Unlocking addresses a complex pattern that may have taken some years to develop. In this pattern, dysmenorrhea or other pathological conditions (see Therapeutic Actions) are the result of damp heat mutually wrestling and knotting with stagnant Qi and blood in the lower burner. Stress, iatrogenesis (diseases caused by medical intervention), poor diet, smoking, and alcohol use, and exposure to sexually transmitted disease facilitate dampness and heat to become entangled with stagnant Qi and blood giving rise to a common syndrome pattern seen in American women.
Patrinia herb (bai jiang cao), Sargentodoxa stem (da xue teng), Cyathula root (chuan niu xi), Melia fruit (chuan lian zi), Moutan root bark (mu dan pi), Red Peony root (chi shao), Poria sclerotium (fu ling), Fennel fruit (xiao hui xiang), Citrus seed (ju he), Red Atractylodes rhizome (cang zhu), White Atractylodes rhizome (bai zhu), Phellodendron cortex (huang bai), Cimicifuga rhizome (sheng ma)