大成汤

The Prescription of 大成汤

Source

The book Xian Shou Li Shang Xu Duan Mi Fang

Ingredients

• Da Huang 120 g,
• Mang Xiao 60 g,
• Gan Cao 60 g,
• Chen Pi 60 g,
• Dang Gui 60 g,
• Mu Tong 60 g,
• Su Mu 60 g,
• Hong Hua 60 g,
• Zhi Qiao 120 g,
• Hou Po 10 g.

Explanation

Su Mu: Activating blood and curing trauma, dispelling stasis and dredging meridians.

Chen Pi: Promoting the flow of qi, drying dampness and resolving phlegm.

Zhi Qiao: Promoting the flow of qi, soothing the chest and middle energizer, relieving distention.

Mang Xiao: Softening hardness with purgative, clearing heat and relieving swelling.

Dang Gui and Hong Hua: Activating blood flow to remove blood stasis, subduing swelling and relieving pain.

Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Mu Tong: Clearing heart-fire, promoting diuresis and stimulating the menstrual flow.

Da Huang: Removing accumulation with purgative, clearing heat and purging fire, cooling blood to stop bleeding, removing toxicity, activating blood and dispelling stasis.

Hou Po: Drying dampness and promoting the flow of qi.

The Effect of 大成汤

Effect

Eliminate blood stasis.

Contraindication

It is contraindicated to pregnant women and children.