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Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 膈下逐淤汤
Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction
Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830)
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Herb Name
Dang Gui 当归 (Chinese angelica)
Chi Shao Yao ⾚芍药 (Red Peony) Chuan Xiong 川芎 (Sichuan lovage) Tao Ren 桃仁 (Peach seed) Hong Hua 红花 (Safflower) Wu Ling Zhi 五灵脂 (Pteropus feces) Wu Yao 烏樂 (Lindera) Yan Hu Suo 延胡索 (Corydalis) Xiang Fu 香附 (Nutgrass) Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 (Tree peony root) Zhi Ke 枳壳 (Bitter Orange) Gan Cao 甘草 (Chinese Licorice) |
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Preparation:
Decoction; may be prepared as pill, powder or tincture.
Function:
Moves Qi and Blood, clears Stasis, eases Pain
Use:
Abdominal masses with a heavy, dragging feeling, dull tongue, choppy pulse
1. Fixed Abdominal masses; Abdominal Tumors
2. Amenorrhea; Dysmenorrhea; Irregular Menstruation
3. Endometriosis; Uterine Fibroids
4. Liver Abscess; Liver Hardness
5. Ascites from Liver disease
6. Prostatitis; Testicular lumps or pain
7. Lupus
8. Infertility
Dose:
The above can be taken over the course of a day; in pills of powder, take 6–9 grams 3 times daily.
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Bleeding disorders or heavy menstrual bleeding
Modifications:
1. With Constipation, or more severe Blood stasis, add Rhubarb
2. Severe pain, increase the dose of Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
3. Uterine Tumors or Fibroids, take with Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
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