Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
Star膈下逐瘀汤 (Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction)
Source: Yi Lin Gai Cuo (1830)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang (Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction), from the Yi Lin Gai Cuo, is used to drive out blood stasis below the diaphragm; move Liver-Qi.
Presentation: blood stasis and Liver-Qi stagnation below the diaphragm; palpable abdominal masses with fixed pain; chronic malnutrition in children.
Syndrome: Syndrome of blood stagnation.
Composition strategy:
- Wu Ling Zhi and Yan Hu Suo added to target the hypochondriac/Liver region
- warm and cold herbs, blood-tonifying and stasis-reducing herbs balanced
- Xiang Fu, Zhi Ke, Wu Yao move Qi to drive blood in this region
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 282.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu Ling Zhi
as printed: Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterori faeces)
|
9g | 11.25% | treat hypochondriac blood stasis (Liver meridian) | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Angelicae sinensis radix)
|
9g | 11.25% | tonify and move blood | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong rhizoma)
|
6g | 7.5% | move blood | |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Tao Ren (Persicae semen)
|
9g | 11.25% | move blood | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Mu Dan Pi (Moutan cortex)
|
6g | 7.5% | cool and move blood | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Chi Shao Yao (Paeoniae radix rubra)
|
6g | 7.5% | cool and move blood | |
|
Wu Yao
as printed: Wu Yao (Linderae radix)
|
6g | 7.5% | move Qi | |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Yan Hu Suo (Corydalidis rhizoma)
|
3g | 3.75% | treat hypochondriac blood stasis, stop pain | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae radix)
|
9g | 11.25% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Xiang Fu (Cyperi rhizoma)
|
3g | 3.75% | move Qi | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Hong Hua (Carthami flos)
|
9g | 11.25% | move blood | |
|
Zhi Ke
as printed: Zhi Ke (Aurantii fructus)
|
5g | 6.25% | move Qi |
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 slightly warm (+0.31)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 21%, neutral 26%, warm 53%.
Taste
- pungent 41%
- sweet 28%
- sour 6%
- bitter 22%
- salty 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 75%
- Heart 56%
- Spleen 55%
- Lung 48%
- Large intestine 18%
- Stomach 18%
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.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Sheng Hua Tang without Pao Jiang + Chi Shao, Hong Hua, Mu Dan Pi, Wu Ling Zhi, Wu Yao, Xiang Fu, Yan Hu Suo and Zhi Ke
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