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Formula和解剂· 调和肝脾

逍遥散

Xiāo Yáo Sǎn

Rambling Powder

The representative formula for Liver constraint with blood vacuity and Spleen weakness, composed of chai hu, dang gui, bai shao, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, and bo he. Widely applied across clinical specialties, it is acclaimed as the sage formula for gynecological menstrual regulation, coursing the Liver and fortifying the Spleen while nourishing blood.

Source《太平惠民和剂局方》

Treatment Principle

疏肝解郁，养血健脾

Course the Liver and resolve depression; nourish blood and fortify the Spleen

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
柴胡Chái Hú	君Sovereign	9g	疏肝解郁
当归Dāng Guī	臣Minister	9g	养血和血
白芍Bái Sháo	臣Minister	9g	养血柔肝
白术Bái Zhú	佐Assistant	9g	健脾燥湿
茯苓Fú Líng	佐Assistant	9g	健脾渗湿
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	4.5g	调和诸药
生姜Shēng Jiāng	佐Assistant	3片	温胃和中，助散郁结
薄荷Bò He	佐Assistant	3g	疏散郁热，助柴胡疏肝

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

肝气郁结证

Gān Qì Yù Jié Zhèng

Liver Qi Stagnation Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

原方为散剂；现多作汤剂水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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逍遥散Xiāo Yáo Sǎn

Rambling Powder

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
柴胡	Chái Hú	Jun (Sovereign)	9g
当归	Dāng Guī	Chen (Minister)	9g
白芍	Bái Sháo	Chen (Minister)	9g
白术	Bái Zhú	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	4.5g
生姜	Shēng Jiāng	Zuo (Assistant)	3片
薄荷	Bò He	Zuo (Assistant)	3g

Preparation: 原方为散剂；现多作汤剂水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-xiao-yao-san,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Xiāo Yáo Sǎn 逍遥散 (Rambling Powder)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/xiao-yao-san},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

疏肝解郁

养血和血

养血柔肝

健脾燥湿

健脾渗湿

4.5g

调和诸药

生姜Shēng Jiāng

佐Assistant

3片

温胃和中，助散郁结

薄荷Bò He

佐Assistant

疏散郁热，助柴胡疏肝

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

柴胡

Chái Hú

Jun (Sovereign)

当归

Dāng Guī

Chen (Minister)

白芍

Bái Sháo

Chen (Minister)

白术

Bái Zhú

Zuo (Assistant)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

4.5g

生姜

Shēng Jiāng

Zuo (Assistant)

3片

薄荷

Bò He

Zuo (Assistant)

@misc{bencaodian-xiao-yao-san, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Xiāo Yáo Sǎn 逍遥散 (Rambling Powder)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/xiao-yao-san}, urldate = {2026-04-17}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }