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Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis

Bu Yang Hai Wu Tang (补阳还五汤)

Buyang Huanwu Tang 補陽還五湯
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Decoction Invigorating Yang for Recuperation

The Prescription of 补阳还五汤

Source

The book Yi Lin Gai Cuo

Ingredients

Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) 120 g,Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 6g,Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) 6g,Di Long (Lumbricus) 3g,Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 3g,Hong Hua (Flos Carthami) 3g,Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) 3g.

Explanation

Huang Qi: The principal drug in larger dose, invigorating primordial Qi to activate the circulation of blood.

Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Chi Shao, Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Di Long: Promoting the flow of blood through the channels.

The Effect of 补阳还五汤

Effect

Invigorating Qi, promoting the circulation of blood, removing obstruction in the channels.

Indications

Sequel of apoplexy, marked by hemiparalysis, distortion of the face, dysphasia, salivation due to paralytic lips, flaccidity of the lower limbs, frequent urination or enuresis, whitish tongue coating and slow pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as sequel of cerebrovascular accident and sequel of poliomyelitis.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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