Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Shu Jin Huo Xue Tang (舒筋活血汤)
Name
The Prescription of 舒筋活血汤
Source
The book Shang Ke Bu Yao
Ingredients
Qiang HuoFang FengJing JieDu HuoDang GuiXu DuanQing PiNiu XiWu Jia PiDu ZhongHong HuaZhi QiaoExplanation
Dang Gui and Hong Hua: Activating blood flow to remove blood stasis, subduing swelling and relieving pain.
Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome.
Du Zhong and Niu Xi: Expelling wind-dampness and reinforcing the liver and kidney.
Xu Duan: Tonifying the liver and kidney, strengthening tendons and bones, promoting blood circulation.
Jing Jie: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior.
Qiang Huo and Du Huo: Removing wind, cold and dampness pathogens from the whole body.
Zhi Qiao: Promoting the flow of qi, soothing the chest and middle energizer, relieving distention.
Wu Jia Pi: Dispelling wind-damp, tonifying the liver and kidney, strengthening tendons and bones, inducing diuresis.
Qing Pi: Promoting the flow of qi and soothing the liver, breaking qi and resolving stagnation.
The Effect of 舒筋活血汤
Effect
Activate blood and promote the flow of qi, tonify the liver and kidney, dispel wind and strengthen the tendons and bones.
Indications
Injury of tendon and fascia.
Administrations
Decoct 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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