Formulas that INVIGORATE Blood

Question 1

What are the 4 etiological factors of Blood Stagnation?

Answer 1

1. Qi - Qi Deficiency & Qi Stagnation
2. Cold
3. Heat
4. Other: Trauma, Birthing, Surgery

Question 2

These formulas are contraindicated in:

Answer 2

1. Pregnancy
2. Excessive Menstral Bleeding
3. Bleeding Diathesis
4. Active Hemorrhagic Disorder

Question 3

Signs & Symptoms of Blood Stasis

Answer 3

1. Fixed, Deep, and usually severe pain
2. Palpable Immobile Masses
3. Abscesses and Ulcers
4. Loss of Hair or Brittle Hair
5. Purple Lips
6. Dark discoloration of the sclera
7. Purple spots on tongue or dark tongue
8. Choppy, Deep, Tight or Wiry Pulse

Question 4

Indication: Blood Stasis with HEAT in Lower Jiao

Answer 4

**Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi - Tao he Cheng qi tang

Question 5

Indication: Blood Stasis in CHEST

Answer 5

**Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood dec. Xue fu zhu yu tang

Question 6

Indication: Blood Stasis in Lower Abdomen

Answer 6

Sudden Smile powder - Shi xiao san

Question 7

Indication: Blood Stasis & QI STAGNATION

Answer 7

**Salvia dec. - Dan shen yin

Question 8

Indication: Sequalae of WIND STROKE

Answer 8

Tonify the Yang to Restore Five (Tenths) dec. - Bu yang huan wu tang

Question 9

Acute Lower Abdominal Pain, Incontinence, Night FEVERS, Delirious Speech, Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea
P: Deep, full or choppy

Answer 9

• *Peach Pit dec. to Order the Qi - Tao he Cheng qi tang
  1. Drain Heat
  2. Break up Blood Stasis

Question 10

Pain in Chest & Hypoc. Headache (Fixed, piercing), CHoking sensation when drinking, palpations, insomnia
T: Dark red with dark spots on side of tongue
P: Choppy or wiry & tight

Answer 10

• *Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood dec. - Xue fu zhu yu tang
  1. Invigorate Blood & Dispel Stasis
  2. Spread LIVER Qi & Unblock Channels

Question 11

Irregular Menstration, Dysmenorrhea, Acute COLICKY PAIN in the lower Abdomen. Severe pain in lower abdomen

Answer 11

Sudden Smile Powder - Shi xiao san

Question 12

Abdominal or epigastric pain RADIATING UP with signs & symptoms of Blood Stasis & Qi Stagnation

Answer 12

• *Salvia Decoction - Dan shen yin
  1. Invigorate Blood/Dispel Stasis
  2. Promote movement of Qi/Alleviate Pain

Question 13

Paralysis, Hemiphlegia, atrophy of lower limbs, slurred speech, drooling
T: White Coat
P: Moderate

Answer 13

Tonify the Yang to Restore Five (Tenths) dec. - Bu yang huan wu tang

Question 14

Chief ingredient/s of Peach Pit dec. to order the qi

Answer 14

1. TaoRen 2. Da Huang

Question 15

Herbs in Peach Pit dec. to order the qi

Answer 15

Chiefs: Tao Ren & Da Huang
Gui Zhi - unblocks vessels, channels
Mang Ziao - Purges accum. clears heat
Zhi Gan Cao

Question 16

Chief Herb/s in Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood dec.

Answer 16

3 Chiefs:

1. Tao Ren
2. Hong Hua - decreases pain
3. Chuan Xiong - decreases pain

Question 17

Chief Herb/s in Salvia decoction

Answer 17

Chief: Dan Shen

Question 18

Herbs in Salvia Decoction

Answer 18

Chief: Dan Shen - invig. blood/clears heat
Tan Xiang - increases qi movement, decreases pain
Sha Ren - increases qi movement, damp/vomiting