Yang Zheng Tong You Tang
Star养正通幽汤 (Nourish the Normal and Unblock the Pylorus Decoction)
Source: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders (1826)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yang Zheng Tong You Tang (Nourish the Normal and Unblock the Pylorus Decoction), from Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders (1826).
Associated formula of Ji Chuan Jian.
Actions: Nourishes blood; Moves the stools
Usage: Postpartum constipation with signs of any of the three yin warps; nourishes blood and essence without regulating the qi dynamic.
Modifications:
- Severe sweating: Add 3g each huang qin and mai men dong
- Abdominal distention: Add 3g each mai men dong and rou cong rong, 1.8g zhi ke, 6g ren shen
- Severe blood deficiency with sweating, raving, and spirit failing: Add 3g each fu shen, yuan zhi, rou cong rong, huang qi, bai zhi, bai zi ren, and 6g each ren shen and bai zhu
Category: Formulas that Moisten the Intestines and Unblock the Bowels.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 86.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuanxiong Rhizoma (chuan xiong) 7.5g
|
7.5g | 20.83% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Angelicae sinensis Radix (dang gui) 18g
|
18g | 50% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata (zhi gan cao) 1.5g
|
1.5g | 4.17% | — | |
|
Tao Ren
as printed: Persicae Semen (tao ren) 15 pieces
|
15pieces | 100% | — | |
|
Huo Ma Ren
as printed: Cannabis Semen (huo ma ren) 6g
|
6g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Rou Cong Rong
as printed: Cistanches Herba (rou cong rong) 3g
|
3g | 8.33% | — |
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 (+0.79)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 21%, warm 79%.
Taste
- pungent 46%
- sweet 50%
- salty 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 71%
- Liver 71%
- Heart 54%
- Large intestine 25%
- Stomach 21%
- Pericardium 21%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Tao Ren.
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
Decoction.
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Formula family
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