Formula理血剂· 活血祛瘀

桃红四物汤

Táo Hóng Sì Wù Tāng

Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Kernel

Source《太平惠民和剂局方》

Treatment Principle

养血活血，逐瘀通经

Nourish and invigorate blood, expel stasis and unblock menses

在四物汤基础上加桃仁、红花而成，养血与活血并重。妇科调经活血之常用方。

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	君Sovereign	12g	滋阴养血
当归Dāng Guī	臣Minister	9g	补血活血，调经止痛
白芍Bái Sháo	臣Minister	9g	养血敛阴
川芎Chuān Xiōng	佐Assistant	6g	活血行气
桃仁Táo Rén	佐Assistant	9g	活血祛瘀
红花Hóng Huā	佐Assistant	6g	活血通经，与桃仁相须为用

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

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桃红四物汤Táo Hóng Sì Wù Tāng

Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Kernel

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
熟地黄	Shú Dì Huáng	Jun (Sovereign)	12g
当归	Dāng Guī	Chen (Minister)	9g
白芍	Bái Sháo	Chen (Minister)	9g
川芎	Chuān Xiōng	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
桃仁	Táo Rén	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
红花	Hóng Huā	Zuo (Assistant)	6g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Táo Hóng Sì Wù Tāng 桃红四物汤 (Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Kernel)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/tao-hong-si-wu-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-09},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng

君Sovereign

12g

滋阴养血

补血活血，调经止痛

养血敛阴

活血行气

活血祛瘀

活血通经，与桃仁相须为用

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

熟地黄

Shú Dì Huáng

Jun (Sovereign)

12g

当归

Dāng Guī

Chen (Minister)

白芍

Bái Sháo

Chen (Minister)

川芎

Chuān Xiōng

Zuo (Assistant)

桃仁

Táo Rén

Zuo (Assistant)

红花

Hóng Huā

Zuo (Assistant)

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