Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis

Actions:

• Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stagnation
• Spreads Liver Qi, unblocks the channels, and relieves pain.

Indications:

• Chronic headache, sharp and fixed chest and hypochondria pain, constant hiccups, a sensation of choking when drinking, dry heaves, irritability, depression, restlessness, restless sleep, insomnia, palpitations, dysmenorrhea, evening tidal fever, and possible purple lips or complexion (cyanosis)

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Dark red or purple tongue with dark spots on the sides of the tongue, possible yellow coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Tight and wiry pulse
• Choppy pulse

Western Uses:

• Coronary Heart Disease
• Angina Pectoris
• Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Cartilage Costalgia
• Functional Neurosis
• Post Trauma or Post Concussion Syndrome
• External Chest Injury

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• As this formula moves blood, do not use during pregnancy, or with patients who have heavy menstrual flow
• Do not use when there are signs of hemorrhaging present.

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Corrections of Errors Among Physicians (Yi Lin Gai Cuo)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Large Intestine, Stomach, Heart, Liver, Spleen, Pericardium, Gall Bladder, Kidneys, Lungs

Substances in this Formula (11 Total):

	Tao Ren (Peach Kernel) 桃仁 Qty: 12 grams Chan: HT, LI, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Neutral Latin: Semen Pruni Persicae Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Hong Hua (Safflower Flower) 红花 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Flos Carthami Tinctorii Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) 当归 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LIV, SP Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Chuan Xiong (Szechuan Lovage Root) 川芎 Qty: 4.5 grams Chan: LIV, GB, PER Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Chi Shao (Red Peony Root) 赤芍 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LIV, SP Prop: Sour, Bitter, Slightly Cold Latin: Radix Rubrus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula Root) 川牛膝 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Bitter, Sour, Neutral Latin: Radix Cyathula Officinalis Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Chai Hu (Thorowax Root , Bupleurum) 柴胡 Qty: 3 grams Chan: GB, LIV, PER, TB Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Cool Latin: Radix Bupleuri Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Jie Geng (Root of the Balloon Flower) 桔梗 Qty: 4.5 grams Chan: LU (ST) Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Neutral Latin: Platycodi Radix Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange Peel) 枳壳 Qty: 6 grams Chan: SP, ST Prop: Bitter, Cool Latin: Fructus Citri Aurantii Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Sheng Di Huang (Chinese Foxglove Root, Rehmannia) 地黄 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, KI, LIV Prop: Sweet, Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Gan Cao (Licorice Root) 甘草 Qty: 3 grams Chan: All 12 (Primarily the LU, HT, SP, ST) Prop: Sweet, Neutral Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi