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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of pain that responds favorably to pressure |
| Sheng Yu Tang Sage-like Healing Decoction; Tangkuei Four Plus Decoction |
Tonifies Qi and Blood; Protects the Blood. | Qi and Blood Deficiency causing irritability and insomnia, due to excessive bleeding. Pain of the abdomen due to Qi and Blood Deficiency. | Hypomenorrhea with pale blood; Pain that responds favorably to pressure (either during or soon after menstruation); Lethargy; Pale complexion; Withdrawal; Pale tongue, thin coating; Weak-Fine pulse (Ruo Xi); Fine-Faint pulse (Xi Wei). |
| Dang Gui Sheng Jiang Yang Rou Tang Mutton Stew Decoction with Tangkuei and Fresh Ginger |
Warms the Interior; Nourishes Blood; Calms pain. | Interior Deficiency pattern with cold blood (in the postpartum period). | Cold hernial disorders; Dysmenorrhea; Leukorrhea; Pain in the lower back; Pain of the abdomen; Pain of the abdomen (postpartum); Pain that responds favorably to pressure and warmth; Spasmodic pain in the flanks; Pale tongue, white coating; Deep-Forceless-Tight pulse (Chen Wu Li Jin). |
| Chang Ning Tang Intestinal Serenity Decoction |
Nourishes Blood; Tonifies Qi; Calms pain. | Postpartum pain of the abdomen due to loss of blood with resulting Qi and Blood Deficiency. | Pain of the abdomen; Pain that responds favorably to pressure; Weak-Fine pulse (Ruo Xi); Fine-Hollow pulse (Xi Kou). |