Gu Chong Tang固冲汤
Stabilize Gushing Decoction
Ingredients10 herbs
Indications
Spleen qi too weak to hold blood, with the penetrating vessel unsecured: qi does not contain blood, so it leaves the vessels — pouring out as flooding or trickling on as leaking. The blood is pale and thin because deficiency, not heat, is driving it.
Clinical Manifestations
- Sudden heavy uterine bleeding
- Prolonged light bleeding between periods
- Excessively heavy menstrual flow
- Persistent postpartum bleeding
- Bleeding with palpitations and shortness of breath
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Qi on the point of collapse with sweating and faintness — add Ren Shen 人参 urgently, alongside emergency medical care
- Cold in the lower abdomen with pale blood — add Ai Ye 艾叶 and Pao Jiang 炮姜
- Clots and fixed pain suggesting stasis — increase Qian Cao 茜草 and add San Qi 三七
Contraindications
Not for bleeding driven by heat in the blood or by stasis — bright red or dark clotted flow with a red tongue and rapid pulse needs cooling or moving, and astringing alone will worsen it. Heavy uterine bleeding is a medical emergency: it must be assessed for its cause, and severe blood loss treated urgently, whatever else is prescribed.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Not for use in pregnancy — bleeding during pregnancy is a different problem requiring urgent obstetric assessment, and this formula is not the answer to it.
References
Source Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu 《医学衷中参西录》 · Republic of China (early 20th century)
- 《医学衷中参西录》(Zhang Xi-chun) — original record of the formula; not quoted here, as it falls outside the public domain.
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.