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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang 血府逐瘀汤
Drive out Stasis from the Chest Decoction


Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830)

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)

Latin
Prunus persica
Carthamus tinctorius
Ligusticum chuanxiong

Rehmannia glutinosa, raw
Angelica sinensis
Paeonia lacti
flora
Bupleurum chinense
Citrus aurantium
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Achyranthes bidentata
Platycodon grandi
florum

Amount
12 grams
9 grams
5 grams

9 grams
9 grams
6 grams
3 grams
6 grams
3 grams
9 grams
5 grams


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 de
ficiency, 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


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