Jia Wei Gua Lou Xie Bai Tang
Star加味瓜蒌薤白汤 (Augmented Trichosanthes Fruit and Chinese Chive Decoction)
Source: An Hui Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (1990)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jia Wei Gua Lou Xie Bai Tang (Augmented Trichosanthes Fruit and Chinese Chive Decoction), from the An Hui Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (Anhui University School of Medicine) — a variation of Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang.
Actions: Unblocks yang; Activates qi and blood circulation and dispels qi and blood stagnation.
Presentation: Xiong bi: chest fullness and pain, chest pain radiating to the back, dyspnea, shortness of breath, dark purple tongue with prominent or red petechiae.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 832.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gua Lou Pi
as printed: Gua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xie Bai
as printed: Xie Bai (Bulbus Allii Macrostemonis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Dan Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Hong Hua (Flos Carthami)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ge Gen
as printed: Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gui Zhi
as printed: Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Zhi Shi
as printed: Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Hou Po
as printed: Hou Po (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Jiang Xiang
as printed: Jiang Xiang (Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Tao Ren (Semen Persicae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
|
g | — | — |
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Tao Hong Si Wu Tang without Shu Di Huang + Zhi Shi Shao Yao San + Dan Shen, Ge Gen, Gua Lou Pi, Gui Zhi, Hou Po, Jiang Xiang, Ren Shen and Xie Bai
- This formula = Zhi Shi Shao Yao San + Tao Hong Si Wu Tang + Dan Shen, Ge Gen, Gua Lou Pi, Gui Zhi, Hou Po, Jiang Xiang, Ren Shen and Xie Bai
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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