It's important to remember that herbal formulas are meant to treat patterns, not "diseases" as understood in Western Medicine. According to Chinese Medicine patterns, which are disruptions to the body as a system, are the underlying root cause for diseases and conditions.

As such Di Dang Tang is mostly used to treat the pattern "Blood Stagnation" which we describe below.

But before we delve into Blood Stagnation here is an overview of the Western conditions it is commonly associated with:

Acute pelvic inflammatory Leiomyoma Endometriosis Dysmenorrhea Amenorrhea Retained placenta Postpartum thrombophlebitis Benign prostatic hypertrophy Acute prostatitis Testicular tuberculosis Acute urinary retention Angina pectoris Cerebrovascular disease Cor pulmonale Schizophrenia Mania Epilepsy Icteric hepatitis Chronic colitis Habitual constipation Schistosomiasis

Again it wouldn't be correct to say "Di Dang Tang treats acute pelvic inflammatory" for instance. Rather, Di Dang Tang is used to treat Blood Stagnation, which is sometimes the root cause behind acute pelvic inflammatory.

Now let's look at Blood Stagnation, a pattern that TCM practitioners commonly treat with Di Dang Tang.

Blood (Xue) is one of Chinese Medicine's vital subtances. Learn more about Blood in Chinese Medicine

Blood Stagnation

Pulse type(s): Choppy (Se), Firm (Lao), Wiry (Xian)

Tongue color: Reddish-Purple

Symptoms: Lumps Tremor Numbness Dark face Dizziness Purple lips Purple nails Blotchy skin Restlessness Itching scalp Painful period Abdominal mass Scanty periods Abdominal pain Abdominal masses Skin capillaries Hesitant periods Tendency to bleed Premenstrual pain Dark colored blood Traumatic swelling Shoulder stiffness Absence of menstruation Boring fixed stabbing pain Frequent bleeding episodes Dark clots in menstrual blood Abdominal distention and fullness

Di Dang Tang is sometimes prescribed by TCM practitioners to treat Blood Stagnation. This pattern leads to symptoms such as dark face, purple lips, boring fixed stabbing pain and abdominal masses. Patients with Blood Stagnation typically exhibit choppy (Se), firm (Lao) or wiry (Xian) pulses as well as Purple tongue .

Blood Stagnation - also often referred to as "Blood Stasis" - is where the Blood flow is heavily restricted in all or parts of the body. It is one of the most important diagnostic conditions in Chinese Medicine because it is frequently the cause of intractable pain syndromes anywhere in the... read more about Blood Stagnation