Shi+Xiao+San+(Sudden+Smile+Powder)

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction)

 * Category:** Move the Blood [blood stasis - pain]
 * Preparation:** Grind into powder; take 6g. with white wine or vinegar
 * Function:** Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, disperses accumulation, and alleviates pain
 * Indications:** Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, retention of the lochia, post partum abdominal pain, acute colicky pain in the lower abdomen, severe pain in the middle abdomen, or epigastric pain
 * Clinical Applications:** Endometriosis, lochioschesis, and coronary artery disease
 * Contraindications:** pregnancy, stomach deiciency

**Ingredients:**
Pu Huang Wu Ling Zhi

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// -Moves blood, dispels blood stasis and stops pain
 * Wu Ling Zhi:** Bitter, salty, sweet and warm

//Deputy:// -Moves blood and stops bleeding
 * Pu Huang**: Sweet

**Modifications:**
Concurrent cold: + Pao Jiang, Ai Ye, Xiao Hui Xiang, Wu Yao Severe Qi stagnation: + Xiang Fu; w/ Jin Ling Zi San Irregular menstruation due to blood stasis and blood deficiency: w/ Si Wu Tang Angina pectoris from blood stasis: + Chuan Xiong (15g.), Chi Shao (15g.), Hong Hua (15g.), Dan Shen (30g.)