HERB FORMULAS

HUO XUE TONG LUO FA - 活血通络拨 - INVIGORATE THE BLOOD AND UNBLOCK THE VESSELS BATCH

English: Invigorate the Blood and Unblock the Vessels Batch
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Magnetitum Ci Shi 10-30g Anchors Liver Yang, calms the Spirit, benefits Yin, nourishes the Kidneys, augments the Liver and improves hearing and vision.
With Ju Hua, for cataracts and other retinal problems.
Margarita Zhen Zhu 0.3-1g Sedates the Heart, settles tremors and palpitations, clears the Liver and eliminates superficial visual obstructions.
Caul. Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng 9-20g Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, invigorates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 7-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns, late-stage febrile disease with irritability, thirst and constipation and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing with soreness and swelling in the throat, dry mouth and a parched tongue.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 5-18g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin, benefits Jing and brightens the eyes.
With Ju Hua, for Liver and Kidney Deficiencies with Jing and Blood unable to rise and nourish the eyes with tinnitus, headache, and visual impairment.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 4.5-20g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, calms the Liver, clears the eyes, calms the Liver Yang, extinguishes Wind, promotes the movement of Heart Qi and Blood and stimulates Blood circulation.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 5-30g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 5-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and cools Heart Fire.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
With Niu Xi, powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward with pain and swelling of the gums, epistaxis, hematemesis and other hemorrhage in the upper body.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 6-16g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and descends Blood and Fire.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 4.5-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood, clears Liver Fire and relieves eye pain.
With Bai Shao, for spasms and cramping pain associated with Blood Deficiency and Blood Stagnation.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Bai shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 4.5-16g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys and drains Kidney Fire.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Anchors Liver Yang
  • Calms the Spirit
  • Benefits Yin
  • Nourishes the Kidneys
  • Augments the Liver
  • Invigorates and tonifies the Blood
  • Clears Heat
  • Cools the Blood
  • Drains Kidney Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies with Empty Fire Rising

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Facial complexion pale and sallow
  • Both cheeks slightly red
  • Dizziness
  • Dry eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Spots before the eyes
  • Numbness of limbs
  • Flaccid paralysis (Wei syndrome)
  • Weakness
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Forgetfulness
  • Low back and knees sore and painful
  • Throat dry and painful
  • Five sole Heat
  • Low grade fever in the afternoon
  • Night sweats
  • Irritability
  • Stools difficult to pass
  • Constipation
  • Aching, soreness or weakness of low back
  • Aching in bones
  • Aching in leg and heel
  • Dry mouth
  • Thirst
  • Men:
    Spermatorrhea
    Premature ejaculation
  • Women:
    Irregular menses or
    Scanty menses or
    Amenorrhea
    Vaginal discharge
  • Dry throat, maybe recurrent sore throat
  • Dry stools and / or constipation
  • Urine short and red
  • Heightened libido
  • If Heart Fire also Flares:
    Frequent dreams
    Insomnia
    Palpitations
  • If Liver Yang also Rises:
    Dizziness
    Blurred vision
  • T: Red
  • C: None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
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