Formulas that move the blood
Tao he cheng qi tang
Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi
- Chinese name
- 桃核承气汤
- Group
- Formulas that move the blood
- English name
- Persica and Rhubarb Combination
Drains heat and blood stagnation from the lower body, especially the lower left abdomen (da huang mu dan pi tang especially the right).
Indications
For sharp pain in the lower abdomen, nervousness and anxiety, delirium, thirst, hard stools, difficult urination and raised temperature at night. Also for irregular, painful or absent menstruation. The book also mentions a retained placenta, acute pelvic inflammation and bowel obstruction.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Peach kernel (tao ren)toxic | no amount |
| Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) | 3–6 g |
| Rhubarb root (da huang) | 6–9 g |
| Glauber's salt (mang xiao) | 3–6 g |
| Honey-fried licorice (zhi gan cao) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- red and dry
- Pulse
- deep and forceful
Variations
- For severe blood stagnation: add dang gui and safflower.
- For qi stagnation: add green tangerine peel and nutgrass rhizome.
- For a retained placenta, the book describes adding flying squirrel droppings and cattail pollen.