The Remarkable Wen Jing Tang for Treating Infertility

Course overview

Wen Jing Tang is a formula in the Jin Gui Yao Lues chapter 22 on Womens Diseases. It is in the sub-chapter on Flooding and Spotting: Deficiency Cold Stasis. In the Part 1 of the presentation we will look at Wen Jing Tang through both the lines in the original clause of the Jin Gui Yao Lue as well as through an in-depth view into the architecture of the formula ingredients and structure. Some scholars and practitioners have characterized this formula as a Jue Yin formula because it is a blood formula. It has also been placed in the Jue Yin category because it treats heat above and cold below. Another classic formula scholar, Huang Huang places it in the Gui Zhi formula family and considers it a primary beauty and fertility formula. Formulas and Strategies places it in the invigorate blood chapter. The most important reason for understanding where to place Wen Jing Tang in our own repertoire is so that we can use it adeptly in the clinical setting. In Part 2 of the presentation Sharon will give case studies from her own practice to illustrate the wide range of illnesses Wen Jing Tang can treat including but beyond womens health. This material will be supplemented by other case studies from a range of renowned physicians, translated specifically for this course by Sharon.