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Herbs that Invigorate Blood   Ji Xue Teng bitter, sweet, warm LR, SP, HT   invigorates and nourishes blood invigorates channels, relaxes tendons   Lu Lu Tong bitter, neutral LR, SP   invigorates blood, activates Qi, relieves pain invigorates channels, relaxes tendons promotes urination   Chuan Xiong pungent, warm, aromatic LR, GB, PC   invigorates blood, regulates menses activates Qi, relives constaint dispels wind, relieves pain raises Qi, relieves headache   Hong Hua pungent, warm LR, HT   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation opens menstruation   Yi Mu Cao pungent, bitter, ~cold LR, HT, UB   invigorates blood, regulates menses promotes urination clears heat toxin   Jiang Huang pungent, bitter, warm, aromatic LR, SP, GB   invigorates blood, activates Qi, reduces swelling promotes menstruation, relieves pain stops bleeding   Niu Xi bitter, sour, neutral LR, KD   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation tonify LR, KD, Tendons, Bones promotes urination, drain damp-heat, relieves strangury descends blood, sinks heat   Chuan Niu Xi sweet, bitter, neutral LR, KD   like Niu Xi, but used for wind-damp in lower back   Hu Zhang bitter, cold LR, GB, LU   invigorates blood, relieves pain clears heat, dries damp, dispels toxin cools LU, transforms phlegm and stops coughing   Yu Jin pungent, bitter, cool LR, LU, HT   invigorates blood, relieves pain activates qi, relieves constraint cools blood, clears heat benefits GB, treats jaundice   Wu Ling Zhi bitter, sweet, water LR, SP   invigorates blood, relieves pain transforms stasis, stops bleeding neutralizes animal venom treats child malnutrition   Jiang Xiang pungent, warm, aromatic LR, SP, ST   invigorates blood, breaks up Qi stops bleeding, relieves pain transforms turbid-damp, harmonizes ST   Su Mu sweet, salty, ~pungent, neutral LR, SP, HT   invigorates blood, promotes menstruation reduces blood stasis, relieves pain stops bleeding   Ru Xiang bitter, pungent, warm, aromatic LR, HT, SP   invigorates blood, activates Qi, relieves pain opens channels, relaxes tendons reduces swellings, regenerates tissue   Mo Yao bitter, neutral, aromatic LR, HT, SP   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation, relieves pain reduces swellings, regenerates tissue   Xue Jie sweet, salty, neutral LR, HT   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation, relieves pain stops bleeding protects ulcers, prevents decay, regenerates tissue   Chuan Shan Jia salty, cool LR, ST   invigorates blood, opens channels promotes menstruation and lactation reduces swelling, drains pus   Wang Bu Liu Xing bitter, sweet, neutral LR, ST   invigorates blood, promotes menstruation, lactation reduces swellings   E Zhu bitter, pungent, warm, aromatic LR, SP   breaks up stagnant blood, activates Qi, relieves pain dissolves accumulations severe food stagnation with accumulations   San Leng bitter, pungent, neutral, aromatic LR, SP   breaks up stagnant blood, activates Qi, relieves pain dissolves accumulations severe food stagnation with accumulations   Yan Hu Suo pungent, bitter, warm LR, HT, LU, ST   invigorates blood, activates Qi relieves pain     Dan Shen bitter, ~cold LR, HT, PC   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation clears heat, cools blood dispels toxin, dissolves swellings nourishes blood, calms mind   Tao Ren bitter, sweet, neutral LR, LU, LI, HT   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation resolves abscesses moistens the intestines, opens the bowels   Ze Lan bitter, pungent, ~warm LR, SP   invigorates blood, reduces stagnation resolves swellings promotes urination

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