Peony and Licorice Decoction
Pain in the calves with Blood Deficiency or injury to fluids This educational formula record links its documented ingredients and traditional context; it is not a prescribing recommendation.
Key reference facts
- Formula type
- classical
- Actions
- Softens the Liver; Nourishes the Blood; Nourishes Yin; Moderates painful spasms; Relieves pain; Harmonizes the Middle Jiao; Replenishes Body Fluids
- Pattern terms
- Pain in the calves with Blood Deficiency or injury to fluids; Cramps in the hands and abdominal pain that improves with pressure; Insufficiency of Yin and Yang; Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen
- Safety note
- CONTRAINDICATIONS Use caution for those with hypertension. HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS This formula may be effective in treating schizophrenia patients with neuroleptic-induced hyperprolactinemia. This formula has been shown to decrease paclitaxel-induced myalgia/arthralgia. This formula has been shown to be effective in treating menopausal symptoms induced by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists without a negative effect on serum estradiol levels.
Related library records
Source reference: American Dragon ยท Peony and Licorice Decoction