Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Si Wei Tang (四味汤): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 四味汤
Source
The book Fu Ren Liang Fang
Ingredients
Dang GuiYan Hu SuoXue JieMo YaoExplanation
Dang Gui: Tonifying and coordinating blood, regulating menstruation.
Yan Hu Suo: Activating blood, promoting the flow of qi to alleviate pain.
Xue Jie: Dispelling stasis to alleviate pain, stopping bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration.
Mo Yao: Activating blood to alleviate pain, resolving swelling and promoting tissue regeneration.
The Effect of 四味汤
Effect
Tonify and activate blood, resolve swelling and promote tissue regernation.
Indications
Various postpartum disease.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 1.5 g of the powder is decocted with urine of boys under twelve.
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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