Peach Form

Indication: Blood Deficiency and Blood Stasis lead to a shortened menstrual cycle with heavy bleeding of dark-purple, sticky blood with or without clots. Action: Tonifying and invigorating action on Blood, removing Blood Stasis and regulating menstruation. Symptoms: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, pelvic inflammation, infertility, migraine, after-effects of cerebrovascular accident, cerebral oedema, prosopalgia and retinitis with Blood Stasis, abdominal fullness and pain. Additional information: This formula is a well-known TCM gynaecological formula used for Blood Deficiency with Blood Stagnation. It nourishes Blood while at the same time improving blood circulation and removing Stagnation. It is based on the formula Si Wu Tang, with the addition of Tao Ren and Hong Hua, which increases the Blood-invigorating effect of the formula. Western medicine functions: Tao Hong Si Wu Tang has a strong anti-inflammatory effect comparable to a dose of 50 mg/kg hydrocortisone, but without the unwanted side effect of atrophy of the thymus and adrenal glands. This formula is antihyperlipidaemic, and laboratory studies in rats show reductions in both total cholesterol and triglycerides. An in vitro study showed that use of the formula has significant effects on the cardiovascular system by dilating the coronary artery and increasing blood flow to the heart muscles.