Tong Qiao Huo Xie Tang
Ingredients: Peach kernel (tao ren), Cnidium root (chuan xiong), Red peony root (chi shao), Ginger root (sheng jiang), Carthamus flower (hong hua), Allium bulb (cong bai), Jujube fruit (da zao).
| Mandarin: 通竅活血湯 Pin-Yin: Tong Qiao Huo Xie Tang English: Persica & Cnidium Combination Romaji: Tsukyo Kakketsu To Kanji: 通竅活血湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Corrections of Errors Among Physicians (Yi Lin Gai Cuo, 1830)
How it works:
- Invigorates the blood
- Dispels blood stasis
- Opens the orifices
Clinical Applications:
- Blood stasis in the head or upper body
- Impairment of the spleen and stomach
- Obstructed channels
This formula was first published in “Correcting the Errors in the Field of Medicine” by the Qing dynasty physician Wang Qingren. Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang is an herbal combination that is used to treat blood stasis as well as obstructed channels by invigorating the blood, dispelling blood stasis, and opening the orifices.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Musk |
She Xiang |
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Persica |
Tao Ren |
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Carthamus |
Hong Hua |
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Cnidium |
Chuan Xiong |
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Red Peony |
Chi Shao |
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Fresh Ginger |
Sheng Jiang |
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Jujube |
Da Zao |
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Allium |
Cong Bai |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Persica is used to disperse blood stasis and stimulate the blood, while Cnidium invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, and unblocks the meridians.