Ch10 Herbs that invigorate blood and treat traumatic injuries

Question 1

renews sinews, joins bones, and breaks up and drives out stasis

• contusions, fractures, lumbar strain (external or internal)
• abdominal masses, fibroids, tumors
• amenorrhea, postpartum pain, ectopic pregnancy

Answer 1

zhe chong

3-9g
1-1.5g powder

Question 2

invigorates blood, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain.

• contusions, fractures, sprains
• amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain

Answer 2

su mu

Question 3

tonifies kidney yang (KD yang deficiency) and in topical application it stimulates hair growth and treats vitiligo (used as a tincture for topical application)

KD def: weak low back, knees, cock’s crow diarrhea, tinnitus, deafness, toothache, bleeding gums; modern use for osteoporosis

Answer 3

gu sui bu

Question 4

dispels stasis, alleviates pain, yet stops bleeding and generates flesh
Stasis: contusions, fractures, blood stasis pain
Bleeding: internal- chronic non-healing ulcers, upper GI bleeding
External: injuries, hemorrhoids

Answer 4

xue jie (dragons blood)

Question 5

this group of herbs is harsher and stronger and is mainly used for masses and tumors. they may also be used for amenorrhea, pain, and hemiplegia due to blood stasis

they easily consume qi and blood, and are cautioned or contraindicated in cases of hemorrhage, blood and yin def, qi def and weak constitutions

Answer 5

e zhu, san leng, chuan shan jia

Question 6

These two herbs are very similar: they break up blood stasis, move qi, and alleviate pain- abdominal/epigastric masses, pain. amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain. they also accumulations of food and treat cancer

Answer 6

E Zhu and San leng

Question 7

dispels blood stasis, unblocks menses, promotes lactation, reduces swellings and discharges pus. - amenorrhea, abdominal masses, wind damp bi, lack or insufficient lactation, toxic swellings, boils before ulcerations, phlegm nodules, scrofula

Answer 7

chuan shan jia