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Source: Yī Lín Gǎi Cuò 医林改错

Ingredients:

• Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel) 6–9g
• Hóng huā (红花 Carthami Flos, carthamus [flower]) 6–9g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 6–9g
• Chì sháo (赤芍 Paeoniae Radix Rubra, red peony [root]) 6–9g
• Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 6–9g
• Dān pí (丹皮 Moutan Cortex, moutan [bark]) 6–9g
• Wū yào (乌药 Linderae Radix, lindera [root]) 6–9g
• Xiāng fù (香附 Cyperi Rhizoma, cyperus [rhizome]) 3–6g
• Yán hú suǒ (延胡索 Corydalis Rhizoma, corydalis [rhizome]) 3–6g
• Zhǐ ké (qiào) (枳壳 Aurantii Fructus, bitter orange) 3–6g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 1–3g
• Wǔ líng zhī (五灵脂 Trogopteri Faeces, squirrel's droppings) 6–9g

Action: Expels stasis and disperses concretions; moves qì and relieves pain.

Indication: Amassment of static blood below the diaphragm, or abdominal glomus lump below the rib-side. Tongue: Purple with speckles at the margin. Pulse: Tight, stringlike, and rough.

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

Method: Decoct with water.

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

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