HERB FORMULAS

SHEN TONG ZHU YU TANG

English: Drive Out Blood Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction  
Also Known As: Cnidium and Notopterygium Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Gentianae Qin Jiao 3-9g Dispels Wind-Dampness and relaxes the sinews.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6-9g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui , for pain , numbness and paralysis from Wind-Dampness and Stagnant Qi blocking the Blood channels preventing nourishment from reaching the sinews.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 6-9g Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation .
With Dang Gui and Hong Hua for pain associated with Blood Stasis.
With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea with abdominal pain, clotting and scanty flow, swollen painful sores, chest pain due to Blood Stasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 6-9g Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
With Tao Ren, Invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, swollen painful sores and chest and abdominal pain
With Tao Ren and Dang Gui, for pain associated with Blood Stasis.
With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Moderates spasms, alleviates pain and harmonizes.
Rz. & Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 3-6g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction, alleviates pain and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels.
With Chuan Xiong, for headache and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
Myrrh Mo Yao 3-6g Invigorates Blood, dispels Stagnation, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
With Hong Hua, for chest and abdominal pain, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 6-9g Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Chuan Xiong for pain , numbness and paralysis from Wind-Dampness and Stagnant Qi blocking the Blood channels preventing nourishment from reaching the sinews.
With Tao Ren and Hong Hua for pain associated with Blood Stasis.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal pain.
Excr. Trogopteri Wu Ling Zhi 3-6g Invigorates the Blood, disperses Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
With Xiang Fu for epigastric pain.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 1-3g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi and alleviates pain.
With Wu Ling Zhi for epigastric pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for Qi Stagnation combined with Blood Stasis.
Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi 6-9g Expels Wind, invigorates the channels and Blood for pain due to Wind-Dampness.
Pheretima Di Long 3-6g Drains Heat and stops spasms and convulsions and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates the circulation of Qi and Blood
  • Removes Blood Stagnation in the channels and collaterals
  • Unblocks painful obstruction
  • Alleviates pain
  • Relieves arthralgia

SYNDROMES

  • Painful obstruction due to Qi and Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Muscle ache of the neck, back, legs and shoulder
  • Whole body pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Elbow pain
  • Pain at the waist
  • Arm pain
  • Low back pain
  • Leg pain

TREATS

  • Sciatica
  • Leg pain
  • Neuralgia
  • Hyperosteogeny
  • Allergic purpura

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula works on the entire body.
  • This formula is often successful when other Bi syndrome formulas have failed.

MODIFICATIONS

For increased body temperature: For fatigue and weakness:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For lumbago:
For upper body pain:
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen + Rx. Morindae Ba Ji Tian
For lower body pain:
For pain in the extremities:
+ Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo + Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
For fibromyalgia due to Cold Stagnation Blocking the Channels:
 + Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Pinellia Decoction to Extend Life
Yan Nian Ban Xia Tang
For fibromyalgia due to Qi and Blood Stagnation:
+ Aconite and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Wu Tou Gui Zhi Tang
+ Tonify Yang to Restore Five-Tenths Decoction
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
For fibromyalgia due to Blood Deficiency:
+ Peony and Licorice Decoction
Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang
+ All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
For fibromyalgia due to Qi Deficiency:
+ Kudzu Decoction
Ge Gen Tang
+ Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
For fibromyalgia due to Phlegm Stagnation Blocking the channels:
+ Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Coicis and Licorice Decoction
Ma Xing Yi Gan Tang
Clear the Lung Drink
Qing Fei Yin
For tendon Bi:
- Rx. Gentianae Qin Jiao
Tonify the Qi and Construct the Middle Decoction
Bu Qi Jian Zhong Tang
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
- Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi
    - Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
    - Pheretima Di Long
    + 9g Olibanum Ru Xiang
    + 15g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
    + 9g Fr. Liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong