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Recommended by holistic veterinarians, Jing Tang Shao Fu Zhu Yu is a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) herbal formula that invigorates Qi and Blood and resolves stagnation to address the TCVM pattern of Blood stasis and Cold accumulation in the lower abdomen and lower Jiao in dogs, cats, and horses. Based on Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang from Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Corrections of Errors Among Physicians) written by Wang Qing-Ren in 1830, a foundational text of the Blood stasis school of classical Chinese medicine, this nine-herb formula combines a comprehensive Blood-invigorating and stasis-resolving layer (Dang Gui, Chi Shao, Chuan Xiong, Tao Ren, Pu Huang, Yan Hu Suo) with a warming and cold-dispersing layer (Gan Jiang, Rou Gui, Xiao Hui Xiang) to address Blood stasis in the lower Jiao arising from Cold accumulation obstructing Blood circulation. Available as a concentrated 90g powder. Do not use during pregnancy; multiple herbs in this formula have strong Blood-moving and uterine-stimulating actions that are absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy. Stop administration immediately if the patient develops diarrhea or other unusual signs. May be used for up to 3 months, or as directed by your veterinarian. Dosing varies by species and body weight; your authorizing veterinarian will provide specific guidance.
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Active ingredients: Chi Shao (Paeonia lactiflora), Red peony root; Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong), Sichuan lovage rhizome; Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis), Chinese angelica root; Gan Jiang (Zingiber officinale), Dried ginger rhizome; Pu Huang (Typha angustifolia), Cattail pollen; Rou Gui (Cinnamomum cassia), Cinnamon bark; Tao Ren (Prunus persica), Peach kernel; Xiao Hui Xiang (Foeniculum vulgare), Fennel fruit; Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis yanhusuo), Corydalis rhizome.
Inactive ingredients: Gluten-free maltodextrin.
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Shao Fu Zhu Yu is a nine-herb formula based on Wang Qing-Ren's Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang from Yi Lin Gai Cuo (1830), organized around a six-herb Blood-invigorating and stasis-resolving layer (Dang Gui, Chi Shao, Chuan Xiong, Tao Ren, Pu Huang, Yan Hu Suo) and a three-herb warming and Cold-dispersing layer (Gan Jiang, Rou Gui, Xiao Hui Xiang):
Shao Fu Zhu Yu contains multiple strong Blood-invigorating herbs including Tao Ren, Chi Shao, Chuan Xiong, Dang Gui, and Yan Hu Suo whose constituents may affect platelet aggregation and coagulation function and may interact with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications including warfarin, aspirin, and other NSAIDs; Rou Gui and Xiao Hui Xiang contain estrogenic and uterine-stimulating constituents that are absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy and may interact with hormonal medications; Yan Hu Suo's tetrahydropalmatine alkaloid constituent may interact with CNS-affecting medications and sedatives; Rou Gui's cinnamaldehyde constituent may interact with blood glucose-affecting medications. Do not use during pregnancy; multiple herbs have strong Blood-moving and uterine-stimulating actions that are absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy. Stop administration immediately if the patient develops diarrhea or other unusual signs. Dogs, cats, and horses on prescription medications should use this formula under veterinary supervision, as herb-drug interaction research in these species remains limited.
Medication categories warranting extra caution include anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications, NSAIDs, hormonal medications, CNS-affecting medications and sedatives, blood glucose-affecting medications, and animals managing multiple concurrent prescriptions. May be used for up to 3 months, or as directed by your veterinarian. Your veterinarian can determine appropriateness based on your animal's condition, current medications, and laboratory results.
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Shao Fu Zhu Yu addresses the TCVM pattern of Blood stasis and Cold accumulation in the lower abdomen and lower Jiao (Shao Fu = lower abdomen; Zhu Yu = drive out stasis). In TCVM theory, Blood stasis in the lower Jiao can arise from Cold accumulation obstructing the free flow of Blood through the lower abdominal channel system, producing a pattern of Cold-type Blood stasis characterized by fixed, localized stagnation that worsens with Cold and improves with warmth. Wang Qing-Ren, the author of the classical antecedent text Yi Lin Gai Cuo (1830), was one of the most influential physicians of the Blood stasis school of classical Chinese medicine, emphasizing Blood stasis as a primary pathological factor in a wide range of clinical presentations that earlier physicians had not recognized as Blood stasis patterns. His five Zhu Yu Tang formulas (Drive Out Stasis decoctions), of which Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang is one, remain among the most frequently prescribed classical Blood-invigorating formulas in both human and veterinary TCVM practice. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate TCVM pattern diagnosis before recommending this formula.
Shao Fu Zhu Yu is available as a concentrated 90g powder that mixes into food or feed. The bottle comes with a double-sided scoop: the small end holds approximately 0.3g and the large end holds approximately 1.2g. For dogs and cats, the guideline is 0.1g to 0.25g per 10 to 20 lbs of body weight twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian. For horses, the guideline is 3g (approximately 2.5 large level scoops) twice daily, or as directed by your veterinarian. One 90g bottle lasts approximately 2 weeks. Do not use during pregnancy. Stop administration immediately if the patient develops diarrhea or other unusual signs. May be used for up to 3 months, or as directed by your veterinarian. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate dose and duration for your animal.
The warming herbs Gan Jiang, Rou Gui, and Xiao Hui Xiang are essential to Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang's specific clinical application for Cold-type Blood stasis in the lower Jiao. In TCVM theory, Blood stasis can arise from multiple causes: trauma, Qi deficiency failing to move Blood, Heat drying the Blood, or Cold obstructing the free flow of Blood through the channel system. Cold-type Blood stasis is specifically characterized by the Cold constricting and obstructing the blood vessels and channels of the lower Jiao, preventing normal Blood circulation and producing stagnation. Without warming the channels and dispelling the Cold that is obstructing Blood flow, Blood-invigorating herbs alone can move Blood within a Cold-obstructed channel system only partially and temporarily - the Cold obstruction will continue to drive stasis recurrence once the Blood-invigorating herbs' effect diminishes. By simultaneously warming the Kidney and Spleen Yang (Rou Gui), warming the Middle and Lower Jiao (Gan Jiang), and dispersing Cold from the Liver and Kidney lower Jiao channels (Xiao Hui Xiang) alongside the six Blood-invigorating herbs, the formula addresses both the Blood stasis manifestation and the Cold obstruction root simultaneously, providing a more comprehensive and durable resolution of the lower Jiao Cold-Blood stasis pattern, or as directed by your veterinarian.
Shao Fu Zhu Yu is distinguished from other Blood-invigorating TCVM formulas by its specific lower Jiao focus and its combined Blood-invigorating and lower Jiao-warming strategy. Wang Qing-Ren's five Zhu Yu Tang formulas each target Blood stasis in a different anatomical region and channel system: Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang addresses Blood stasis in the chest and upper body; Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang addresses Blood stasis in the head and sensory orifices; Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang addresses Blood stasis below the diaphragm; Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang addresses Blood stasis specifically in the lower abdomen and lower Jiao; and Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang addresses Blood stasis in the channels and extremities. Shao Fu Zhu Yu is most specifically appropriate when the Blood stasis presentation is localized to the lower abdominal channel system and is associated with Cold accumulation, lower Jiao channel obstruction, or reproductive and urinary channel stagnation that responds to warmth. It is not appropriate for Heat-type Blood stasis, upper body Blood stasis presentations, or pregnancy due to its strong Blood-moving and warming uterine-channel-stimulating herb content. Your authorizing veterinarian will determine the most appropriate Blood-invigorating formula based on your animal's specific TCVM stasis pattern, location, and underlying cause, or as directed by your veterinarian.
Do you give shao fu zhu yu on an empty stomach or with food?
Thank you for your question! Most vets recommend giving the herbs with food twice daily. We recommend checking with your vet on the dosing guidelines and to see how long you should give the herbs. Thank you for supporting Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine!