Description
Tong Yu Jian (Stasis-Unblocking Decoction), from The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu).
Actions: Invigorate blood and dispel stasis, move qi, and relieve pain
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of female qi stagnation and blood retention, with menoxenia, abdominal pain which refuses pressure, dusky menses, even including clots, accompanied with distending pain in the chest and abdomen, vexation, and irascibility, dusky tongue with thin and white coating, wiry and excess and forceful 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
root tail (wei); as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui wei) 15 g
|
15g | 30% | — | |
|
Shan Zha
as printed: Fructus Crataegi (shan zha) 6 g
|
6g | 12% | — | |
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: Rhizoma Cyperi (xiang fu) 6 g
|
6g | 12% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 6 g
|
6g | 12% | — | |
|
Wu Yao
as printed: Radix Linderae (wu yao) 6 g
|
6g | 12% | — | |
|
Qing Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (qing pi) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 9% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 2 g
|
2g | 4% | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Rhizoma Alismatis (ze xie) 4.5 g
|
4.5g | 9% | — |
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: cold 9%, neutral 12%, warm 79%.
Small but decisive: Ze Xie 4.5g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 50%
- sweet 30%
- sour 6%
- bitter 11%
- bland 5%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 75%
- Spleen 70%
- Heart 42%
- Stomach 25%
- Lung 24%
- Kidney 21%
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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