HERB FORMULAS

DAN SHEN HUO XUE TANG - 丹参活血汤 - RED SAGE ROOT DECOCTION FOR PROMOTING BLOOD CIRCULATION

English: Red Sage Root Decoction for Promoteing Blood Circulation
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 4.5-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Huang Qi, for many Blood Deficiency and Qi and Blood patterns.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng 9-20g Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, invigorates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
With Sang Ji Sheng and Niu Xi, for Wind-Damp Bi, especially chronic painful obstruction in women and the elderly where there is also Blood Deficiency.
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 9-30g Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 6-16g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones, benefits the joints and Clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness, and paralysis.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 9-30g Tonifies Qi and Blood and relieves numbness and pain.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies with chronic non-healing sores, numbness, painful obstruction and paresthesias.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 3-15g Invigorates 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.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Qi and Blood
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Dispels Blood Stasis
  • Expels Wind-Dampness
  • Relaxes the sinews and bones

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • The local skin of the affected area is dark purple in color.
  • There are some hard cord-like subcutaneous swollen masses which are not painful when they are pressed.
  • Coldness
  • Numbness
  • Pain
  • T: Some echymoses
  • C: White
  • P: Soft and slow or Taut and uneven

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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