Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang
Star通窍活血汤 (Unblock the Orifice and Invigorate the Blood Decoction)
Source: Yi Lin Gai Cuo (1830)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang (Unblock the Orifice and Invigorate the Blood Decoction), from the Yi Lin Gai Cuo, is used to unblock orifices and invigorate blood in the head.
Presentation: blood stasis in the head; stubborn headache; vertigo; tinnitus; deafness; hair loss; dark color around eyes; dull complexion; tongue: purple; pulse: choppy.
Syndrome: Syndrome of blood stagnation.
Composition strategy:
- She Xiang and Cong Bai reach the head, disperse Qi to stimulate blood and open head meridians
- alcohol boosts speed and strength of the formula
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 282.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
She Xiang
toxic mark ** in source; as printed: She Xiang (Moschus)
|
0.15g | 0.62% | strong aromatic; reach head, disperse Qi, open meridians | |
|
Cong Bai
as printed: Cong Bai (Allii fistulosi bulbus)
|
3pieces | 30% | pungent aromatic; disperse Qi in head | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Chi Shao (Paeoniae radix rubra)
|
3g | 12.42% | move blood | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong rhizoma)
|
3g | 12.42% | move blood | |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Tao Ren (Persicae semen)
|
9g | 37.27% | move blood | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Hong Hua (Carthami flos)
|
9g | 37.27% | move blood | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Da Zao (Jujubae fructus)
|
7pieces | 70% | — |
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 (+0.38)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 12%, neutral 37%, warm 50%.
Taste
- pungent 50%
- sweet 19%
- sour 6%
- bitter 25%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Heart 75%
- Lung 75%
- Large intestine 37%
- Pericardium 12%
- Gallbladder 12%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
2 herbs without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Cong Bai, Da Zao.
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
Prepared with alcohol.
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