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Source: Yī Lín Gǎi Cuò 医林改错

Ingredients:

• Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel) 10g
• Hóng huā (红花 Carthami Flos, carthamus [flower]) 6g
• Chì sháo (赤芍 Paeoniae Radix Rubra, red peony [root]) 10g
• Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 10g
• Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) 10g
• Hóng zǎo (红枣 Jujubae Fructus, jujube) 6g
• Cōng bái (葱白 Allii Fistulosi Bulbus, scallion white) 10g
• Shè xiāng (麝香 Moschus , musk) 0.3g
• Huáng jiǔ (黄酒 Vinum Aureum, yellow wine)

Action: Quickens the blood and frees the orifices; moves stasis and frees the channels.

Indication: Deafness, drinker's nose or purple patches due to upper body blood stasis; incrusted skin and darkening of the eyes due to dry blood taxation; headache and dizziness from cerebral concussion.

Category: Blood-rectifying formulas / Blood-quickening stasis-transforming formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Táo rén, Hóng huā, Chì sháo, and Chuān xiōng quicken the blood and dispel stasis. Shēng jiāng and Cōng bái are acrid dispersing and upbearing agents, which help the action of the agents to reach the head. Shè xiāng is a mobile and penetrating (shàn cuàn néng zǒu) aromatic agent that opens the orifices and frees the network vessels. Combined with Táo rén and Hóng huā, it helps to treat headache and dizziness due to stasis blockage in the head and face. Yellow wine with Dà zǎo helps to promote blood flow and make the action of the agent reach the head.

Similar: Xuè fǔ zhú yū tāng (血府逐瘀汤 House of Blood Stasis-Expelling Decoction)

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