Does Shenghua Decoction stop bleeding or detoxify? Shenghua Decoction is a traditional Chinese medicine decoction with a long history. After thousands of years of clinical practice, it has been widely used in the treatment of various diseases. There has been controversy in the medical community as to whether Shenghua Tang stops bleeding or detoxifies. This article will discuss it from four aspects: pharmacological analysis, clinical application, folk tradition and modern research. Pharmacological analysis First, let’s take a look at the pharmaceutical composition of Shenghua Tang. Shenghua Decoction consists of traditional Chinese medicines such as cantharides, viper, whole scorpion, earth dragon and skullcap. Cantharis, viper and scorpion are all poisonous animals. They mainly contain hemagglutinin and other active substances with strong hemostatic effect, which can promote hemorrhage.