Formula

Drive Out Stasis Decoction

下瘀血汤xia yu xue tang

1 source

3 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)

In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for postpartum abdominal pain taken as dry blood lodged below the navel, and also for obstructed menses. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source

传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：師曰：産婦腹痛，法當以枳實芍藥散，假令不愈者，此爲腹中有乾血着臍下，宜下瘀血湯主之。…

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·下瘀血汤证（6条）

References

Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.

Composition

Rhubarb Root二兩
Peach Kernel (Tao ren)二十枚
Ground beetle (Zhe chong)二十枚

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·下瘀血汤（组成·6）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·下瘀血汤证（6条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·下瘀血汤（煎服法·6）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.