HERB FORMULAS

HUO XUE SAN YU TANG - 活血散瘀汤 - QUICKEN THE BLOOD AND SCATTER STASIS DECOCTION

English: Quicken the Blood and Scatter Stasis Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Lignum Sappan Su Mu 9-15g Invigorates Blood circulation and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 9-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood activates Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
 With Tao Ren, for Blood Stasis induced menstrual disorders, especially those characterized by early period, excessive bleeding, and thick purple clots.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9-15g Nourishes Blood, regulates menstruation and astringes Yin.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9-15g Invigorates the Blood, regulates menstruation and dispels Blood Stasis.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 9-15g Dispels Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
With Hong Hua, for dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea with abdominal pain, clotting and scanty flow due to Blood Stasis.
Hb. Buchneriae Gui Yu Jian 15-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and relieves toxicity.
Rz. Sparganii San Leng 9-15g Strongly dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain and dissolves accumulations.
Rz. Curcumae Zedoariae E Zhu 9-15g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain and dissolves accumulations.
With San Leng, for hepatosplenomegaly with distention, pain, and immobile, palpable epigastric, sub-costal, and abdominal masses (only for strong patients).
With Mu Xiang, for, Food Stagnation with abdominal distention, fullness, and pain.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 3-9g Promotes the movement of Qi, dispels Heat and Dampness and prevents Stagnation.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9-15g Tonifies Blood, invigorates Blood, regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stagnation

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Small coin sized dark or hyper-pigmented lesions located on the scalp, body, extremities, and other areas
  • There is a thick hard, adherent covered scale
  • Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane
  • Lichenification may occur
  • Longstanding lesions may overlap
  • Beneath the membrane are petechiae
  • Lesions may be painful or fissured
  • Chronic patients may see it in any season
  • The lesions heal without scarring
  • There may be nail involvement with stippling or pitting of the nail plate
  • T: Purple or with purple spots
  • C: Normal
  • P: Choppy or Thin and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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