HERB FORMULAS

HUO XUE MIAN TONG TANG - 活血眠通汤 - MOVE THE BLOOD AND INDUCE SLEEP DECOCTION

English: Move the Blood and Induce Sleep Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Sparganii San Leng 10g Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis and regulates Qi.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 10g Activates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis and regulates Qi.
With San Leng, for Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 10g Spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.
With Bai Shao, for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 10g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Bai Shao, Dang Gui, Bai Zhu and Chai Hu, for hypochondriac pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10g Nourishes the Blood and calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind.
With Zhi Gan Co, regulates the relationship between the Liver and Spleen.
With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 10g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 12g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood and calms the Spirit.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 15g Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Chai Hu and Bai Shao, for Liver Qi Stagnation and Blood Deficiency.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 18g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng 24g Nourishes the Heart Yin and Blood and calms the Spirit.
With Fu Shen, calms the Spirit.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu 30g Calms the Liver, anchors the Yang, sedates fright and calms the Spirit.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Activates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stasis
  • Regulates Qi
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Calms the Liver
  • Calms the Shen

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Insomnia
  • Facial color dark and dull
  • Emaciation
  • Sides and ribs distended on both sides (maybe with sharp pain)
  • Enlargement of the Liver and Spleen
  • Suffocating sensation in chest
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Irregular menses
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • T: Dark purple (maybe purple spots on edge of tongue)
  • P: Wiry, choppy and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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