Hei Xiao Yao San黑逍遥散
Black Rambling Powder
Ingredients
Composition not published
The maker does not publish this formula’s full composition. Ask your practitioner or the manufacturer for the label ingredient list.
Indications
Liver constraint with blood deficiencyin which the blood deficiency predominates. Constrained Liver qi fails to course freely while the blood is too scant to soften it, so the tension and the emptiness feed each other.
Clinical Manifestations
- Liver constraint with marked blood deficiency
- Menstrual pain with scanty, pale flow
- Irregular periods with dizziness and a sallow complexion
- Rib-side distension in a patient who is visibly depleted
- Fatigue and low mood with poor appetite
Health Categories
Modern Applications
Common adjustments
- Blood deficiency with heat signs — use Sheng Di Huang 生地黄 in place of Shu Di Huang — the variant the source itself allows
- Constraint transforming into heat, with irritability and a bitter mouth — add Mu Dan Pi 牡丹皮 and Zhi Zi 栀子
- Menstrual pain marked — add Xiang Fu 香附 and Yan Hu Suo 延胡索
- Spleen weak with loose stools — increase Bai Zhu 白术 and reduce the Shu Di Huang, which is cloying
Contraindications
The rich Shu Di Huang burdens a weak digestion, so avoid or reduce it where there is a thick greasy coat, abdominal fullness or loose stools from damp. Not for Liver constraint that has clearly turned to vigorous heat.
For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.
Pregnancy
Generally compatible with practitioner judgment — the formula is a gentle blood-nourishing and Liver-coursing one with no harsh herbs, but it should still be prescribed and supervised by a licensed practitioner during pregnancy.
Related Formulas
References
Source Yi Lue Liu Shu · Nu Ke Zhi Yao 《医略六书·女科指要》 · Qing
- Classical source as recorded in the standard formula-studies chapter (appended-formula note).
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— comparison with Xiao Yao San 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.