---
title: "Xiang Fu"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/622/xiang-fu"
---

 ![xiang fu, cyperi rhizoma.jpg](/u/xiang-fu-cyperi-rhizoma-5X8kxl.jpg) 

# Xiang Fu

### Cyperi Rhizoma

_acrid, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Hypochondriac pain
- Epigastric distention
- Dysmenorrhea
- Irregular menses

Xiang Fu is acrid, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, and neutral. It
enters the liver, gallbladder, and san jiao systems. It is considered
the #1 herb for gynecological disorders when liver qi has become
stagnant. Its effect on the liver allows it to treat many patterns
that involve liver overacting on spleen.

**Channels:** liver, gallbladder, san jiao

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Hernia
- Headache
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Tenderness in breasts
- Irregular menses
- Poor lactation
- Indigestion
- Bloating
- IBS
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- An Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Gu Jing Wan
- Jing Qian Fang
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Liang Fu Wan
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qi Gong Wan
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Su He Xiang Wan
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin
- Xiang Su San
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Yue Ju Wan
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xiang Fu to patients
with qi deficiency patterns when there are no signs of stagnation,
do not prescribe to patients with deficiency heat or blood level
heat

**Zoo Image:** a beaver eating a chocolate bar is looking at a calendar eating liver
pate wearing liver and spleen socks

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