Description
Lu Nei Xiao Yu Tang (Intracalvarium Stasis-Dispersing Decoction), from TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology (Zhong Yi Gu Shang Ke Xue).
Actions: Invigorate blood and move qi and relieve pain
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of external injury of intracalvarium, with history of head injury, stabbing pain, swelling with blood stasis, or unconsciousness, dusky tongue with thin and white coating, and choppy pulse
Category: Formulas That Invigorate Blood and Dispel Stasis.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 692–700.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
She Xiang
as printed: Moschus (she xiang) 6 g
|
6g | 5.71% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 6 g
|
6g | 5.71% | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Sanguis Draconis (xue jie) 6 g
|
6g | 5.71% | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (dan shen) 15 g
|
15g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Semen Persicae (tao ren) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Ru Xiang
as printed: Olibanum (ru xiang) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Myrrha (mo yao) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
San Leng
as printed: Rhizoma Sparganii (san leng) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Rhizoma Cyperi (xiang fu) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — | |
|
Tu Bie Chong
as printed: Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga (tu bie chong) 9 g
|
9g | 8.57% | — |
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 neutral (-0.11)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 9%, cool 23%, neutral 40%, warm 29%.
Pairs warm and cool. 29% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 31% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Tu Bie Chong 9g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 36%
- sweet 10%
- sour 4%
- bitter 39%
- salty 11%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Heart 60%
- Spleen 40%
- Pericardium 20%
- Lung 17%
- Large intestine 9%
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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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Gong Wai Yun Fang + Chuan Xiong, Hong Hua, Mo Yao, Ru Xiang, San Leng, She Xiang, Tu Bie Chong, Xiang Fu and Xue Jie
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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