Zhe Chong Yin
Star折冲饮 (Break the Conflict Decoction)
Source: Fu Ke Chan Lun Fang (1851)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Zhe Chong Yin (Break the Conflict Decoction), from the Fu Ke Chan Lun Fang (Discussion of Formulas for Obstetrics and Gynecology).
Actions: Activates blood circulation and dispels blood stasis; Disperses stagnation and clears obstruction.
Presentation: Blood stagnation in the lower jiao: acute or chronic pain in the lower abdominal region and lower back, vertigo, headache, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 933.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gui Zhi
as printed: Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) 3g
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3g | 14.29% | promotes yang qi circulation and dispels lower jiao stagnation | |
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Tao Ren
as printed: Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) 3g
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3g | 14.29% | activates blood, dispels stasis, relieves pain | |
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Hong Hua
as printed: Hong Hua (Flos Carthami) 1.5g
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1.5g | 7.14% | activates blood, dispels stasis, relieves pain | |
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Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan) 1.5g
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1.5g | 7.14% | promotes qi and blood circulation to disperse stagnation | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 2.4g
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2.4g | 11.43% | tonifies and moves blood, relieves pain | |
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Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 3g
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3g | 14.29% | tonifies and moves blood, relieves pain | |
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Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 2.4g
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2.4g | 11.43% | tonifies and moves blood, relieves pain | |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) 1.5g
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1.5g | 7.14% | activates qi and blood, relieves pain | |
|
Chuan Niu Xi
as printed: Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae) 2.4g
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2.4g | 11.43% | activates qi and blood, relieves pain | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) 0.3g
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0.3g | 1.43% | 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 slightly warm (+0.30)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 21%, neutral 27%, warm 51%.
Taste
- pungent 39%
- sweet 27%
- sour 7%
- bitter 27%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 84%
- Heart 63%
- Lung 37%
- Spleen 34%
- Kidney 19%
- Large intestine 14%
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: cook in 2.5 bowls of water down to 1.5 bowls; take strained and warm.
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Zhu Yu Tang = this formula + 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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