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

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction)
T: dark-red, dark spots on sides P:choppy or wiry, tight
 * Category:** Move the Blood [blood stasis above the diaphragm]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water
 * Function:** Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, spreads Liver Qi, unblocks the channels
 * Indications:** Pain in the chest and hypochondria; chronic stubborn headache with a fixed piercing quality; chronic incessant hiccough, choking sensation when drinking, dry heaves, depression accompanied by warm sensation in chest, palpitations, insomnia, restless sleep, irritability, extreme mood swings, evening tidal fever, dark or purplish lips, complexion or sclera
 * Clinical Applications:** Coronary artery disease, rheumatic valvular heart disease, hypertension, cor pulmonale, intercostal neuralgia, costochondritis, postconcussion syndrome, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, psychosis, menopausal syndrome, primary dysmenorrhea, urticaria, chronic hepatitis, peptic ulcer
 * Contraindications:** pregnancy, patients with tendency to bleeding

**Ingredients:**
Tao Ren (12g.) Hong Hua (9g.) Dang Gui (6g.) Chuan Xiong (4.5g.) Chi Shao (6g.) Chuan Niu Xi (9g.) Chai Hu (3g.) Jie Geng (4.5g.) Zhi Ke (6g.) Sheng Di Huang (9g.) Gan Cao (3g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief://
 * Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Chuan Xiong:** Move blood and dispel blood stasis

//Deputy:// - Dispels blood stasis -Guides blood downward
 * Dang Gui, Chi Shao**: Tonify blood and move blood
 * (Chuan) Niu Xi**

//Assistant:// - Moves Liver Qi -Relieves constraint and raises clear Yang
 * Sheng Di Huang** : Nourishes Yin and cools blood
 * Chai Hu**
 * Jie Geng, Zhi Ke:**Move the chest Qi

//Envoy://
 * Gan Cao**: Harmonizes other herbs

Headache: + Man Jing Zi, Ci Ji Li Pain in the hypochondria: + Dan Shen, Yu Jin, Meng Chong, Jiu Xiang Chong Immobile subcostal and abdominal masses: + Yu Jin, Dan Shen Amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea: - Jie Geng; + Xiang Fu, Yi Mu Cao, Ze Lan Rheumatic valvular Heart disease: - Chuan Niu Xi; + Jie Geng Angina Pectoris due to coronary artery disease: increase Hong Hua, Chuan Xiong; + Dan Shen
 * Modifications:**