Formulas that move the blood
Gui zhi fu ling wan
Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill
- Chinese name
- 桂枝茯苓丸
- Group
- Formulas that move the blood
- English name
- Cinnamon and Poria Combination
- Basic formula
- ✓
Promotes the flow of blood and lymph, clears stagnant blood and softens hard lumps such as cysts and fibroids.
Indications
For stagnation of blood and fluid, especially in the female reproductive organs: fibroids and cysts in the lower abdomen, painful, cramping and irregular menstruation as in endometriosis, infertility, bleeding after childbirth and a retained placenta.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) | 6–9 g |
| Fu ling (poria) | 6–9 g |
| Tree peony bark (mu dan pi) | 6–9 g |
| Peach kernel (tao ren)toxic | no amount |
| Red peony root (chi shao) | 6–9 g |