【Source】

《Wan Bing Hui Chun (Myriad Diseases Restored to Health)》

 【Composition】

Fructus Evodiae (Wu Zhu Yu)Fructus Aurantii (Zhi Ke)Rhizoma Coptidis (Huang Lian)Flos Carthami (Hong Hua)Radix Paeoniae (Shao Yao)Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qing Pi)Rhizoma Chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong)Radix Bupleuri (Chai Hu)Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui)Semen Persicae (Tao Ren)
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 【Categories】

<Blood Tonifying>: Radix Paeoniae (Shao Yao), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui)

<Regulating Qi>: Fructus Aurantii (Zhi Ke), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qing Pi)

<Acrid-Cool Exterior Releasing>: Radix Bupleuri (Chai Hu)

<Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness>: Rhizoma Coptidis (Huang Lian)

<Warming the Interior>: Fructus Evodiae (Wu Zhu Yu)

<Activating Blood and Dispelling Stasis>: Semen Persicae (Tao Ren), Flos Carthami (Hong Hua), Rhizoma Chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong)

【Functions】

Soothes the Liver, promotes Qi circulation, removes blood stasis, and relieves pain.

 【Indications】

Pain below the left hypochondrium, liver accumulation (blood stasis), injury due to emotional upset (anger), or trauma from falls, contusions, or sprains.

 【Contraindications】

(1) Intercostal neuralgia, hypochondriac pain due to blood stasis, chest injury pain, left hypochondriac and abdominal pain, pancreatitis, etc. (2) Contraindicated for pregnant women.

 【Mnemonic】

Shao Gui Lian Chai Wu, Qing Zhi Xiong Hong Tao → (Meaning: The) sister-in-law returned home and saw there was no firewood, so for guests, she could only provide red peaches.