Angelica and Oxtail Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the blood, benefits the kidneys, and strengthens tendons and bones. Suitable for cirrhosis of the liver.
in the absence of frank deficiency, or where an excess or heat pattern prevails, indiscriminate warming tonic use is inadvisable; as it contains blood-activating herbs, use with caution during pregnancy, in heavy menstruation, or in those prone to bleeding; the tonifying-warming action may aggravate internal heat; avoid during feverish or inflammatory episodes
Commentary
The formula is led by angelica root as the sovereign herb; nature warm, flavor sweet, pungent, channeled into the Liver, Heart, Spleen, it chiefly tonifies blood, promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, and moistens the intestines, striking at the root of the condition. These are joined ministerially by oxtail (neutral in nature and sweet in flavor, with Kidney tropism, tonifies the kidneys and essence and strengthens the sinews and bones), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the blood stasis with deficiency presentation, treating both root and branch.