Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Xia Yuxue Tang: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Xia Yuxue Tang
Source
Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Da Huang 9 g,Tao Ren 9 g,Zhe Chong 9 g.Explanation
Da Huang: One of the principal drugs, removing blood stasis through invigorating blood circulation and purgating, clearing away heat from blood.
Zhe Chong: The other principal drug, removing blood stasis through purgation.
Tao Ren: Activating blood and resolving stasis, moistening intestine and relaxing the bowels.
The Effect of Xia Yuxue Tang
Indications
Abdominal mass, stagnation of blood stasis.
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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