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[SOURCE]: The Golden Mirror of Medicine
[INGREDIENTS]: Red sage root 30g, Sandalwood 5g, Amomum fruit 5g
[DIRECTIONS]: Decoct all the above herbs in water for oral administration.
[EFFECTS]: Promoting blood circulation to resolve stasis and activating qi to stop pain.
[INDICATIONS]: Syndrome of blood stasis and qi stagnation with the pectoral pain, stomachache, red tongue with yellow coating, taut with slight rapid pulse.
[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: Red sage root as a principal herb is used in large dosage to promote blood circulation to resolve stasis. Sandalwood and amomum fruit are taken as assistant and adjuvant herbs to activate qi, relieve pain and harmonize the stomach with aromatics. The three herbs together have the effects of promoting blood circulation to resolve blood stasis and regulating the flow of qi to stop pain.
Today this formula is often used for chronic gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer, angina pectoris manifested as syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis. It is also used for dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis, and pain in hypochondrium in hepatomegaly and splenomegaly.