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Herbs that Invigorate Blood niu xi - Radix Achyranthis  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 intestines  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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