Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Persica and Achyranthes Combination (Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang)


 

0605 血府逐瘀湯 (Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang)

 

Persica and Achyranthes Combination

 

Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction

 


 

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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