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Formula理气剂· 行气

越鞠丸

Yuè Jū Wán

Constraint-Resolving Pill

The representative formula for treating the six depressions. Danxi held that qi, Blood, dampness, fire, phlegm, and food depressions mutually engender one another; by centering treatment on moving qi to resolve constraint, all six are addressed. Five herbs each target one form of depression — concise yet comprehensive.

Treatment Principle

行气解郁

Move qi and resolve constraint

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
香附Xiāng Fù	君Sovereign	10g	行气解郁，治气郁，为方中主药
川芎Chuān Xiōng	臣Minister	10g	活血行气，治血郁
苍术Cāng Zhú	臣Minister	10g	燥湿运脾，治湿郁
栀子Zhī Zǐ	佐Assistant	10g	清热泻火，治火郁
莱菔子Lái Fú Zǐ	佐Assistant	10g	消食化积，治食郁

Modifications · 加减

气郁甚
+ 柴胡、郁金
肝气郁结重
痰郁甚
+ 半夏、陈皮
痰气交阻

Preparation · 煎服法

上药研末，水泛为丸，每服6-9g，每日2次，温水送服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

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越鞠丸Yuè Jū Wán

Constraint-Resolving Pill

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
香附	Xiāng Fù	Jun (Sovereign)	10g
川芎	Chuān Xiōng	Chen (Minister)	10g
苍术	Cāng Zhú	Chen (Minister)	10g
栀子	Zhī Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	10g
莱菔子	Lái Fú Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	10g

Preparation: 上药研末，水泛为丸，每服6-9g，每日2次，温水送服。

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@misc{bencaodian-yue-ju-wan,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yuè Jū Wán 越鞠丸 (Constraint-Resolving Pill)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yue-ju-wan},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

香附Xiāng Fù

君Sovereign

10g

行气解郁，治气郁，为方中主药

川芎Chuān Xiōng

臣Minister

10g

活血行气，治血郁

苍术Cāng Zhú

臣Minister

10g

燥湿运脾，治湿郁

栀子Zhī Zǐ

佐Assistant

10g

清热泻火，治火郁

莱菔子Lái Fú Zǐ

佐Assistant

10g

消食化积，治食郁

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

香附

Xiāng Fù

Jun (Sovereign)

10g

川芎

Chuān Xiōng

Chen (Minister)

10g

苍术

Cāng Zhú

Chen (Minister)

10g

栀子

Zhī Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

10g

莱菔子

Lái Fú Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

10g

@misc{bencaodian-yue-ju-wan, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Yuè Jū Wán 越鞠丸 (Constraint-Resolving Pill)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yue-ju-wan}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }