Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Li Xue Ji
理血劑 |
| Sub Category | Huo Xue Qu Yu
活血祛瘀 |
| Name | Shi Xiao San
失笑散 Sudden Smile Powder |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, disperses clumps and alleviates pain. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats retention of blood stasis. Symptoms include severe pain in heart and abdomen, continuous postpartum lochia, irregular menstruation or acute pain in the lower abdomen. |
| Cautions | Modern practitioners use it for disorders such as endometriosis, angina pectoris or coronary disease. It has proven effective. |
