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Herbs that Invigorate Blood
niu xi - Radix AchyranthisÂ
Bitter, sour, neutral
LR, KI
Invigorates the blood, reduces stagnation
Tonifies LR and KI, strengthens the tendons and bones
Promotes urination, drains damp-heat, relieves strangury
Descends blood, sinks heat
8-15g
Herbs that Calm the Liver
di long - lumbricus
Salty, cold
LR, UB, LU, SP
Drains heat, extinguishes wind, stops spams and convulsions
Calms wheezing
Activates channels and collaterals
Promotes urination
5-12g, 1-2g in powder
Formulas that Invigorate Blood and Reduce Stagnation
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Blood Mansion Eliminate Stasis Decoction)
Tao Ren - invigorates blood, reduces blood stasis
Hong Hua - invigorates blood, reduces blood stasis, relives pain
Chuan Xiong - invigorates blood, reduces blood stasis, relives pain
Chi Shao - invigorates blood, reduces blood stasis, relives pain
Dang Gui - invigorates blood, reduces blood stasis, relives pain
Sheng Di Huang - clears heat, cools blood
Chai Hu - activates Qi, soothes LR
Jie Geng - guides herbs upwards, circulates Lung Qi
Zhi Ke - activates and descends Qi, opens the chest
Chuan Niu Xi - guides herbs and Blood downward, opens the blood vessels
Gan Cao - harmonizes the formula
Invigorates Blood, reduces blood stagnation (in particular in the chest with headache)
Activates Qi, relieves pain
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang (Tonify the Yang to Restore Five-Tenths Decoction)
(dang gui bu cue tang)
Huang Qi - tonifies Qi, strengthens SP
Dang Gui Wei - invigorates blood, moistens intestines
Chi Shao - invigorates blood
Tao Ren - invigorates blood, moistens intestinesÂ
Hong Hua - invigorates blood
Di Long - unblocks the channels and collaterals
Tonifies Qi, invigorates blood, unblocks channels (treats hemiplegia, wind-stroke paralysis)
Formulas that Warm the Channels and Reduce Stagnation
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamomum and Poria Pill)
Gui Zhi - warms and opens the blood vessels, reduces blood stasis, promotes Qi transformation
Fu Ling - strengthens the SP, dries damp, calms the mind
Mu Dan Pi - invigorates the blood, reduces blood stasis, clears heat
Chi Shao Yao - vitalizes the blood, regulates menses, clears heat
Tao Ren - invigorates the blood, reduces blood stasis, clears heat
Feng Mi - harmonizes the formula
Invigorates the blood, reduces blood stasis in the uterus and regulates menses
Reduces and eliminates abdominal masses and lumps
Sheng Hua Tang (Generation and Transformation Decoction )
Dang Gui - nourishes and invigorates blood, warms channels
Chuan Xiong - invigorates blood, activates Qi
Tao Ren - invigroates blood, reduces blood stasis
Gan Jiang - warms the middle, dispels cold
Gan Cao - harmonizes formula
Invigorates blood, reduces blood stasis
Warms channels, relieves pain
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