Sheng Hua Tang
Star生化汤 (Generation and Transformation Decoction)
Source: Fu Qing Zhu Nu Ke — Fu Shan (1827)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Sheng Hua Tang (Generation and Transformation Decoction), from the Fu Qing Zhu Nu Ke (Women's Diseases According to Fu Qing-Zhu) by Fu Shan.
Actions: Activates blood circulation and dispels blood stasis; Warms the channels and relieves pain.
Presentation: Postpartum blood deficiency with cold: retention of lochia causing bleeding, and a cold sensation with pain in the lower abdomen.
Cautions:
- Contraindicated in pregnancy
- Warm formula; not suitable for blood stagnation with interior heat
- Not needed routinely for all postpartum women; use only for retained lochia with cold and blood stasis
Pharmacological effects reported:
- Uterine: increased uterine contractions in mice, especially pregnant ones
- Anticoagulant: marked effect in vitro
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 925.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 24g
|
24g | 57.14% | Jun (Chief) | nourishes blood and activates circulation |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 9g
|
9g | 21.43% | Chen (Deputy) | activates qi and blood circulation |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) 14 pieces [6g]
|
6g | 14.29% | Chen (Deputy) | activates blood and breaks up stagnation |
|
Pao Jiang
pao (blast-fried) till black; as printed: Pao Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Praeparatum) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 3.57% | Zuo (Assistant) | warms channels, disperses cold, relieves pain |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 3.57% | Shi (Envoy) | harmonizes the herbs |
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 (+0.86)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 18%, warm 79%, hot 4%.
Small but decisive: Pao Jiang 1.5g (hot, 4% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 52%
- sweet 39%
- bitter 9%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 96%
- Heart 75%
- Spleen 64%
- Pericardium 21%
- Gallbladder 21%
- Lung 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.
Preparation
Source text: decoct in equal parts grain-based liquor and Tong Bian (Infantis Urina). Today usually decocted in water, with or without some liquor. Liquor warms and opens the channels; Tong Bian benefits yang and dissolves stasis.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang = this formula without Pao Jiang + Jie Geng Tang + Hong Hua, Sheng Di Huang, Chai Hu, Chi Shao, Niu Xi and Zhi Ke
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang = this formula without Pao Jiang + Chi Shao, Hong Hua, Mu Dan Pi, Wu Ling Zhi, Wu Yao, Xiang Fu, Yan Hu Suo and Zhi Ke
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang = this formula without Pao Jiang + Chuan Niu Xi, Di Long, Hong Hua, Mo Yao, Qiang Huo, Qin Jiao, Wu Ling Zhi and Xiang Fu
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang = this formula without Pao Jiang + Fang Feng Xiong Gui Tang + Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Bai Zhi, Cang Zhu, Chen Pi, Chuan Niu Xi, Fu Ling, Han Fang Ji, Long Dan Cao, Qiang Huo and Wei Ling Xian
- Xi Tong Fang Yi Hao = this formula without Pao Jiang + Da Huang Gan Cao Tang + Chi Shao, Chuan Niu Xi, Du Huo, Hong Hua, Mu Gua, Niu Xi, San Qi, Sheng Di Huang, Su Mu, Wu Yao, Xiang Fu, Xu Duan, Yan Hu Suo and Ze Lan
- San Jiao Zhu Yu Tang = this formula without Pao Jiang + Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang + Tong Qi San + Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Chuan Niu Xi, E Zhu, Mu Dan Pi, Pu Huang, Rou Gui, San Leng, Wu Yao and Yan Hu Suo
- Zhu Yu Tang = this formula without Pao Jiang + Zhe Chong Yin + Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Tang + Liang Fu Wan + Da Huang, Dan Shen, Ding Xiang, E Zhu, Er Cha, Ji Xue Teng, Lian Zi, Lu Lu Tong, Qiang Huo, Qin Jiao, Qing Pi, San Leng, Sang Zhi, Sheng Ma 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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