HERB FORMULAS

DAI DI DAN TANG - DECOCTION TO DRIVE OUT BLOOD STASIS AND CREATE NEW BLOOD

English: Decoction to Drive out Blood Stasis and Create New Blood
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 120g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Rou Gui, for chronic constipation.
With Dang Gui Wei, for Blood Stasis.
Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei 30g Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Da Huang, clears Deficiency Fire.
Squama Mantidis Chuan Shan Jia 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis.
Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao 30g Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, softens hardness and moistens Dryness.
With Da Huang, for constipation due to Heat in the Stomach and Intestines.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 15g Disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels, alleviates pain and assists in the generation of Qi and Blood.
With Da Huang, invigorates the Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stagnation
  • Nourishes the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Poor memory
  • Palpitations
  • Dizziness
  • Chronic, prolonged vertex headache
  • Heaviness or tightness in the chest
  • Boring pain under the ribs
  • Pain that is fixed, stabbing and /or severe
  • Pan is worse with pressure
  • Dark complexion
  • Fixed, palpable masses
  • Bleeding with clots
  • Purple lips
  • Purple nails
  • Dry skin
  • Blue, dark or purplish discoloration of skin in small or large areas
  • Varicose and spider veins
  • Cold hands and feet
  • Tendency to hemorrhage dark blood or clots
  • T: Purple, possible purple or red spots
    Red purple if there is Heat
    Blue purple if there is Cold
  • C: White
  • P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a chronic condition:  
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang    
+ 30g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu