I've just done a bit of research into these and i found a more detailed description than what i can give!
Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan
What does it do?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Qi is the vital energy whose smooth flow around the body keeps the body and its organs working in harmony. When a flow of Qi in meridians is stagnated the affected organs will malfunction. In case of liver Qi stagnation, one typically feels distending pain along the sides of the body (especially in the chest), easily gets upset, depressed, and has irregular, painful menstruation or swollen breasts for woman.
Xiao Yao Wan (Pian) disperses liver Qi stagnation. While studies have yet to fully reveal how it works in modern biomedical terms, researches have suggested that Xiao Yao Wan may regulate menstruation by regulating the secretion of hormones. In a study in which 51 patients were involved, levels of estrogen (E2) and prolactin were significantly reduced after use of Xiao Yao Wan whereas no change was observed in the level of testosterone1.
Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan is derived from Xiao Yao Wan by the inclusion of additional herbs that expel heat. So in addition to perform the same function of Xiao Yao Wan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan may also reduce the heat like hot flash.
Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan is indicated in China Pharmacopoeia2 for soothing the liver and clearing heat, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the blood. It is used for distension pain in the chest and hypochondria, irritability, loss of appetite, lassitude, and irregular menstruation due to liver Qi stagnation.
Nuan Gong Yun Zi Wan
Actions: Replenish qi, nourish and invigorate blood, regulate menstruation and stop pain. Expel the cold and warm the uterus helpful for conception.
Indications: sterility, delayed menstrual cycle, abdomen pain during menstruation, little blood in the amount, dark in color, accompanied by blood masses, or amenorrhea, thin and profuse leukorrhea, pale tongue, due to deficiency of qi and blood, and due to the retention of cold-evil in the uterus.*
Applications: 1. Menstrual disorders: delayed menstrual cycle with scanty menstruation, accompanied by blood masses and dark color, abdominal cold pain which can be relieved by warmth, or intolerance of cold with cold limbs, soreness of waist and lack of vitality, pale tongue with white fur, thready and weak pulse. 2. Amenorrhea: delayed menstrual cycle with scanty menstruation leading gradually to amenorrhea, accompanied with constitutional debility, lassitude in loins and legs, dizziness, tinnitus, short of breath and want of speech, fullness and stuffiness in the region of hypochondria. 3. Dysmenorrhea: distending pain in the lower abdomen prior to or during menstruation, which can be relieved by warmth, menstrual flow scanty in amount, dark in color, intolerance of cold with cold limbs, lack of vitality and asthenia, pale tongue with white and reasy fur, deep and tense pulse or thread and weak pulse. 4. Leukorrhea: lucid, cold, thin and profuse, and discharged continuously, soreness in the waist and coldness in the abdomen, pale tongue with white and thin fur, deep and slow pulse. 5. Sterility long after marriage, delayed menstruation, little and pale menstrual blood, dark and gloomy complexion, lassitude in loins and legs, sexual hypoesthesia, pale tongue with white fur, deep and thready or deep and slow pulse.
Directions: Take 8 pills once time, 3 times a day, as a herbal supplement. Restrain from anger and internal impairment, avoid cold food and drinking.
One thing which I have noticedis that it mentions for the first one (jiawei) it can be given to help loss of apetite and i've been taking it for a day and a bit and i'm ravenous! So hungry.
Also another thing that is interesting is the not to eat cold food. i was told not to drink cold water, but warm water. Kinda makes sense though i guess, to keep ur little growbag warm.
