Formulas · Invigorate Blood 活血祛瘀 · Geumgwe Yoryak (金匱要略)

Angelica and Peony Powder

Dangguijakyak-san

한글 당귀작약산 · Pinyin Dang Gui Shao Yao San

當歸芍藥散

Composition 構成

Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

16 g
Chief 君
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

8 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Deputy 臣
Taeksa Ze Xie
澤瀉 택사 · Alisma

8 g
Assistant 佐
Baekchul Bai Zhu
白朮 백출 · White Atractylodes

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Assistant 佐

Total 44 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Nourishes Blood and softens the Liver
Strengthens the Spleen and drains excess water

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Blood deficiency with water-damp accumulation
Continuous dull abdominal pain in pregnancy or menstruation
Pale puffy cold-tending women with dizziness and fatigue

Biomedical correlates

Dysmenorrhea and pregnancy discomfort (with obstetric care)
Anemia-pattern fatigue with edema
One of the most prescribed gynecological formulas in Kampo

Clinical commentary 臨床

Blood and water regulated in one motion — the Geumgwe's insight that in women's medicine the two travel together. Half the formula moves Blood, half moves water, and the pale puffy tired presentation answers to both. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.