🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Late Menstruation
（One）
【Differential Diagnosis】Spleen deficiency with blood insufficiency.
【Treatment】Strengthen the spleen and nourish blood.
【Formula Name】Jia Wei Gui Xiong Yin (Augmented Angelica and Chuanxiong Decoction).
【Composition】Charred Atractylodes macrocephala 30g, Raw Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 15g, Astragalus membranaceus 3g.
【Usage】Decocted in water, take once daily, twice per day.
【Source】"Integrated Collection of Medical Knowledge," Volume III.
（Two）
【Differential Diagnosis】Blood deficiency.
【Treatment】Generate Qi and supplement blood.
【Formula Name】Ba Wu Tang (Eight Ingredients Decoction).
【Composition】Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared) 6g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 6g, Paeonia lactiflora 6g, Angelica sinensis 6g, Ginseng 4.5g, Atractylodes macrocephala 9g, Citrus peel 3g, Pinellia ternata 6g.
【Usage】Decocted in water, take once daily, twice per day.
【Source】"Essential Points of Gynecology," Volume I.
（Three）
【Differential Diagnosis】Cold congealing blood vessels.
【Treatment】Warm the meridians, nourish blood, unblock collaterals, and regulate menstruation.
【Formula Name】Jiang Ling E Jiao Tang (Ginger-Poria-Ejiao Decoction).
【Composition】Moutan bark 9g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 9g, Cinnamomum cassia 9g, Poria 9g, Dried ginger 9g, Polygonum multiflorum 9g, Donkey-hide gelatin 9g, Glycyrrhiza 6g.
【Usage】Decocted in water, take once daily, twice per day.
【Source】"The Heart Source of the Four Sages."
（Four）
【Differential Diagnosis】Qi stagnation and blood stasis, with cold predominance.
【Treatment】Disperse cold, regulate qi, activate blood.
【Formula Name】Jia Wei Fo Shou San (Augmented Frankincense Powder).
【Composition】Angelica sinensis 9g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 6g, Amomum villosum 6g, Evodia rutaecarpa 6g, Corydalis yanhusuo 6g, Codonopsis pilosula 12g, Cyperus rotundus 12g, Taxillus sutchuenensis 12g.
【Usage】Decocted in water, take once daily, twice per day.
【Source】"Textbook of Chinese Gynecological Treatment."
（Five）
【Differential Diagnosis】Spleen and stomach deficiency with internal phlegm-damp obstruction.
【Treatment】Tonify Qi, strengthen the spleen, transform phlegm, and promote diuresis.
【Formula Name】Gui Shao Liu Jun Zi Tang (Angelica and White Peony Six Gentlemen Decoction).
【Composition】Angelica sinensis (whole root) 6g, Paeonia lactiflora 6g, Ginseng 4.5g, Poria 4.5g, Atractylodes macrocephala 4.5g, Citrus peel 3g, Pinellia ternata 3g, Fried Glycyrrhiza 1.5g.
【Usage】Decocted in water, take once daily, twice per day.
【Source】"Mirror of Floral Pen," Volume II.