Prescriptions for Removing Stagnancy of Qi
Yanhusuo Tang: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Yanhusuo Tang
Source
The book Sheng Ji Zong Lu
Ingredients
Yan Hu Suo 30 g,Chuan Xiong 30 g,Niu Xi 45 g,Dang Gui 45 g,Ren Shen 45 g,Gan Di Huang 60 g.Explanation
Yan Hu Suo: Activating blood, promoting the flow of qi to alleviate pain.
Niu Xi: Activating blood and dredging meridians, tonifying liver and kidney, strengthening tendon and bone, promoting diuresis and relieving stranguria, conducting fire (blood) to go downward.
Ren Shen: Powerfully reinforcing original qi, tonifying zang-organ qi, promoting the generation of body fluid to alleviate thirst.
Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain and moistening intestines.
Sheng Di: Removing heat from the blood, arresting bleeding, nourishing Yin, reducing fever.
Chuan Xiong: Activating blood circulation and promoting the flow of qi, expelling wind to alleviate pain.
The Effect of Yanhusuo Tang
Indications
Postpartum shock.
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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