Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 膈下逐淤汤
Drive out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830)

Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Tao Ren (Peach seed) Hong Hua (Safflower) Wu Ling Zhi (Pteropus feces) Wu Yao (Lindera) Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis) Xiang Fu (Nutgrass) Mu Dan Pi (Tree peony root) Zhi Ke (Bitter Orange) Gan Cao (Licorice)

Latin Angelica sinensis Paeonia lactiflora Ligusticum chuanxiong Prunus persica Carthamus tinctorius Trogopterus xanthipes Lindera aggregata Corydalis yanhusuo Cyperus rotundus Paeonia suffruticosa Citrus aurantium Glycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 9 grams 6 grams ea. 9 grams ea. 6 grams ea. 3 grams 5 grams 6 grams 5 grams 3 grams

Preparation:

Decoction; may be prepared as pill, powder or tincture.

Function:

Moves Qi and Blood, clears Stasis, eases Pain

Use:

Abdominal masses with a heavy, dragging feeling, dull tongue, choppy pulse
1. Fixed Abdominal masses; Abdominal Tumors
2. Amenorrhea; Dysmenorrhea; Irregular Menstruation
3. Endometriosis; Uterine Fibroids
4. Liver Abscess; Liver Hardness
5. Ascites from Liver disease
6. Prostatitis; Testicular lumps or pain
7. Lupus
8. Infertility

Dose:

The above decoction can be taken over the course of a day; in pills of powder, take 6–9 grams 3 times daily.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Bleeding disorders or heavy menstrual bleeding

Modifications:

1. With Constipation, or more severe Blood stasis, add Rhubarb
2. To strengthen the Blood moving effect, especially if used in powder form, add Rhubarb and Madder
3. Severe pain, increase the dose of Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
4. Uterine Tumors or Fibroids, take with Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

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