HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Open the Portals and Quicken the Blood Decoction |
| Also Known As: | Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Pills Decoction to Invigorate the Blood Circulation and Open the Orifices Decoction for Activating Blood Circulation Persica and Musk Combination |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | 3-15g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, clears Heat and cools the Blood. With Chuan Xiong for abscesses, boils and trauma induced pain. With Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Chuan Xiong, for Blood Stagnation in the chest. |
| Flos Carthami | Hong Hua | 6-10g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and stops
pain. With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis. With Tao Ren, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, swollen painful sores and chest and abdominal pain. |
| Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | 3-12g | Invigorates the Blood, moves Qi, expels Wind and stops pain. With Hong Hua for Blood Stasis in the chest. |
| Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | 6-10g | Breaks up Blood Stasis. With Hong Hua, for rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Bul. Allii Fistulosi | Cong Bai | 3-10g | Releases the exterior, induces sweat, disperses Cold, unblocks the Yang, relieves toxicity and disperses clumps. |
| Fr. Jujube
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Da Zao | 3-6g | Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi, nourishes the Blood, calms
the Spirit and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs. With Sheng Jiang, nourishes the Blood and prevents injury from harsh Blood movers and assists the movement of Qi. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 3-10g | Releases the exterior, expels Cold, Warms the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and disperses and unblocks the Qi of the nasal orifices. |
| Moschus | She Xiang | 0.1-0.5g | Opens orifices, revives the Spirit, invigorates the Blood, reduces swelling and stops pain. |
| Rice Wine | 250g | Helps to invigorate the Blood. |
- Invigorates the Blood
- Dispels Blood Stasis
- Opens the orifices
- Blood Stasis in the head, face and upper body
- Childhood nutritional impairment
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS |
| HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
| For nasal congestion due to Qi and Blood Stagnation: | For epidural headaches: | ||
| - Bul. Allii Fistulosi | Cong Bai | - Bul. Allii Fistulosi | Cong Bai |
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
| - Moschus | She Xiang | - Moschus | She Xiang |
| + 3g Hb. Asari | Xi Xin | + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen |
| + 10g Flos Magnoliae | Xin Yi Hua | + Rx. Notoginseng | San Qi |
| + 10g Fr. Xanthii | Cang Er Zi | + Olibanum | Ru Xiang |
| + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | For otitis media due to Qi and Blood Stagnation: |
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For sharp headaches: |
+ Unblock the Qi Powder Tong Qi San |
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| - Moschus | She Xiang | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | For sudden loss of vision due to Blood Stasis in the eyes: |
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For rosacea: |
- Rice Wine | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| - Moschus | She Xiang | + Faeces Vespertilionis | Ye Ming Sha |
| +15g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen |
| + 9g Faeces Trogopterori | Wu Ling Zhi | ||
| + 9g Pollen Typhae | Pu Huang | ||
| + 9g Cx. Mori | Sang Bai Pi | ||
| + 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | ||
| + 9g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae | Bai Zhi | ||