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Tao Hong Si Wu Tang (桃紅四物湯) is Si Wu Tang with Tao Ren and Hong Hua added; it nourishes the blood while invigorating it and dispelling stasis, for blood deficiency combined with blood stasis (a mainstay in gynaecology).
English Name
Four Substance Decoction with Peach Pit and Safflower
Classical Source
Yi Zong Jin Jian, 1742
Ingredients
- Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Chuan Xiong (Si Wu Tang)
- plus Tao Ren & Hong Hua (invigorate blood/dispel stasis)
Actions & Functions
- Nourishes the blood
- Invigorates the blood and dispels stasis; regulates menstruation
Indications
Blood deficiency with blood stasis: early or heavy periods with dark, clotted blood, dysmenorrhoea, and abdominal pain, with signs of blood deficiency.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: dark or with stasis spots. Pulse: thin and choppy (or wiry).
Modifications
Use Chi Shao in place of Bai Shao for more blood-moving.
Cautions & Contraindications
Use with caution in pregnancy and in heavy bleeding without stasis.
