Description
Zhuang Jin Yang Xue Tang (Sinew-Strengthening and Blood-Nourishing Decoction), from Essentials of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Shang Ke Bu Yao).
Actions: Invigorate blood and relax the sinews
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of damage to sinews and collaterals, and bone injury with a pattern of blood deficiency complicated by blood stasis, symptoms including stabbing pain in local skin, blue-purple swelling with blood stasis, pale lips and nails, dusky tongue with stasis macules, thin and white coating, and choppy 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
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 9 g
|
9g | 11.69% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 9 g
|
9g | 11.69% | — | |
|
Niu Xi
as printed: Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (niu xi) 9 g
|
9g | 11.69% | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Cortex Moutan (mu dan pi) 9 g
|
9g | 11.69% | — | |
|
Xu Duan
as printed: Radix Dipsaci (chuan xu duan) 12 g
|
12g | 15.58% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 12 g
|
12g | 15.58% | — | |
|
Du Zhong
as printed: Cortex Eucommiae (du zhong) 6 g
|
6g | 7.79% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 6 g
|
6g | 7.79% | — | |
|
Hong Hua
as printed: Flos Carthami (hong hua) 5 g
|
5g | 6.49% | — |
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 (-0.05)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 16%, cool 23%, neutral 12%, warm 49%.
Pairs warm and cool. 49% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 39% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 31%
- sweet 31%
- sour 10%
- bitter 29%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 100%
- Kidney 62%
- Heart 46%
- Spleen 23%
- Pericardium 8%
- Gallbladder 8%
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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