San Yu He Shang Tang
Star散瘀和伤汤 (Stasis- Dissipating Injury-Healing Decoction)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian (1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
San Yu He Shang Tang (Stasis- Dissipating Injury-Healing Decoction), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Invigorate blood and dispel stasis, relax the sinews, and heal the wound. Indicated for the treatment of injuries due to bump with a pattern of stagnated blood accumulation, accompanied by history of bump, sinew and bone injury, incessant pain, dark tongue with stasis macules, thin coating, wiry and choppy pulse (a.k.a. rough pulse)
Indications: Its use is prohibited in pregnant women or patients with weak constitution. Don’t take it orally because Semen Strychni ( ma qian zi ) and raw Rhizoma Pinelliae ( sheng ban xia ) are poisonous
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ma Qian Zi
as printed: processed Strychni Semen (zhi ma qian zi) 15g
|
15g | 16.13% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Carthami Flos (hong hua) 15g
|
15g | 16.13% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Pinelliae Rhizoma (sheng ban xia) 15g
|
15g | 16.13% | — | |
|
Gu Sui Bu
as printed: Drynariae Rhizoma (gu sui bu) 9g
|
9g | 9.68% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Glycyrrhizae Radix (gan cao) 9g
|
9g | 9.68% | — | |
|
Cong Bai
as printed: Allii fistulosi Bulbus (cong bai) 30g
|
30g | 32.26% | — |
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 (+0.90)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 10%, warm 90%.
Taste
- pungent 65%
- sweet 10%
- bitter 26%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 74%
- Stomach 58%
- Spleen 42%
- Heart 42%
- Liver 42%
- Kidney 26%
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 1000 mL until boiling, add vinegar 60 g, decoct until boiling again and again, then fumigate and wash the affected area, over 10 times a day
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