Formula理血剂· 活血祛瘀

生化汤

Shēng Huà Tāng

Generation and Transformation Decoction

Treatment Principle

养血活血，温经止痛

Nourish and invigorate blood, warm the channels, and alleviate pain

清·傅山《傅青主女科·产后编》治产后恶露不行、小腹冷痛之名方。全方五味，以当归为君重用，养血活血、化瘀生新，故名"生化"。原方用炮姜（炮制过的干姜），本库以干姜（gan jiang）代之，其温经散寒之功相近而力稍峻。源书《傅青主女科》暂未在本库经典文献白名单中，故 source_text_key 置 null。

Formula Rhyme · Formula Rhyme

生化汤是产后方，归芎桃草酒炮姜。消瘀活血功偏擅，止痛温经效亦彰。

—— 方剂学方歌（传统汤头歌诀）

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
当归Dāng Guī	君Sovereign	24g	重用以补血活血，化瘀生新，为君药
川芎Chuān Xiōng	臣Minister	9g	活血行气，助当归化瘀生新
桃仁Táo Rén	臣Minister	9g	活血祛瘀
干姜Gān Jiāng	佐Assistant	2g	原方用炮姜，此库以干姜代之；温经散寒，入血分而止痛
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Envoy	2g	调和诸药；炙甘草

Preparation · 煎服法

黄酒、童便各半煎服。

Draft· 2026-04-09

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生化汤Shēng Huà Tāng

Generation and Transformation Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
当归	Dāng Guī	Jun (Sovereign)	24g
川芎	Chuān Xiōng	Chen (Minister)	9g
桃仁	Táo Rén	Chen (Minister)	9g
干姜	Gān Jiāng	Zuo (Assistant)	2g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	2g

Preparation: 黄酒、童便各半煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-sheng-hua-tang,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Shēng Huà Tāng 生化汤 (Generation and Transformation Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/sheng-hua-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-09},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
当归Dāng Guī	君Sovereign	24g	重用以补血活血，化瘀生新，为君药
川芎Chuān Xiōng	臣Minister	9g	活血行气，助当归化瘀生新
桃仁Táo Rén	臣Minister	9g	活血祛瘀
干姜Gān Jiāng	佐Assistant	2g	原方用炮姜，此库以干姜代之；温经散寒，入血分而止痛
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Envoy	2g	调和诸药；炙甘草

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

当归

Dāng Guī

Jun (Sovereign)

24g

川芎

Chuān Xiōng

Chen (Minister)

桃仁

Táo Rén

Chen (Minister)

干姜

Gān Jiāng

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

@misc{bencaodian-sheng-hua-tang, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Shēng Huà Tāng 生化汤 (Generation and Transformation Decoction)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/sheng-hua-tang}, urldate = {2026-04-09}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }