Drive Out Stasis by Kan

Drive Out Stasis is based on the classical formula Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Blood Stasis Decoction). This formula addresses Qi and Blood stasis obstructing the channels and collaterals, a pattern that typically follows long-standing Wind Cold Damp stagnation. The formula moves and breaks up stagnation by strongly invigorating Blood, moving Qi, expelling Wind, and opening the channels and collaterals.

TCM Actions

• Invigorate Blood
• Invigorate Qi and Blood
• Unblocks the channels and collaterals
• Unblocks Bi Zheng (obstruction pattern)

Clinical Applications

• Supports healthy tendons, sinews and muscles
• Supports healthy blood circulation
• Occasional upper or lower body discomfort
• Occasional discomfort in the channels and collaterals

Ingredients

• Hong hua (Carthamus flower)
• Dang gui shen (Dong quai root)
• Guang chao tao ren (Dry fried peeled peach seed)
• Chuan niu xi (Cyathula root)
• Mo yao (Myrrh resin)
• Chuan xiong (Sichuan lovage rhizome)
• Zhi yan hu suo (Prepared corydalis yanhusuo tuber)
• Zhi xiang fu (Prepared cyperus rhizome)
• Bai shao (White peony root)
• Gan cao (Chinese licorice root and rhizome)
• Jiang huang (Turmeric rhizome)
• Fang feng (Siler root)
• Qin jiao (Large-leafed gentian root)
• Qiang huo (Notopterygium root and rhizome)

Cautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy. Prolonged use may deplete Qi and Blood, so a break is recommended every two to three months with a change to formulas that supplement Qi and Blood, taken for a few weeks before resuming if necessary.