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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (血府逐瘀汤, "Drive Out Stasis from the Mansion of Blood") is a classical formula by Wang Qing-Ren. In Chinese medicine it is used to move Blood and Qi in the chest and upper body.
Traditional actions in Chinese medicine:
- Invigorates the Blood
- Moves Liver Qi
- Eases fixed pain
Traditionally used for:
- Headaches that stay in one fixed place
- Fixed, stabbing aches
- Period pain with dark clots
- Irritability and restless sleep linked to stagnation
Ingredients:
- Tao Ren (Persicae Semen)
- Hong Hua (Carthami Flos)
- Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix)
- Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma)
- Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra)
- Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix)
- Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix)
- Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus)
- Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix)
- Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathulae Radix)
- Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix)
How to take: Dissolve 5 g of granules in warm water, twice a day. Each bottle contains 100 g of granules. Dosage should follow the advice of a qualified practitioner.
Not suitable during pregnancy, with heavy periods, or with warfarin or other blood thinners. Stop before surgery. Chest pain needs urgent medical care: call 999 or 112.
Please note: Please speak to one of our practitioners before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or have a medical condition.
If you have any questions, call us or book a free consultation with one of our Chinese medicine herbalists online or in our clinics in Dublin 4 or Dún Laoghaire.
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Herbal Tea Granules / Blood-Moving Formula / 血府逐淤颗粒
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
Dispels Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood.
With Hong Hua and Chuan Xiong, invigorates Blood and dispels Stagnation, especially in the upper body.
With Hong Hua, Dang Gui and Chi Shao, for menstrual pain, amenorrhea or irregular menstruation due to Blood Stasis and trauma with pain.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua
Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
With Tao Ren, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, swollen painful sores and chest and abdominal pain.
With Tao Ren, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong and Chi Shao, for menstrual pain or amenorrhea.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
Nourishes and invigorates Blood.
With Chi Shao, invigorates Blood primarily in the lower body and nourishes and moistens Dryness.
With Sheng Di Huang, dispels Blood Stasis without injuring Yin and Blood.
With Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for symptoms associated with Blood Stasis.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood, disperses Blood Stasis and treats abdominal pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
Invigorates Blood, regulates Qi and alleviates pain.
With Chai Hu and Chi Shao, for Qi and Blood Stagnation generating headache and/or chest pain.
With Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Dang Gui, for abdominal pain accompanying menstruation, pain due to trauma and headache from Blood Stagnation.
With Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Dang Gui and Chai Hu, for sharp stabbing pain in the chest and hypochondriac area due to Blood Stagnation.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
Activates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong and Dang Gui, for Blood-Stasis induced gynecological disorders such as immobile abdominal masses and amenorrhea with abdominal pain.
With Tao Ren, for Blood Stasis induced menstrual disorders, especially those characterized by early period, excessive bleeding, and thick purple clots.
With Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Chuan Xiong, for Blood Stagnation in the chest.
Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi
Eliminates Blood Stasis, descends Qi and Blood and invigorates Blood.
With Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Dang Gui, for menstrual pain, irregular menstruation and postpartum pain .
(Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae) (Niu Xi)
(May substitute for Chuan Niu Xi.)
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, raises Yang and resolves Phlegm.
With Zhi Ke, for a stifling sensation in the chest.
With Zhi Ke and Jie Geng, expands the chest and promotes Qi movement which circulates Blood.
With Gan Cao, for hepatitis and upper right quadrant pain.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
Directs the actions of the formula to the upper body.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure and resolves hardenings.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
Cools Blood and clears Heat.
With Niu Xi, powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward with pain and swelling of the gums, epistaxis, hematemesis and other hemorrhage in the upper body.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
Regulates and harmonizes the other herbs.
With Jie Geng, for pain and swelling of the throat.
