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Herbs that invigorate the blood Flashcards

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Herbs that invigorate blood

characteristics

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Spicy/warm in nature
Bitter/descending/clearing and cleaning
Some cold/neutral

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Herbs that invigorate blood

functions

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Open up blood vessels and channels
Open up blood circulation
Disperse and beak up blood stasis
Also several for:
Gyno, Bi Zheng and muscle pain

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Causes of blood stasis

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Trauma-> Obstructs qi & blood flow
Qi stasis-> leads to blood stag (gen’ly (LV Qi stag)
Deficiency -> reduces resources slow the blood
Blood coldness -> cold blood stagnation
Blood heat-> thickens and coagulates the blood
Phlegm/damp stagnation-> stagnates the blood

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Types of pain assoc w/ blood stasis (Bi Zheng/muscle pain

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Sharp
Localized
Deep
Colicky (uncomfortable)

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Sxs of Blood Stag

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Pain: sharp/stabbing/fixed, deep, colicky
Cardiovascular: chest pain, angina
Lumps tumors, cysts
Numbness or tingling in extremities
Injuries w/ swelling, bleeding, bruising
Menses: clotting, painful, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis
Skin: purpura, macula, bruising, ropey veins, acne, melasma, dusky skin tone

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Cautions/contras

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Hypermenorrhea
Pregnancy

Pts taking blood moving medications: Plavix, Coumadin, Warfarin, Eliquis

Pts taking analgesics

Pts taking antihypertensives (herbs that dilate the blood vessels can potentiate the medications

*discontinue blood movers 1 week before surgery

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Chuan Xiong

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Herbs that invigorate blood
Szechuan loveage root, Ligustum Chuanxiong

LV, GB PC
Spicy warm
Can use as essential oil
Related: Osha Bear root.

  1. Moves qi (30%) and blood (70%) together. Brings qi back to the blood: belly; gynecological Sxs: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea (tx before menses) , trauma
    Skin: sores/carbuncles
  2. Dispels wind, reduces pain: headaches, body pain, arthritis, numbness
  3. Guides to head: headaches

MR: coronary HT disease; angina

Caution: Yin def w/ heat
Menses
Blood def
pregnancy

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Ru Xiang

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Frankincense, Boswellia Carterii

HT. LV, SP

Bitter, spicy, warm

Works best for pain when has been vinegar processed; given to Mary

  1. Moves qi and blood, relieves pain, used as analgesic: gyno stuff, arthritis (bi Zheng), chest/abdominal pain, trauma.
  2. Reduce swelling, promote healing externally: helps pass sores to surface: mouth, gums, throat, ext sores, abscesses, gynecology

MR: cancer cell apoptosis (cell death) = anti cancer

Caution: sensitive stomach= N/V

Pregnancy/ miscarriage

Sp Qi Def

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Mo Yao

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Myrrh, commiphora myrrha

Given to Mary

HT SP, LV

Bitter, neutral

  1. Moves blood (a bit mote than Ru Xiang) : same as frankincense
  2. Reduces swelling, promotes healing: same as frankincense

MR: cancer cell apoptosis- when theres blood stasis (not generally) ex: fibroids that turn cancerous

Caution: can irritate stomach

Pregnancy

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Yan Hu Suo

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Extended barbarian rope, crydalis tuber, crydalis yanhusuo

HT, LV, ST, LU

Spicy, bitter, warm

Asian aspirin/35-40% strength of morphine

  1. moves blood & qi/reduces pain: slower onset than heroin so no “high”, no dependency created: any pain d/t stasis: injuries, epigastric, hypochondriac, stomach, hernia, gynecological, angina
    caution: pregnancy

sedative effect

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Yu Jin

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Turmeric (not cooking kind) tubor, curcuma aromatica

HT, LV, GB, LU

Spicy, bitter, cool

Very good w/ wood element issues and upper jiao

LV heat/stag

  1. moves blood & qi, breaks up blood stasis w/ heat (clots); LV Qi Stag->blood stasis= breast cysts, PMS, dysmenorrhea, clots/fibroids, pain in chest, epigastrium, abd pain, trauma

T: red, yellow coat/P: rapid

  1. clears HT heat/cools blood T: red tip, insomnia, agitation, anxiety, blood heat, nose bleed, menses
  2. Benefits LV/GB function, goes to LV/GB to reduce dampheat, cholagogic effect: galls stones, jaundice, hepatitis (cleans LV)

T: dusky, red, P: rapid

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Jiang Huang

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Turmeric rhizome (cooking turmeric), curcuma longa

LV, SP, ST

Spicy, bitter, warm

Like ST 36

  1. Moves blood & Qi, promotes menses, reduces pain: amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, traums, cut, burns= awesome (used powdered on injury)
  2. Expels wind damp: arthritis, shoulder/arm pain

MR: anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer

Cautions: blood def w/o stasis

pregnancy

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The three tumerics

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Yu Jin

Jiang Huang

E Zhu

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E Zhu

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Curcuma rhizome (not cooking turmeric/strongest of all), curcuma phaeocaulis

LV, SP

Spicy, bitter, warm

SOMETIMES TOO STRONG/moves QI more

  1. Breaks up (severe) blood stasis, moves qi, reduces pain: amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, fibroid tumors
  2. Dissolves food stagnation & reduces pain, “herbal draino”, pain distention, fullness, constriction of chest or abdomen, fats in digestion

Dui Yao=paired herbs: E Zhu + San Leng (stronger)

Cautions: pregnancy, bleeding, qi and blood deficiency

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San Leng

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Burr reed rhizome, sparganiu stoloniferum

SP, LV

Bitter, spicy, neutral

MOVES BLOOD more

  1. Forcefully breaks up blood stasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, fibroid tumors, breast cysts
  2. Moves qi, dissolves food stag, reduces pain “draino for the belly” (+ shan zha)
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Dan Shen

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Salvia Root, Salvia miltioohiza

HT, PC, LV

Bitter, sl. cold

Cools blood / Gynecology Holy Herb= most commonly used for gyno issues

  1. Moves blood, clears blood heat: all “menorreahs”, treats abd masses due to heat, pain, leukorrhea
  2. 1st herb in category that tonifies blood too: calms mind, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, palpitations
  3. Reduces swelling and pain (cold) (+jin Yin Hua + Lian Qiao) acne, sores, abscesses

MR: hepatoprotective- increases bld circ & regens LV cells

MR: cardiovascular effects (CAD)

Prevents/diminishes death of cardio muscle

Cautions: anticoagulant drugs

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Yi Mu Cao

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Herbs that invigorate blood

Chinese Mother Wort, leonurus heterophyllus

HT, LV, UB

Spicy, bitter, sl. cold

d/n/ damage qi or blood, moves blood, opens up bigger channels: Chong/Ren, Uterus

  1. Moves blood, harmonizes/tonifies blood; also a gyno holy herb: regenerates blood w/o causing stasis, harmonizes: menstrual issues/the “menorrheas”, PMS, infertility, post-partum retained placenta, prolongued post-partum spotting, gyn masses, endometriosis
  2. Promotes urination, reduces swelling, UTIs, edema, urination
  3. Clears heat, reduces poisoning: sores, carbuncles, itchy skin, vaginitis, eczema, ulcers, lesions

MR: CAD coronary HT disease

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Ji Xue Teng

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Chicken blood vine, spatholobus root/vine, spatholobus suberectus

HT, LV, SP= all blood related

  1. Moves blood in channels, relaxes sinews: knee pain, low back pain, bi Zheng, membranes, weakness of extremities, spasms of extremities, paralysis post stroke
  2. Harmonizes & tonifies blood: anemia, T: pale, pain, skin problems=eczema, gynecological problems, PMS, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea
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Tao Ren

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Peach pit, peach kernel, Prunus Persica

HT, LI, LV, LU

Bitter, sweet, sl. toxic, neutral

  1. Breaks up blood stasis: masses, dysmenorrhea, cysts, lumps, fibroids, tumors, trauma
  2. Moistens dryness, lubricates intestines (constipation), lubricates LU (dry cough)
  3. Drains abscesses, chronic sores, chronic appendicitis, LU/LI abscesses

Caution: pregnancy, sl toxic-

for adults 10-15 pieces-

children 5-10 pieces- may cause side effects

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Hong Hua

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Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius

HT, LV

Spicy, warm

  1. Moves blood, unblocks menses: trauma, easy bruising, varicose, testicular veins, skin blood flow (wounds/dryness), rashes, retained placenta, masses
  2. Moves blood, reduces pain, angina, chest pain

Caution: pregnancy

Bleeding

2 weeks before surgery

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(Huai) Niu Xi/Chuan Niu Xi

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herbs that invigorate the blood

Ox Knee, Achyyanthes root, achyranthes bidentata

LV, KI

bitter, sour, sweet, neutral

  1. Both move blood: gyno stuff: menorrhea, trauma (alcohol fried)
  2. Only Huai Niu Xi strengthens sinews and joints: (sweet property)= Lower body, LV, KI tonification (salt fry): soreness/pain in muscles and joints, low back/knee pain (add Shu Di Huang + Du Zhong),
  3. Both: Guide downwards (bitter property), directs herbs or fire or blood downward, upper jiao heat- drains out lower jiao: epistaxis, toothache, mouth ulcers, dizziness, HTN, LV yang rising +/- pus
  4. Chuan Niu Xi only: clears damp heat from lower jiao: UTIs (“re” =heat or “xue” =blood): stones, low back pain, hematuria, painful urination
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Shui Zhi

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herbs that invigorate blood

leech, hirudo nipponica

LV, UB

salty, bitter, sl. toxic, neutral

has 150 enzymes extracted & made into hiruden (an Rx)

  1. breaks up and drives out blood stasis: tumors, fibroids, traumatic injury

Contra: pregnancy

deficiency

anticoagulant meds

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Zen Lan

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Herbs that invigorate blood

march orchid, bugleweed, Lycopus Lucidus

LV, SP

bitter, spicy, aromatic, sl. warm

doesnt really use

  1. moves blood, promotes menses: pain
  2. promotes urination: UTIs

Contra: pregnancy

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Wang Bu Liu Xing

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Herbs that invigorate blood

king cannot stay/departs, vaccaria seeds, vaccaria segetalis

LV, ST

Bitter, neutral

  1. moves blood, circulates channels-esp. uterus area: PMS, cramps, amenorrhea
  2. reduces swelling, promotes lactation: breast abscesses (d/t blood stasis)
  3. promotes urination: Lin Zheng= UTI, edema
  4. Used topically as ear seeds
    contra: pregnancy

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