Ding Jing Tang  定经汤
Stablize Menstruation Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Herb Name Tu Si Zi (Dodder seed) Bai Shao (White Peony) Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) Shan Yao (Dioscorea) Fu Ling (Poria) Jing Jie (Schizonepeta) Chai Hu (Bupleurum)

Latin Cuscuta sinensis Paeonia lactiflora Angelica sinensis Rehmannia glutinosa Dioscorea polystachya Poria cocos Schizonepeta tenuifolia Bupleurum chinense Amount 9 grams ea. 4 ½ grams ea. 3 grams 2 grams 1 ½ grams

Preparation:

Decoction

Function:

Moves Qi, Nourish Blood and Yin, Clears Damp

Use:

Tongue may have slight tooth-marks or slight red edges, pulse is wiry
1. Irregular menstruation
2. scanty bleeding or clotting
3. breast distention
4. Fibrocytic Breasts
5. Premenstrual Tension
6. Depression

Dose:

The above is divided into three equal doses to be taken over the day.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. With Heat, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi
2. Qi deficiency, add Atractylodes Bai Zhu
3. Premenstrual Tension, add Cyperus Xiang Fu
4. Fibrocytic Breasts, add Self Heal (Xia Ku Cao), Curcuma Yu Jin, Citrus Qing Pi

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