Description
Tao Ren Hong Hua Jian (Peach Kernel and Carthamus Decoction), from [Chen] Su-an’s Case Records (Su An Yi An).
Actions: Invigorate blood and dissolve stasis, dispel pain, and dissipate masses
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of prostate cancer with a pattern of inhibited blood movement, accompanied with micturition with a bit urine, or sometimes unobstructed urinating, sometimes blocked urinating, distention and fullness and pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the waist, back, and perineum, difficulty in walking, vexation, agitation and restlessness, purple-dusky tongue with stasis spots, choppy pulse or thready and rapid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Semen Persicae (tao ren) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: prepared Rhizoma Cyperi (zhi xiang fu) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (dan shen) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Chuan Shan Jia
as printed: Squama Manitis (chuan shan jia) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Rhizoma Corydalis (yan huo suo) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Qing Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (qing pi) 6 g
|
6g | 6.25% | — |
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 (-0.03)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 9%, cool 28%, neutral 19%, warm 44%.
Pairs warm and cool. 44% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 38% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Sheng Di Huang 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 34%
- sweet 17%
- sour 5%
- bitter 34%
- salty 9%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Heart 56%
- Spleen 28%
- Lung 19%
- Pericardium 19%
- Stomach 16%
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
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Gong Wai Yun Fang + Chuan Shan Jia, Chuan Xiong, Dang Gui, Hong Hua, Qing Pi, Sheng Di Huang, Xiang Fu and Yan Hu Suo
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