HERB FORMULAS

ROU GAN HUA YU WAN - 韖肝化瘀囊 - BOLUS FOR SOOTHING THE LIVER AND REMOVING BLOOD STASIS

English: Bolus for Soothing the Liver and Removing Blood Stasis
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 30g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation, disperses lumps and masses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Da Huang, breaks up fixed abdominal masses from Blood Stasis.
With Da Huang and Tao Ren, for menstrual pain or postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood Stasis.
Hirudo Shui Zhi 30g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, reduces fixed masses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Da Huang, regulates Yin and Yang to quickly attack and break up Blood Stasis.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 30g Breaks up Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and drains abscesses.
With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea with abdominal pain, clotting and scanty flow, swollen painful sores and chest pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Da Huang, for severe abdominal infections.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation, alleviates pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 15g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations, alleviates pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, speeds healing of chronic sores and alleviates pain.
With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis causing chest Bi.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stasis
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Chest distention
  • Abdominal pain
  • Poor appetite
  • Fatigue
  • Pain that is fixed, stabbing and /or severe
  • Pain 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
  • Maybe jaundice
  • 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

  • Grind the ingredients into a powder, make into a bolus with honey. Take 3g twice daily.

MODIFICATIONS