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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang 血府逐瘀汤
Drive out Stasis from the Chest Decoction
Drive out Stasis from the Chest Decoction
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830)
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Herb Name
Tao Ren 桃仁 (Peach seed)
Hong Hua 红花 (Safflower) Chuan Xiong 川芎 (Sichuan lovage) Sheng Di Huang 生地黄 (Rehmannia) Dang Gui 当归 (Chinese angelica) Chi Shao Yao 赤芍药 (Red Peony) Chai Hu 柴胡 (Bupleurum) Zhi Ke 枳壳 (Bitter Orange) Gan Cao 甘草 (Licorice) Niu Xi 牛膝 (Achyranthes) Jie Geng 桔梗 (Platycodon) |
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Preparation:
Decoction; may be prepared as pills or powder
Function:
Move the Blood and Qi, clear Stasis, ease Pain
Use:
Dull complexion, dark tongue or dark spots of the tongue, choppy or wiry pulse
1. Chronic sharp chest pain; Angina Pectoris
2. Injury to the chest
3. Palpitation; Arrhythmia
4. Arteriosclerosis
5. Heart attack
6. Restless, irritable, insomnia
7. Intercostal Neuralgia
8. Headache or Migraine with stabbing pain and fixed location
9. Raynaud’s disease
10. CVA; Stroke
11. Hepatic Cirrhosis
12. Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Ovarian Cyst; Fibroids
13. Infertility
14. Varicose veins
Dose:
the above can be taken over the course of the day; in pills or powder: 6–9 grams
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used if there is active bleeding
3. avoid long-term use
Modifications:
1. With signs of Heat, add Scutellaria Huang Qin and Paeonia Mu Dan Pi
2. Cold symptoms, add Cinnamon twig Gui Zhi and fresh Ginger
3. Constipation, add Rhubarb
4. With Yin deficiency, take with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
5. Angina Pectoris, add Salvia Dan Shen
6. Amenorrhea and Dysmenorrhea, take with Leonurus Yi Mu Cao (Chinese Motherwort)
7. Severe Blood clots, add Rhubarb and Leech
One of the foremost Blood-moving formula of TCM.
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