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Source: Jǐng Yuè Quán Shū 景岳全书

Ingredients:

• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 6–9g
• Gǒu qǐ zǐ (枸杞子 Lycii Fructus, lycium [berry]) 9–12g
• Xiǎo huí xiāng (小茴香 Foeniculi Fructus, fennel [fruit]) 4.5–6g
• Ròu guì (肉桂 Cinnamomi Cortex, cinnamon bark) 3–6g
• Wū yào (乌药 Linderae Radix, lindera [root]) 6–9g
• Chén xiāng (沉香 Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, aquilaria [wood]) (or Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot)) 3–6g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 6–9g
• Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) 3 slices

Action: Warms the liver and disperses cold; moves qì and relieves pain.

Indication: Liver cold qì stagnation with pain in the smaller abdomen (lower abdomen) or mounting qì pain. Tongue: Pale with moist white fur. Pulse: Fine, stringlike, and slow.

Category: Qì-rectifying formulas / Qì-moving formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Ròu guì and Xiǎo huí xiāng warm yáng and disperse the congealing cold in the liver. Wū yào and Chén xiāng (or Mù xiāng) regulate qì and downbear counterflow, thereby coursing the liver. Gǒu qǐ zǐ and Dāng guī supplement and quicken the blood, thereby nourishing the liver and emolliating the sinews. Shēng jiāng is acrid and dispersing, and harmonizes the stomach, while Fú líng percolates dampness and downbears counterflow. These two agents help the spleen and stomach to upbear the clear and downbear the turbid, which has beneficial effect on the orderly reaching of liver qì. This formula treats the tip by warming the liver and moving qì, while it treats the root by supplement the liver and nourishing the blood.

Similar: Tiān tái wū yào sǎn (天台乌药散 Tiāntái Lindera Powder)

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