Usage & Dosage

Orally, 8 pills each time, 3 times daily

Symptoms

Chest, stomach duct, breast, and/or rib-side distention and pain, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and/or dysmenorrhea.

Pharmacological Research

Chai Hu Shu Gan Wan (Pian, Bupleurum Shu Gan Pills, Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang) is a well respected and commonly used TCM herbal formula for what is known as Liver Qi Stagnation in Chinese Medicine terms.

Main Ingredients

Poria 12.60%, Radix Bupleuri 10.00%, Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) 9.00%, Caulis Perillae 5.40, Fructus Aurantii (Stir-baked) 3.60%, Radix Glycyrrhize 3.60%, Pericarium Citri Retieulatae 3.60%, Radix Platycodi 3.60%, Fructus Crataegi (Stir-baked) 3.60%, Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) 3.60%, Radix Scutellariae 3.60%, Herba Menthae 3.60%, Rhizoma Sparganii (processed with vinger) 3.60%, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Stir backed with wine) 3.60%, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Stir Baked) 3.60%, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 3.60%, Rhizoma Curcumae (processed) 3.60%, Radix Saposhinkoviae 9.0%

Side Effects

Caution for those on anti-coagulant medicines, sedative drugs, patients taking interferon Not to be taken during pregnancy

Clinical Applications

PMS, Menstrual Pain, Irregular Menstruation, Emotional Stress, Depression, Irritability