Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

(Revive Health By Invigorating the Blood Decoction)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis

Pattern:

• Blood Stagnation in the chest, hypochondrium, or flanks due to physical trauma

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• Do not use during pregnancy

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Medical Innovations (Yi Xue Fa Ming)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Spleen, Heart, Liver, Large Intestine, Stomach, Lungs, Pericardium, Gall Bladder

Substances in this Formula (8 Total):

	Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LIV, SP Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Tao Ren (Peach Kernel) Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LI, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Neutral Latin: Semen Pruni Persicae Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Hong Hua (Safflower Flower) Qty: 6 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Flos Carthami Tinctorii Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Chuan Shan Jia (Anteater Scales, Pangolin Scales) Qty: 6 grams Chan: LIV, ST Prop: Salty, Cool Latin: Squama Manitis Pentadactylis Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) Qty: 30 grams (wine treated) Chan: HT, LI, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Cat: Purgatives
	Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root) Qty: 9 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Bitter, Slightly Sweet, Cold Latin: Trichosanthis Kirlowii Radix Cat: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
	Chai Hu (Thorowax Root , Bupleurum) Qty: 15 grams Chan: GB, LIV, PER, TB Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Cool Latin: Radix Bupleuri Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) Qty: 6 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist. Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.