[Source]

Medical School’s Mirror, Volume 88.

 [Composition]

Cloves, Costus root, Guar xuejie (dragon’s blood), Catechu, prepared Rhubarb, Safflower, Angelica sinensis root head, lotus seed, Poria cocos, White Peony Root, Tree Peony Bark, Licorice
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 [Categorization]

<Blood-tonifying>: Angelica sinensis root head, Peony

<Clearing Heat and Cooling Blood>: Tree Peony Bark

<Regulating Qi>: Costus root

<Tonifying Spleen and Middle Jiao>: Licorice

<Purgative>: Prepared Rhubarb

<Warming the Interior>: Cloves

<Tonifying Spleen and Promoting Dampness Elimination>: Poria cocos

<Invigorating Blood and Removing Stasis>: Guar xuejie (dragon’s blood), Safflower

<Astringent>: Lotus seed

<External Use and Others>: Catechu

[Formula Explanation]

In this formula, Angelica sinensis nourishes and invigorates blood, stops pain; Safflower invigorates blood, dispels stasis, and moves stagnation to relieve pain; Xuejie invigorates blood, dispels stasis, and stops pain; Catechu clears heat, stops bleeding, promotes tissue regeneration, and constricts sores; Rhubarb and Tree Peony Bark clear heat, cool blood, invigorate blood, and remove stasis. Cloves warm the middle and stop pain, Costus root moves qi and regulates the middle to relieve pain. Since the blood-invigorating and qi-moving herbs are too potent and may harm the vital energy, Poria cocos is used to strengthen the spleen, lotus seed to thicken the intestines and benefit the kidneys, and White Peony Root to nourish blood and astringe yin. Used together with Licorice, they can also relieve spasms and pain. The combination of these herbs achieves both purgative and tonifying effects, making it an excellent formula for trauma and injuries.

 [Functions]

Nourishes blood, invigorates blood, removes stasis, and stops pain.

 [Indications]

Trauma from falls and blows, sprains and strains, all types of pain, and blood stasis.

 [Mnemonic]

Blood-tonifying, blood-invigorating and stasis-removing, blood-cooling: Sister-in-law goes home to dig up red immortal pills (Peony, Angelica, Xuejie, Safflower, Rhubarb), Qi-regulating, purgative, external use, astringent: Fragrant and yellow char siu (Costus root, Rhubarb, Catechu, Lotus seed), Spleen-tonifying: Wearing Gan (Poria, Licorice).