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The syndrome of blood amassment in Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold-attack) ,which consists of the blood amassment syndrome in Tai Yang Disease and Yang Ming Disease, is one of the most important parts of syndrome differentiation and treatment of blood syndromes in this book.The theree well-known formulas for the blood amassment syndromes ,including Taohe Chengqi Tang,Di dang Tang and Di Dang Wan, provide physicians of later generations with clear clue of thought and effective medicine. These classical formulas are still used widely today with notable curative effects.With a comprehensive review of literatures from the ancient to nowadays, it is found that there are different points of views among physicians regarding the pathological mechanism, locations and clinical manifestations about the blood amassment syndrome in Tai Yang Disease. By means of analyzing and demonstrating each of these different points of views, this paper draws out the following conclusions:(1) When saying bladder, Zhongjing refers to one of the following areas: lower abdomen, bladder relating to the kidney in the exterior-interior way, or the lower abdomen and internal organs locating in the lower abdomen including the bladder;(2) The blood amassment in the bladder should not be denied even the urination is normal;(3) The location of blood amassment can be in other places in the lower abdomen beyond the bladder. Heat-accumulating in the bladder emphasizes the path through which the external evil intrudes into the body;(4) The location of blood amassment in Tai Yang Disease may appear in either the bladder or the lower abdomen;(5) The syndrome treated with Taohe Chengqi Tang can be manifested by normal or abnormal urination, and smooth stool or constipation;(6) The syndrome treated with Taohe Chengqi Tang involves heat in Qi aspect as well. While the syndrome treated with Di Dang Tang (or Di Dang Wan) is a pure state of heat with blood stasis;(7) There are clear differences of syndromes in the blood aspect in the cold-attacked diseases and warm-attacked diseases.The above discussion should contribute to the in-depth understanding...