetite, indigestion and mushy stools. To "break" this vicious cycle of blood loss and difficulty replenishing blood when the Spleen is deficient, we replenish and raise Yang Qi, strengthen the Spleen and stop bleeding. The original Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang uses 6 herbs to do this, the most important of which are valerian, flint and atractylise - Qi replenishers; rehmannia and angelica nourish the blood and charred ginger stops bleeding and warms - strengthens the Yang Qi of the center.

In our variation, we have added heartwort, which harmonizes menstruation, and bigaradia and platypus, which lift Qi and adjust its mechanism, also helping to stop bleeding. We can see that the mixture is dominated by tonics and there is only one direct bleeding stopper, so the mixture does not work to stop bleeding immediately after administration, but by gradually replenishing Qi and firming the Spleen, which usually takes several weeks (say 2 to 3 cycles). After that, however, there is not only an improvement in gynecological problems, but at the same time "the world becomes beautiful": we have much more energy, digestion works as it should, but most importantly - we finally have peace of mind...

Indications:

-increased menstrual bleeding

-sudden, heavy, off-period bleeding

-Beng Lou (strong onset, stopping and spotting after menstruation)

-prolonged gynecological spotting or bleeding

-"paler," as in watery blood

-marked pallor in the face

-dizziness and lightheadedness

-fatigue

-cold extremities

-shortness of breath and/or shortness of breath

-tight feeling in the chest

-inappetence

-indigestion

-mushy stools

Modern Uses:

-cycle irregularities

-metrorrhagia

-menorrhagia

Language:

-pale

-swollen with teeth marks

Pulse:

-usually xi

-xu

-ruo

-chen (soft, empty, weak, deep)

Contraindications:

-not known

Notes:

After the bleeding stops, assess the condition of the Zang Fu organs and vital substances and modify or replace the mixture with the current one according to the condition.

Recipe Ingredients: