
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan - Persica, Carthamus & Angelica Combination
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan also known as Persica, Carthamus & Dang-gui Combination
TCM ACTIONS
Nourishes the Blood, activates the Blood and resolves stasis.
INDICATIONS
Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, menorrhagia, angina pectoris, retinal haemorrhage, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Pain with a fixed location (e.g. dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain), Dark menstrual blood with clots, Signs of Blood deficiency, (e.g. Sallow and lustreless complexion, pale finger nail beds, pale lips, postural dizziness), Irregular menstruation, Amenorrhoea, Varicose veins, Spider naevi, broken capillaries, Dry and scaling skin, Purple or cyanotic tongue or tongue body with macules or speckles, Thready and choppy or irregular pulse.
ACTIONS OF THE MAIN HERBS
Prunus persica seed (peach seed) is used orally in formulas to treat a wide variety of painful conditions, including dysmenorrhoea, traumatic injury, arthritis, abscesses, and abdominal masses. It is also commonly used as a laxative to treat constipation. It has been shown to have the following actions: anti coagulant, anti hypertensive, analgesic, antiinflammatory, detoxicant, anti-allergenic, laxative. Carthamus flower is used orally in formulas to treat a wide variety of painful conditions, including dysmenorrhoea, post partum abdominal pain, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injury, angina pectoris, thrombangiitis obliterans, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and carbuncle. It has been shown to have the following actions: cardiac stimulant, dilates the coronary arteries, anti-platelet, antilipemic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, analgesic, diuretic, immune stimulant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, diaphoretic, induces interferon.
DOSAGE & COURSE OF TREATMENT
As direceted by your medical practitioner
CAUTIONS & CONTRAINDICATIONS
Caution for those on anti-coagulant medications (i.e. Heparin, warfarin or aspirin). Caution during pregnancy.
CONTENTS
200 pills/bottle
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