HERB FORMULAS

LIANG XUE WU HUA TANG - 凉血无崋汤 - COOL THE BLOOD DECOCTION WITH FIVE FLOWERS

English: Cool the Blood Decoction with Five Flowers
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain.
Inflorescentia Celosiae Cristatae Ji Guan Hua 9-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Flos Campsis Ling Xiao Hua 9-15g Dispels Blood Stagnation, unblocks the channels and vessels, disperses abdominal masses, Cools the Blood and disperses Wind.
Flos Rosae Rugosae Mei Gui Hua 9-15g Promotes the movement of Qi, relieves Stagnation, harmonizes the Blood and disperses Stasis.
Flos Chrysanthemi Indicae Ye Ju Hua 9-15g Drains Fire and resolves toxicity.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Cools Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Redness of the bulb of the nose
  • Scattered red papules surround the areas proximal to the nose and mouth and between the eyebrows
  • Telangiectasis (permanent dilation of the Blood vessels) is evident on the cheeks
  • Premenstrual women often experience an increase in skin symptoms
  • Yellow urine
  • Constipation
  • Exposure to Heat or emotional stimulation brings on facial flush
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Dry stools
  • Itching
  • T: Red or Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellow or Thin and white
  • P: Wiry and slippery or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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