Dang Gui Sheng Jiang Yang Rou Tang
Star当归生姜羊肉汤 (Chinese Angelica, Fresh Ginger, and Goat Meat Decoction)
Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue (c. 220)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Dang Gui Sheng Jiang Yang Rou Tang (Chinese Angelica, Fresh Ginger, and Goat Meat Decoction), from Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue).
Actions: Warm the center and supplement the blood, dispel cold and relieve pain
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of abdominal pain due to blood deficiency with cold, or abdominal pain in cold-hernia, or hypochondrium tic pain, or postpartum abdominal pain, relief with warm and pressure, pallid complexion, no warm of the four limbs, pale tongue and thready pulse
Category: Formulas That Supplement the Blood.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 571–573.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yang Rou
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Musculus Ovis (yang rou) 250 g
|
250g | 83.89% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 18 g
|
18g | 6.04% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 30 g
|
30g | 10.07% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
Dui Yao — Core Herb Pairs
The classical two-herb combinations at the heart of this formula, as recorded on the herbs' own pages — each pair has an action neither herb has alone.
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net warm (+1.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: warm 100%.
Taste
- pungent 13%
- sweet 87%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Stomach 94%
- Kidney 84%
- Lung 10%
- Heart 6%
- Liver 6%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
Relationships
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Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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