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0605 血府逐瘀湯 (Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang)

 

Persica and Achyranthes Combination

 

Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction

 

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【Formulation】

 

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
桃仁	Semen Persicae	Tao Ren	Persica
當歸	Radix Angelicae sinensis	Dang Gui	Angelica
生地黃	Radix Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	Raw Rehmannia
紅花	Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	Carthamus
川牛膝	Radix Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi	Cyathulae
枳殼	Fructus Aurantii	Zhi Ke	Zhi Ke
赤芍	Radix Paeoniae rubra	Chi Shao	Red Peony
桔梗	Radix Platycodonis	Jie Geng	Platycodon
川芎	Rhizoma Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	Ligusticum
柴胡	Radix Bupleuri	Chai Hu	Bupleurum
甘草	Radix Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	Licorice

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Corrections of Errors Among Physicians, 1830).

Compiler: Wang, Qing-ren.

 

【Indications】

Traditional: Blood stasis in the chest or upper aspect of the body marked by sharp chest pain or chronic headache in a fixed region; chronic incessant hiccup; or choking when drinking water; retching; or low grade fever with restlessness; palpitation; insomnia; restless sleep; anxiety and mood swings; or fever at the evening; dark lips and complexion, a dark red tongue or purple spots on the tongue, and a hesitant or wiry and tense pulse.

Modern: Coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, rheumatic heart disease, post-concussion syndrome, depression, headache, chronic hiccup, traumatic injury in the chest region, and costal chondritis.^1-6

Pattern of Blood Stasis in the Chest

 

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