Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang (复元活血汤)
Name
Decoction for Recovery and Activating Blood Circulation
The Prescription of 复元活血汤
Source
The book Yi Lin Gai Cuo
Ingredients
Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) 30g,Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) 15g,Gua Lou Gen (Radix Trichosanthis) 9g,Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 9g,Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) 9g,Hong Hua (Flos Carthami) 6g,Chuan Shan Jia (Squama Manitis) 6g,Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 6g.Explanation
Da Huang: One of the principal drugs in larger dosage, clearing away blood retention and stasis.
Chai Hu: The other principal drug, soothing the liver and regulating the circulation of Qi.
Dang Gui, Tao Ren and Hong Hua: Activating blood flow to remove blood stasis, subduing swelling and relieving pain.
Chuan Shan Jia: Removing blood stasis in the channels.
Gua Lou Gen: Removing blood stasis and lumps, clearing away heat and moistening dryness.
Gan Cao: Relieving spasm and pain, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 复元活血汤
Effect
Promoting the circulation of blood to remove blood stasis, soothing the liver and eliminating obstruction in the channels.
Indications
Traumatic stasis of blood, marked by blood stasis retained under the hypochondrium with severe pain due to traumatic injury, deep red tongue and taut uneven pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as intercostal neuralgia, costal chondritis and injury of soft tissues.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
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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