Wen Jing Tang (Fu Ren Liang Fang)温经汤（妇人良方）
Warm the Menses Decoction (Fu Ren Da Quan Liang Fang version)
Ingredients8 herbs
Indications
Deficiency-cold of the sea of blood with congealed qi and blood. Cold slows and thickens the blood in the Chong vessel, so the cycle is delayed, clotted and painful.
Clinical Manifestations
- Late periods with clots and cramping pain
- Amenorrhoea from cold congealing the blood
- Cramping pain around the navel before the period
- Postpartum abdominal pain from cold and stasis
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Dryness with a red tongue and warm palms — use the 《金匮要略》 Wen Jing Tang instead — this version is too warm and too moving
- Marked cramping — add Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 and Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香
- Marked blood deficiency — increase Dang Gui 当归 and reduce E Zhu 莪术
- Qi deficiency with exhaustion — increase Ren Shen 人参
Contraindications
Not for heat patterns with early, heavy, bright red bleeding, and not for yin deficiency with dryness — the formula of the same name is the one for those. E Zhu makes it unsuitable for anyone with heavy uterine bleeding, a bleeding tendency, or on anticoagulant medication. Amenorrhoea should be investigated before it is treated as cold stasis.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy. E Zhu is a blood-breaking herb classically forbidden to pregnant women, and Rou Gui, Chuan Xiong, and Mu Dan Pi all move blood or warm strongly; the combination can cause bleeding and miscarriage. E Zhu also has antiplatelet activity, so the formula should not be taken alongside warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs, and should be stopped before surgery. Not for use while breastfeeding without supervision.
Related Formulas
References
Source Fu Ren Da Quan Liang Fang 《妇人大全良方》 · Southern Song
- Classical source (public domain) — 《妇人大全良方》, Southern Song, Chen Zi-ming.
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked; the two formulas of this name are distinguished there.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— listed as the 附方 appended to 温经汤《金匮要略》.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.