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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction)

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction

Category
Formulas that Invigorate the Blood
Subcategory
Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis
Ingredients
11 herbs
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Actions

  • Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stagnation
  • Spreads Liver Qi, unblocks the channels, and relieves pain.

Indications

  • Chronic headache
  • Sharp and fixed chest and hypochondria pain
  • Constant hiccups
  • A sensation of choking when drinking
  • Dry heaves
  • Irritability
  • Depression
  • Restlessness
  • Restless sleep
  • Insomnia
  • Palpitations
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Evening tidal fever
  • Possible purple lips or complexion (cyanosis)

Western Uses:

  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Cartilage Costalgia
  • Functional Neurosis
  • Post Trauma or Post Concussion Syndrome
  • External Chest Injury

Ingredients

11 substances in Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.

Chai HuChai Hu3 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorChi ShaoChi Shao6 gCool the BloodChuan Niu XiChuan Niu Xi9 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationChuan XiongChuan Xiong4.5 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationDang GuiDang Gui9 gTonify BloodGan CaoGan Cao3 gTonify QiHong HuaHong Hua9 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationJie GengJie Geng4.5 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-ColdSheng Di HuangSheng Di Huang9 gCool the BloodTao RenTao Ren12 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationZhi KeZhi Ke6 gRegulate the Qi

Preparation & dosage

Decoction.

Safety — read before use

As this formula moves blood, do not use during pregnancy, or with patients who have heavy menstrual flow

  • Do not use when there are signs of hemorrhaging present.

    • Originally Appeared In:

    • Corrections of Errors Among Physicians (Yi Lin Gai Cuo)

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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