Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Ingredients: Cnidium root (chuan xiong),Bulrush (pu huang), Tang-kuei root (dang gui), Somalian myrrh (mo yao), Red peony root (chi shao), Pteropus (wu ling zhi), Corydalis root (yan hu suo),Fennel (xiao hui xiang), Dry Ginger root (gan jiang), Cinnamon bark (gui pi).

Source:

• Corrections of Errors Among Physicians (Yi Lin Gai Cuo, 1830)

How it works:

• Dispels stagnant blood from lower abdomen
• Warms the meridians
• Alleviates abdominal pains
• Promotes circulation of qi
• Invigorates the blood

Clinical Applications:

• Blood stagnancy in the lower abdomen
• Possible purple tongue with static spots or static macules

Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang is a classic formula that first appeared in Wang Qingren’s “Correcting the Errors in the Forest of Medicine (Yi Lin Gai Cuo)” published in 1830. This formula is mainly used to help with blood stagnancy in the lower abdomen by warming the meridians, promoting circulation of qi, and invigorating the blood.

Main Ingredient(s):

In this formula, Cnidium Root invigorates the blood, promotes qi circulation, and expels wind. Bulrush invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, and aids in astringing bleeding.