Formulas that move the blood
Ge xia zhu yu tang
Drive Out Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction
- Chinese name
- 膈下逐瘀汤
- Group
- Formulas that move the blood
- English name
- Remove Blood Stagnation Below the Diaphragm Decoction
Relieves abdominal pain and moves qi and liver blood.
Indications
For stagnation of qi and blood with fixed abdominal pain and hard spots, sharp chest pain, irritability, indigestion and constipation. Also for pain under the ribs, painful, absent or irregular menstruation and tense breasts. The book also mentions abdominal tumours.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 6–9 g |
| Szechuan lovage (chuan xiong) | 6–9 g |
| Peach kernel (tao ren)toxic | no amount |
| Safflower (hong hua) | 6–9 g |
| Flying squirrel droppings (wu ling zhi)animal | 6–9 g |
| Wu yao (lindera root) | 6–9 g |
| Yan hu suo (corydalis) | 3–6 g |
| Nutgrass rhizome (xiang fu) | 3–6 g |
| Red peony root (chi shao) | 6–9 g |
| Tree peony bark (mu dan pi) | 6–9 g |
| Mature bitter orange (zhi ke) | 3–6 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 1–3 g |
- Tongue
- purple with spots on the sides
- Pulse
- tight and hesitant
Variations
- For lupus from stagnation of blood and liver qi (jaundice, an enlarged liver, vomiting blood), the book describes a variant with chai hu, dang gui, white peony, Japanese knotweed, chinaberry fruit, turmeric rhizome and thistle.