Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
Classical TCM Formula Profile
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身痛逐瘀汤 · Shēn Tòng Zhú Yū Tāng
One of Wang Qingren’s Blood-stasis formulas, designed for chronic body and joint pain due to Blood stasis with wind-damp obstruction. Pain is typically fixed and worse with weather change or at night.
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- Formula Category
- Blood-Invigorating Formulas
- Primary Pattern
- Blood Stasis
- Primary Function
- Invigorate Blood, move Qi, dispel wind-damp, stop pain
- Primary Therapeutic Principle
- Invigorate Blood, regulate Qi, expel wind-damp and unblock the channels
- Classical Source
- Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Wang Qingren, Qing dynasty, 1830)
- Available as Granules
- Yes
Formula Overview
One of Wang Qingren’s Blood-stasis formulas, designed for chronic body and joint pain due to Blood stasis with wind-damp obstruction. Pain is typically fixed and worse with weather change or at night.
Therapeutic Principle
Traditionally selected for chronic, fixed musculoskeletal pain with Blood-stasis signs, especially when wind-damp features are also present — the channel-pain counterpart to the visceral Blood-stasis formulas of the same family.
Composition
(Sovereign / Minister / Assistant / Envoy)
Related Conditions
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How does this formula compare?
| Compare | Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang | Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang | Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang | Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Function | Invigorate Blood, move Qi, dispel wind-damp, stop pain | Invigorate Blood in lower abdomen, warm menses, stop pain | Invigorate Blood below diaphragm, move Qi, stop pain | Invigorate Blood, dispel stasis, move Qi |
| Formula Category | Blood-Invigorating Formulas | Blood-Invigorating Formulas | Blood-Invigorating Formulas | Blood-Invigorating Formulas |
| Typical TCM Pattern | Blood Stasis | Blood Stasis | Blood Stasis | Blood Stasis |
| Main Conditions | Joint Discomfort ·Muscular Stiffness ·Low Back Pain ·Numbness in Limbs | Dysmenorrhea ·Abdominal Pain ·Irregular Menstruation ·Cold Limbs | Hypochondriac Distension ·Abdominal Pain ·Bloating ·Emotional Depression | Chest Tightness ·Headache ·Hypochondriac Distension ·Emotional Depression |
| Main Herbs | Large-Leaf Gentian Root ·Chuanxiong Rhizome ·Peach Kernel ·Safflower ·Licorice Root | Fennel Fruit ·Dried Ginger ·Corydalis Rhizome ·Chinese Angelica Root ·Chuanxiong Rhizome | Flying Squirrel Feces ·Chinese Angelica Root ·Chuanxiong Rhizome ·Peach Kernel ·Safflower | Peach Kernel ·Safflower ·Chinese Angelica Root ·Raw Rehmannia Root ·Chuanxiong Rhizome |
| Classical Source | Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Wang Qingren, Qing dynasty, 1830) | Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Wang Qingren, Qing dynasty) | Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Wang Qingren, Qing dynasty) | Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Corrections of Errors in Medical Classics, Wang Qingren, Qing dynasty) |
Clinical Perspective
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang targets whole-body and joint pain from Blood stasis with wind-damp. Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang focuses on lower abdominal cold-stasis pain. Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang addresses Blood stasis below the diaphragm. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang is the chest and hypochondriac Blood-stasis formula.
For educational reference only, based on traditional pattern differentiation — not a substitute for professional advice.
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Medical Disclaimer
For general TCM education only — not medical advice. Consult a qualified TCM practitioner or licensed healthcare provider before use, especially if pregnant, nursing, on medication, or managing a chronic condition.