Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi
- Category
- Formulas that Invigorate the Blood
- Ingredients
- 5 herbs
Actions
- Breaks Blood stagnation and drains heat
Indications
- Blood stagnation in the Lower Jiao with heat: Acute lower abdominal pain, constipation, irritability, restlessness, night fevers, and thirst Amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea, and in severe cases mania or delirium.
- Blood stagnation with heat: Severe pain caused by traumatic injury, toothache, headache and red eyes, nosebleeds or coughing of blood, and constipation.
Western Uses:
- Irregular Menstruation
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Retention of Lochia
- Intestinal Obstruction
Ingredients
5 substances in Tao He Cheng Qi Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.
Da Huang12 gPurgatives
Gui Zhi6 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
Mang Xiao6 gPurgatives
Tao Ren12-15 gInvigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Zhi Gan Cao6 gTonify QiPreparation & dosage
Decoction. Wine treated Da Huang can be used to enhance the Blood invigorating properties of the formula.
Safety — read before use
As this formula moves blood and is a strong purgative, do not use during pregnancy, or in cases with diarrhea
Originally Appeared In:
- On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
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