Formulas that Tonify Blood Flashcards
Used for BLOOD DEFICIENCY (Primarily Liver)
**Four Substance Decoction - Si wu Tang
Formula for Abdominal Pain due to disharmony between LIVER & SPLEEN
Tangkuei & Peony powder - Dang gui Shao yao san
SPASMODIC or Cramping Pain (of Calf, Hand, & Abdomen)
Peony & Licorice decoction - Shao yao Gan cao tang
How many formulas in Tonify Blood and what are they?
3
- **Four Substance Decoction - Si wu Tang
- Tangkuei & Peony powder - Dang gui Shao yao san
- Peony & Licorice decoction - Shao yao Gan cao tang
Dizziness, Blurred Vision, Lusterless Complexion, Irregular Menstruation
**Four Substance Decoction - Si wu tang
Continuous Cramping in Abdomen - can use for dysmenorrhea, urinary difficulty
Tangkuei & Peony powder - Dang gui Shao yao san
Spasm of Calf Muscles, irritability, slight chills
Peony & Licorice Decoction - Shao yao Gan cao tang
Herbs in Four Substance Decoction - Si wu tang
C-Shu Di Wang
Bai Shao
Dan Gui
Chuan Xiong
Chief Herb in Si Wu Tang - Four Substance decoction
Shu Di Wang
T: Pale P: Thin & Wiry or Thin & Choppy
Four Substance Decoction
What deficiency is it hard to initially fall asleep?
Blood Deficiency
What deficiency do you wake up during the night and hard to fall asleep afterwards?
Yin Deficiency
If person has heat in system, what herb would you change in Four Substance and what would you change it too?
Change Shu Di Huang to Sheng Di Huang
When you use Dang Gui which is warm, what other herb do you usually use it with?
Bai Shao - Cool - regulates LV QI & Blood
Which formula is good for pain during menstruation?
Tangkuei & Peony Powder - Abdominal Pain d/t disharmony between the LV & SP
