Formulas · Invigorate Blood 活血祛瘀 · Uijong Geumgam (醫宗金鑑)

Four Substances Decoction with Peach Kernel and Safflower

Dohongsamul-tang

한글 도홍사물탕 · Pinyin Tao Hong Si Wu Tang

桃紅四物湯

Composition 構成

Sukjihwang Shu Di Huang
熟地黃 숙지황 · Prepared Rehmannia

5 g
Chief 君
Baekjakyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

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

5 g
Deputy 臣
Doin Tao Ren
桃仁 도인 · Peach Kernel

4 g
Deputy 臣
Honghwa Hong Hua
紅花 홍화 · Safflower

3 g
Deputy 臣
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

5 g
Assistant 佐

Total 27 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 and invigorates Blood together
Regulates menstruation and disperses mild stasis

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Blood deficiency with concurrent stasis
Menstrual pain with dark clotted flow on a deficient base
Dull complexion with fixed aches

Biomedical correlates

Dysmenorrhea with clots in deficient patients
Irregular menstruation with dark flow
Post-injury recovery on a weak base

Clinical commentary 臨床

Samul-tang with its moving half amplified — the bridge formula between pure Blood tonification and pure stasis-breaking, and the base from which Hyeolbuchugeo-tang was built. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.