EQUUS ASINUS & ARTEMESIA VULGARIS DECOCTION
Jiao Ai Tang
‘Donkey-hide Glue and Mugwort Decoction’
Source: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue, 200)
Keywords
dysfunctional uterine bleeding, threatened abortion and subinvolution of uterus
Ingredients
Ligusticum walichii (Chuan Xiong, ligusticum)
Equus asinus (E Jiao, ass-hide glue)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
(Gan Cao, liquorice)
Artemesia vulgaris (Ai Ye, mugwort)
Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui, Chinese angelica)
Paeonia sinjiangensis (Shao Yao, peony)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Gan Di Huang, dried rehmannia)
Major therapeutic action
Nourishes the Blood, stops bleeding, regulates menstruation, calms foetus.
Haemostatic.
Indications
o Deficiency of chong and ren meridians in women.
o With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding, threatened abortion and subinvolution of uterus.
Key symptoms for use
o uterine bleeding
o menorrhagia
o vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
o foetal irritability
o postpartum vaginal bleeding
o With qi deficiency, add Dang Shen/Astragalus membranaceous (Huang Qi, astragalus).
o With yin deficiency, add Han Lian Cao/Nu Zhen Zi.
o With Liver depression and qi stagnation, combine with Xiao Yao San.
o With internal stagnation of blood, add Yi Mu Cao and Typhae angustifolia (Pu Huang, cattail pollen)/Wu Ling Zhi.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.
Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
None noted.