HERB FORMULAS

HUO XUE HUA YU - 活血化瘀 - INVIGORATE THE BLOOD AND BREAK UP STASIS

English: Invigorate the Blood and Break up Stasis
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 4.5-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and relieves pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-10g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates nourishes and cools the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 6-16g Invigorates the Blood and expels Blood Stasis.
Margarita Zhen Zhu 0.3-1g Sedates the Heart, settles tremors and palpitations and clears the Liver.
Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao 6-18g Clears Liver Fire, clears Hot Phlegm and treats hypertension.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates Blood
  • Breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Prevents stroke

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Abdominal pain that is worse with pressure
  • Abdominal spasms and tension
  • Headache
  • Sinus congestion
  • Constipation
  • Lower back ache
  • Nervousness
  • Fatigue
  • Skin eruptions
  • Scaly, dry skin
  • Headache
  • Shoulder stiffness
  • Vertigo
  • Cold low body and feet
  • Flushed face
  • T: Dark purple or with echymoses or petechiae or pale with purplish spots
  • C: White
  • P: Choppy or Tense and deep and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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