HERBS THAT CAN PROMOTE BLOOD FLOW AND REMOVE STAGNATED BLOOD 11/6/6
HERBS THAT CAN PROMOTE BLOOD FLOW AND REMOVE STAGNATED BLOOD 11/6/6
DEFINITION: These herbs are the herbs taking prmoting blood circulation in the bessels and dissipating stagnated blood as their main actions. Among these herbs, these with a strong blood-flow-promoting effect are also caused the herbs breaking blood.
COMMON POINTS: Good at dispersing and dissipating
ACTIONS:
-Promote flow of blood
-Dissipate stagnated blood
-Promote flow of qi and blood in the meridians
-Treat arthralgia
-Subdue swelling
-Relieve pain
COMPATIBILITY: Blood depends on qi for its flow. So qi flow promoting herbs are often used together
ATTENTION: Not suggested for females with menorrhagia, especially the pregnant women.
CHUAN XIONG (Chuanxiong rhizome)
Pungent and warm
Liver, gall bladder and pericardium
ACTIONS:
-Promote flow of blood and qi
-Disperse wind to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, distocia, postmartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, numbness of limbs, traumatic injury, swelling and pain of carbuncles, etc. This herb is said to be the qi herb in blood, because it can both activate blood flow to regulate menstruation and promote flow to qi to relieve pain.***
-For regulating menstruation
-For distocia
-For postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis
-Hypochondric pain due to stagnation of the liver qi and blood
-For numbnes and pain of the limbs
-Headache and arthralgia: This herb has a very good effec in dispersing wind to relieve pain and has the property of going upward.
-Headache due to affection of wind cold
-Headache due to wind heat
-Headache due to wind dampness
-Headache due to blood stasis
-Arthralgia
-Angina pectoris and eschemic cerebrovascular diseases
3-10g "Even lower dosage has a very good function."
***Most important herb for headache.
ATTENTIONS: Being pungent, warm and dispersive, this herb cannot be applied to patients with yin deficiency and exuberance of fire, woman with menorrhagia or hemorrhagic diseases.
RU XIANG (Frankincense)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Heart, liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Activate blood flow to relieve pain
-Subdue swelling and promote generation of new tissues
APPLICATIONS:
-Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, epigastriac pain, arthralgia, traumatic injury, swelling or intestinal abscess: This herb can both activate blood flow and disperse stagnated qi, so it can be used to treat all the diseases with pain due to stagnation of blood with a very good effect of activating blood flow to relieve pain.
-Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea
-Epigastric pain
-Arthralgia due to wind, cold and dampness
-Pain in traumatic injury
-Failure of an ruptured carbuncle to heal
-Often make into paste or washing agents to treat swelling and pain in traumatic injury and arthralgia
3-10g
ATTENTIONS:
-This herb is bitter in taste and tends to cause the decoction turbid
-It may cause vomiting in patients with weakness of te stomach, so the dosage should be small
-Not suggested for patients without blood stasis and pregnant women.
MO YAO (Myrrha)
Bitter and neutral
Heart, liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Activate blood flow to relieve pain
-Subdue swelling and promote regeneration of tissue
APPLICATIONS:
-Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, stomachache, pain in traumatic injury: Similar to Ru Xiang in function, this herb is often used together with Ru Xiang in streatment of above diseases. But comparatively, Mo Yao is better in dissipating blood stasis while Ru Xiang is good at activating blood flow to extend the tendons. ***
-External use of this herb also has the effect of subude swelling and promote regeneration of tissues
3-10g
ATTENTION: Same as Ru Xiang
YAN HU SUO (Corydalis tuber)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Heart liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Activate flow of blood, promote flow of qi, relieve pain
APPLICATIONS:
-This herb is pungent and warm, it can both promote flow of qi and promote flow of blood, so it has a very good efect in relieveing pain.
-Pain in the stomach and abdomen due to stagnated blood
-Hypochondriac pain
-Dysmenorrhea
-Chest pain
-Pain in the limbs or the whole body
-Traumatic injury
-Coronary heart disease or arrhythmia
5-10g, Powder 1.5-3g
-When prepared with vinegar, the effect of relieving pain can be strengthened.
-Modern research showed that it has about 48% of the pain-relieving effect of morphine.***
YU JIN (Curcume Root)
Pungent, bitter and cold
Heart, liver and gallbladder
ACTIONS:
-Activate flow of blood to relieve pain
-Promote flow of qi to relieve stagnation of the liver qi
-Cool blood and clear away heat from heart
-Benefit the gallbladder to relieve jaundice
APPLICATION:
-Distending pain in the chest, hypochondrium, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea or abdominal mass due to stagnation of the liver qi and obstruction of stagnated blood
-Distending pain in the chest, abdomen and hypochondrium
-Dysmenorrhea with heat transformed from the stagnated liver qi
-Hypochondriac mass
-Turbid pathogen confusing the clear orifices marked by fullness in the chest and epigastrium and unconsciousness or epilepsy due to obstruction of phlegm in the heart
-Hematemesis or epistaxis due to heat transformed from the stagnated liver qi
-Jaundice or cholelithiasis
6-12g
JIANG HUANG (Turmeria)
(Tumeric Rhizome)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Break blood, promote flow of qi, promote flow of blood in the meridians to relieve pain.
APPLICATIONS:
-Pain in the chest or hypochondrium, or abdominal pain with amenorrhea due to stagnation of both qi and blood
-Arm pain due to invasion of wind dampness
-Carbuncles
5-10g
E ZHU (Zedoary)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Break blood to eliminate blood stasis, promote flow of qi to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Abdominal pain in amenorrhea or abdominal mass caused by stagnation of both qi and blood.
-Retained food marked by fullness in the abdomen and stomach
3-10g
-When prepared with vinegar, the effect of relieving pain can be strengthened.
ATTENTIONS: Not suggested for patients with menorrhagia or pregnant women
SAN LENG (Burreed Tuber)
Bitter and neutral
(same as E ZHU)
ACTIONS:
-Break stagnated blood and promote flow of qi to relieve pain
-Same as E ZHU and is often used with E ZHU. This herb is stronger in breaking stagnated blood while its effect of promoting flow of qi and relieving pain is milder.***
-Stagnation of qi and food retention marked by distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen.
3-10g
-For promoting flow of qi to relieve pain, it should be prepared with vinegar first. ("Rice Vinegar.")
DAN SHEN (Red Sage Root)
Bitter and slightly cold
Heart, pericardium and liver
ACTIONS:
-Activate blood and remove blood stasis
-Cool blood and subdue swelling
-Nourish bood to tranquilize the mind
APPLICATION:
-Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, pain in the heart and abdomen, abdominal masses and pain of limbs due to blood stasis: This herb is very effective in activating blood flow and remove blood stasis, especially for that marked by irregular menstruation. Being cold in nature, it is more suitable for stagnation of blood due to blood heat.
-Carbuncles marked by swelling and pain.
-Epidemic febrile disease involving yin or blood system marked by high fever, delirium, restlessness, insomnia.
-Palpitation and insomnia
5-15g
-The one stir-fried with wine has a stronger effect in activating blood flow.
-Opposite to Li Lu.
DEFINITION: These herbs are the herbs taking prmoting blood circulation in the bessels and dissipating stagnated blood as their main actions. Among these herbs, these with a strong blood-flow-promoting effect are also caused the herbs breaking blood.
COMMON POINTS: Good at dispersing and dissipating
ACTIONS:
-Promote flow of blood
-Dissipate stagnated blood
-Promote flow of qi and blood in the meridians
-Treat arthralgia
-Subdue swelling
-Relieve pain
COMPATIBILITY: Blood depends on qi for its flow. So qi flow promoting herbs are often used together
ATTENTION: Not suggested for females with menorrhagia, especially the pregnant women.
CHUAN XIONG (Chuanxiong rhizome)
Pungent and warm
Liver, gall bladder and pericardium
ACTIONS:
-Promote flow of blood and qi
-Disperse wind to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, distocia, postmartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, numbness of limbs, traumatic injury, swelling and pain of carbuncles, etc. This herb is said to be the qi herb in blood, because it can both activate blood flow to regulate menstruation and promote flow to qi to relieve pain.***
-For regulating menstruation
-For distocia
-For postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis
-Hypochondric pain due to stagnation of the liver qi and blood
-For numbnes and pain of the limbs
-Headache and arthralgia: This herb has a very good effec in dispersing wind to relieve pain and has the property of going upward.
-Headache due to affection of wind cold
-Headache due to wind heat
-Headache due to wind dampness
-Headache due to blood stasis
-Arthralgia
-Angina pectoris and eschemic cerebrovascular diseases
3-10g "Even lower dosage has a very good function."
***Most important herb for headache.
ATTENTIONS: Being pungent, warm and dispersive, this herb cannot be applied to patients with yin deficiency and exuberance of fire, woman with menorrhagia or hemorrhagic diseases.
RU XIANG (Frankincense)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Heart, liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Activate blood flow to relieve pain
-Subdue swelling and promote generation of new tissues
APPLICATIONS:
-Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, epigastriac pain, arthralgia, traumatic injury, swelling or intestinal abscess: This herb can both activate blood flow and disperse stagnated qi, so it can be used to treat all the diseases with pain due to stagnation of blood with a very good effect of activating blood flow to relieve pain.
-Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea
-Epigastric pain
-Arthralgia due to wind, cold and dampness
-Pain in traumatic injury
-Failure of an ruptured carbuncle to heal
-Often make into paste or washing agents to treat swelling and pain in traumatic injury and arthralgia
3-10g
ATTENTIONS:
-This herb is bitter in taste and tends to cause the decoction turbid
-It may cause vomiting in patients with weakness of te stomach, so the dosage should be small
-Not suggested for patients without blood stasis and pregnant women.
MO YAO (Myrrha)
Bitter and neutral
Heart, liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Activate blood flow to relieve pain
-Subdue swelling and promote regeneration of tissue
APPLICATIONS:
-Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, stomachache, pain in traumatic injury: Similar to Ru Xiang in function, this herb is often used together with Ru Xiang in streatment of above diseases. But comparatively, Mo Yao is better in dissipating blood stasis while Ru Xiang is good at activating blood flow to extend the tendons. ***
-External use of this herb also has the effect of subude swelling and promote regeneration of tissues
3-10g
ATTENTION: Same as Ru Xiang
YAN HU SUO (Corydalis tuber)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Heart liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Activate flow of blood, promote flow of qi, relieve pain
APPLICATIONS:
-This herb is pungent and warm, it can both promote flow of qi and promote flow of blood, so it has a very good efect in relieveing pain.
-Pain in the stomach and abdomen due to stagnated blood
-Hypochondriac pain
-Dysmenorrhea
-Chest pain
-Pain in the limbs or the whole body
-Traumatic injury
-Coronary heart disease or arrhythmia
5-10g, Powder 1.5-3g
-When prepared with vinegar, the effect of relieving pain can be strengthened.
-Modern research showed that it has about 48% of the pain-relieving effect of morphine.***
YU JIN (Curcume Root)
Pungent, bitter and cold
Heart, liver and gallbladder
ACTIONS:
-Activate flow of blood to relieve pain
-Promote flow of qi to relieve stagnation of the liver qi
-Cool blood and clear away heat from heart
-Benefit the gallbladder to relieve jaundice
APPLICATION:
-Distending pain in the chest, hypochondrium, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea or abdominal mass due to stagnation of the liver qi and obstruction of stagnated blood
-Distending pain in the chest, abdomen and hypochondrium
-Dysmenorrhea with heat transformed from the stagnated liver qi
-Hypochondriac mass
-Turbid pathogen confusing the clear orifices marked by fullness in the chest and epigastrium and unconsciousness or epilepsy due to obstruction of phlegm in the heart
-Hematemesis or epistaxis due to heat transformed from the stagnated liver qi
-Jaundice or cholelithiasis
6-12g
JIANG HUANG (Turmeria)
(Tumeric Rhizome)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Break blood, promote flow of qi, promote flow of blood in the meridians to relieve pain.
APPLICATIONS:
-Pain in the chest or hypochondrium, or abdominal pain with amenorrhea due to stagnation of both qi and blood
-Arm pain due to invasion of wind dampness
-Carbuncles
5-10g
E ZHU (Zedoary)
Pungent, bitter and warm
Liver and spleen
ACTIONS:
-Break blood to eliminate blood stasis, promote flow of qi to relieve pain
APPLICATION:
-Abdominal pain in amenorrhea or abdominal mass caused by stagnation of both qi and blood.
-Retained food marked by fullness in the abdomen and stomach
3-10g
-When prepared with vinegar, the effect of relieving pain can be strengthened.
ATTENTIONS: Not suggested for patients with menorrhagia or pregnant women
SAN LENG (Burreed Tuber)
Bitter and neutral
(same as E ZHU)
ACTIONS:
-Break stagnated blood and promote flow of qi to relieve pain
-Same as E ZHU and is often used with E ZHU. This herb is stronger in breaking stagnated blood while its effect of promoting flow of qi and relieving pain is milder.***
-Stagnation of qi and food retention marked by distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen.
3-10g
-For promoting flow of qi to relieve pain, it should be prepared with vinegar first. ("Rice Vinegar.")
DAN SHEN (Red Sage Root)
Bitter and slightly cold
Heart, pericardium and liver
ACTIONS:
-Activate blood and remove blood stasis
-Cool blood and subdue swelling
-Nourish bood to tranquilize the mind
APPLICATION:
-Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, pain in the heart and abdomen, abdominal masses and pain of limbs due to blood stasis: This herb is very effective in activating blood flow and remove blood stasis, especially for that marked by irregular menstruation. Being cold in nature, it is more suitable for stagnation of blood due to blood heat.
-Carbuncles marked by swelling and pain.
-Epidemic febrile disease involving yin or blood system marked by high fever, delirium, restlessness, insomnia.
-Palpitation and insomnia
5-15g
-The one stir-fried with wine has a stronger effect in activating blood flow.
-Opposite to Li Lu.
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