Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Star少腹逐瘀汤 (Drive out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction)
Source: Yi Lin Gai Cuo (1830)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction), from the Yi Lin Gai Cuo, is used to drive out blood stasis in the lower abdomen; warm the Lower-Jiao.
Presentation: palpable masses or pain in the lower abdomen; irregular menstruation; dark purple menstrual flow with black clots; cold cramping sensation in the lower abdomen.
Syndrome: Syndrome of blood stagnation.
Composition strategy:
- warm herbs warm Kidney and Spleen Yang to move Qi and warm blood in Lower-Jiao
- Yan Hu Suo, Wu Ling Zhi, Mo Yao target congealed blood in Lower-Jiao / Liver meridian
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 283.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xiao Hui Xiang
as printed: Xiao Hui Xiang (Foeniculi fructus)
|
1.5g | 3.23% | warm Kidney/Spleen Yang, warm blood in Lower-Jiao | |
|
Gan Jiang
as printed: Gan Jiang (Zingiberis rhizoma)
|
3g | 6.45% | warm Yang | |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Yan Hu Suo (Corydalidis rhizoma)
|
3g | 6.45% | move blood in Lower-Jiao/Liver meridian | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Angelicae sinensis radix)
|
9g | 19.35% | move blood | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong rhizoma)
|
3g | 6.45% | move blood | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Mo Yao (Myrrhae)
|
3g | 6.45% | remove congealed blood in Lower-Jiao | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Rou Gui (Cinnamomi cassiae cortex)
|
3g | 6.45% | warm Yang | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Chi Shao Yao (Paeoniae radix rubra)
|
6g | 12.9% | move blood | |
|
Pu Huang
as printed: Pu Huang (Typhae pollen)
|
9g | 19.35% | listed among the warming herbs | |
|
Wu Ling Zhi
as printed: Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterori faeces)
|
6g | 12.9% | remove congealed blood in Lower-Jiao |
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 (+0.61)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 13%, neutral 26%, warm 48%, hot 13%.
Small but decisive: Gan Jiang 3g (hot, 7% of the grams), Rou Gui 3g (hot, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 36%
- sweet 37%
- sour 7%
- bitter 17%
- salty 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 94%
- Spleen 61%
- Heart 45%
- Pericardium 26%
- Stomach 10%
- Kidney 10%
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 = Shi Xiao San + Chi Shao, Chuan Xiong, Dang Gui, Gan Jiang, Mo Yao, Rou Gui, Xiao Hui Xiang and Yan Hu Suo
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