Formulas that move the blood
Xue fu zhu yu tang
Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
- Chinese name
- 血府逐瘀汤
- Group
- Formulas that move the blood
- English name
- Remove Blood Stagnation in the Chest Decoction
- Basic formula
- ✓
Promotes circulation and relieves pain.
Indications
For pain in head and chest from poor circulation: chronic, fixed, stabbing pain (a sign of blood stagnation), chronic hiccups, anxiety, irritability and insomnia. The book also mentions coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, rheumatic heart disease, chest injuries and concussion.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Peach kernel (tao ren)toxic | no amount |
| Safflower (hong hua) | 6–9 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 6–9 g |
| Szechuan lovage (chuan xiong) | 6–9 g |
| Red peony root (chi shao) | 6–9 g |
| Chuan niu xi (cyathula) | 6–9 g |
| Chai hu (bupleurum) | 3–6 g |
| Platycodon root (jie geng) | 3–6 g |
| Mature bitter orange (zhi ke) | 6–9 g |
| Raw rehmannia (sheng di huang) | 6–9 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- dark red with purple spots
- Pulse
- wiry, choppy
Variations
- For angina pectoris: add dan shen and omit platycodon.
- For absent or painful menstruation: add nutgrass rhizome and Chinese motherwort, omit platycodon.
- For clots and bleeding: add dan shen and notoginseng, omit platycodon.