【Source】

Volume 2 of “Yilin Gaicuo” (Correcting the Errors in Medical Works).

 【Composition】

Fennel Fruit, Dried Ginger, Corydalis (Yan Hu Suo), Myrrh, Angelica Sinensis Root, Szechuan Lovage Rhizome, Cassia Bark (Rou Gui), Red Peony Root, Cattail Pollen, Trogopterus Faeces
(10 ingredients)

 【Categories】

<Blood Tonics>: Angelica Sinensis Root

<Warm the Interior>: Cassia Bark, Fennel Fruit, Dried Ginger

<Invigorate Blood and Dispel Stasis>: Red Peony Root, Szechuan Lovage Rhizome, Myrrh, Corydalis Rhizome, Trogopterus Faeces

<Stop Bleeding>: Cattail Pollen

【Formula Explanation】

According to “Yilin Gaicuo Pingzhu” (Commentary on Correcting the Errors in Medical Works): This formula draws inspiration from the principles of Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction) from “Jinkui Yaolue” and is modified by incorporating Shi Xiao San (Powder that Makes One Smile) to form Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang. Within the formula, Fennel Fruit, Dried Ginger, and Cassia Bark warm the meridians, dispel cold, and promote circulation in the lower jiao; Corydalis (Yan Hu Suo) and Myrrh regulate Qi, dispel stasis, reduce swelling, and relieve pain; Cattail Pollen and Trogopterus Faeces invigorate blood, dispel stasis, resolve masses, and stop pain. Among these, fresh Cattail Pollen primarily invigorates blood and dispels stasis, while stir-fried Trogopterus Faeces emphasizes pain relief without harming stomach Qi; Angelica Sinensis Root and Szechuan Lovage Rhizome are Yang within Yin drugs and Qi drugs within blood, respectively. Combined with Red Peony Root, they invigorate blood, promote Qi circulation, remove stagnation, and regulate menstruation. The entire formula warms the meridians, dispels cold, invigorates blood, dispels stasis, reduces swelling, and stops pain.

 【Functions】

Invigorates blood and dispels stasis, warms the meridians and relieves pain, resolves accumulations.

 【Indications】

Lower abdominal pain due to blood stasis and masses (with or without pain), or pain without masses, or lower abdominal distention, or lumbar soreness during menstruation, or irregular menstruation (with purple or dark blood, or blood clots), or metrorrhagia and metrostaxis accompanied by lower abdominal pain, and other similar symptoms.

 【Applications】

Hyperplastic intestinal tuberculosis, ulcerative colitis, intestinal adhesions, urinary system calculi, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, dysmenorrhea, infertility, persistent lochia.

 【Mnemonic】

Shao Fu Zhu Yu will be precious… (Remember by) Lower abdomen (Xiao Hu – phonetic for Fennel Fruit and Corydalis Rhizome) + Stasis-dispelling herbs (Myrrh, Szechuan Lovage Rhizome, Angelica Sinensis Root, Red Peony Root, Cattail Pollen, Trogopterus Faeces) + Ginger and Cassia Bark.

 【Pharmacology】

Has anti-inflammatory effects.