Promote Blood Circulation

Question 1

Chuan Xiong

Answer 1

Warm | Acrid
PC-Liver-Gall Bladder

1. Both Qi & Blood
2. Promotes blood circulation at Qi Level; promotes movement of Qi
3. Expels Wind: Wind-Cold, Wind-Damp, Skin disorders
4. Relieve Pain: Headache esp. at the Vertex
5. Abd. pain, hypochondriac pain, traumatic pain from carbuncles & boils
6. Various Pain d/t Blood Stasis: Gynecological disorders, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea., amenorrhea, difficult labor
7. Brain & Head issues: goes up to head & eyes muscles & skin laterally into limbs & joints
8. Bi-syndrome d/t bld stasis
9. Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Si Wu Tang

CI: Liver Yang Rising

HDI: anticoags/-platelets

Pair: Chuan Xiong + XiangFu

Chuan Xiong + Dang Gui: Menstrual Irregularities, Dysmen. d/t Blood Stasis

Question 2

Yu Jin

Answer 2

Cold | Acrid, Bitter
Heart-Liver-Gall Bladder

1. Both Qi & Blood
2. Promote blood circulation & relieve Pain: Chest pain, Hypochondriac/Costal Pain
3. Promotes Qi circulation of Liver & releases constraint: Hematemesis, Hematuria, Epistaxis during menses d/t Liver Heat from Liver Qi Stag; Inverted Menses (nosebleed instead of mens)
4. Clears Heat from Heart & Cools Blood: Fuzzy Head d/t blockage of Heart by Damp-Heat, Epilepsy, Mental dz d/t blockage of Heart by Damp-Phlegm stagnation
5. Normalize function of Gall Bladder & relieve Jaundice: Jaundice & Gall Bladder Stone d/t Damp-Heat in GB

Curcuma fam: Jiang Huang, Yu Jin, E Zhu

HDI: anticoags/-platelets

Question 3

Tao Ren

Peach Seed

Answer 3

Neu, Sl. Toxic | Bitter, Swt
HT-LIV-LU-Large Int

1. Promote blood circulation & remove blood stasis: Any Mass d/t blood stasis
2. Moisten large intestine, promote bowel movement: Constipation d/t Dryness in L.I.; Intestinal abscess
3. Stop cough & wheezing;
4. Lung abscess
5. Small Parasites (contagious & demonic illnesses)
6. Generates new BLOOD & expels old blood

HDI: anticoags/-platelets

Pair: Tao Ren + Hong Hua
(Tao Hong Si Wu Tang)

Question 4

Hong Hua

Answer 4

Warm | Acrid
Heart-Liver

1. Promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis:
2. Unblock menses: gynecological disorders, Dysmen, Amenorrhea, post-partum Abdominal Pain
3. Relieve Pain: Masses, Trauma d/t blood stasis
4. Dark, red eruptions on skin
5. d/t Heat & Blood stasis

Dose dependent: large – breaks up blood; small – moves & nourishes blood

HDI: anticoags/-platelets

Pair: Tao Ren + Hong Hua (Tao Hong Si Wu Tang)

Question 5

Wu Ling Zhi

Answer 5

Warm | Bitter, Sweet
Liver

1. Promote circulation & relieve Pain: Dysmenor, amenorrhea, post-partum abdominal pain, chest pain, epigastric pain, abd. pain d/t blood stasis
2. Removes blood stasis to stop bleeding: Bleeding issues

Dose: Teabag

HHI: Renshen (ginseng)

Pair: Wu Ling Zhi + Pu Huang (Shi Xiao San)

Question 6

Ru Xiang

Answer 6

Warm | Acrid, Bitter
Heart-Liver-Spleen

1. Both Qi & Blood
2. Promote blood circulation & relieve pain: Dysmen., amenorrhea, epigastric pain, carbuncle pain, appendicitis d/t blood stasis
3. Relieve swelling & promote tissue regen:
4. Traumatic injury, unhealed carbuncle, ulcers, sores, abscesses. Generates Flesh
5. Promotes Qi movement: Relaxes sinews, invigorates channels. Rigidity, spasms, Bi-syndrome
6. Ru Xiang = Qi Level

Pair: Ru Xiang + Mo Yao: Bi-Syndrome d/t Wind-Damp Qi & Blood Stag

Question 7

Mo Yao

Answer 7

Neutral | Bitter, Acrid
Heart-Liver-Spleen

1. Both Qi & Blood
2. Promote blood circulation & relieve pain, removes obstruction to flow of blood: Dysmenhorrhea, amenorrhea, epigastric pain, Bi-syndrome, carbuncle pain, appendicitis d/t blood stasis.
3. Relieve swelling & promote tissue regen: Traumatic injury. Unhealed carbuncle ulcers, sores
4. Mo Yao = blood level

Pair: Ru Xiang + Mo Yao: Pain d/t Qi & Blood Stag; Bi-Syndrome d/t Wind-Damp Qi & Blood Stag; Wound & Scars, Traumatic Injury

Question 8

Huai Niu Xi

Answer 8

Neutral | Bitter, Sour
Liver-Kidney

1. Promotes blood circulation & removes blood stasis
2. Unblocks menses: Irregular menstruation, dysmenor, amenorrhea, post-partum abd. pain; traumatic injury d/t blood stasis
3. Guides blood to descend & leads Fire downward to remove Damp-Heat in Lower Jiao: Lin syndrome, edema, difficult urination
4. tonifies Liver & Kidney to strengthen sinew & bone: Weakness and soreness in the lower back & lower limbs d/t Liver & Kidney Xu
5. Headache & dizziness, hematemesis, epistaxis, toothache, mouth ulcer d/t Flare up of fire

Pair: Niu Xi + Chuan Niu Xi

Question 9

Chuan Niu Xi

Answer 9

Neutral | Bitter, Sweet
Liver-Kidney

1. Promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis (stronger vs. huai niu xi)
2. Unblocks menses: Irregular menstruation, dysmenor, amenorrhea, post-paFrtum abd. pain & traumatic injury d/t blood stasis
3. Expels wind & drains dampness down
4. Lin syndrome, edema, difficult urination;
   Damp-Heat in Lower Jiao
5. Weakness & soreness in the lower back & lower limbs d/t Liver & Kidney Xu; but Chuan Niu Xi doesn’t tonify like Huai Niu Xi
6. Headache & dizziness, hematemesis, epistaxis, toothache, mouth ulcers d/t Flare up of Fire

Pair: Niu Xi + Chuan Niu Xi

Question 10

Dan Shen

Answer 10

Sl. Cold | Bitter
Pericardium-Liver-Heart

1. Move/nourish/cool blood + calms shen
2. Promotes blood circulation & removes blood stasis: Irregular menstruation (+ Dang Gui), amenorrhea, post-partum abdominal pain, chest & abd. pain, masses, pain in limbs d/t blood stasis
3. Cools Blood and relieves irritability & swelling: carbuncles, boils d/t Heat & Blood Stasis in Blood; restlessness, delirium, high fever, deep red tongue in febrile dz
4. nourish Blood
5. Calms Shen: Insomnia, palpitations d/t Heat & Blood stasis in Heart

HDI: digoxin, anticoag/-plate

Question 11

Ji Xue Teng

Answer 11

Warm | Bitter, Sweet
Liver-Heart-Spleen

1. Promotes blood circulation
2. nourish Blood
3. Regulates menstruation: Irregular menstruation, slow flow of menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea w/Blood Stasis & Blood Xu
4. Relax tendons & sinews
5. Activates C/C: Bi-Syndrome w/Pain or Numbness of Limbs; Knee & Back Pain, Generalized soreness; expels Wind-Damp w/Blood stasis

Question 12

Ze Lan

Answer 12

Sl. Warm | Acrid, Bitter
Liver-Spleen

1. Gentle & Harmonious
2. Promotes blood circulation & removes blood stasis: Trauma, Chest pain, Hypochondriac pain; Carbuncles
3. Regulates menstruation: Irregular menstruation, Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea, post-partum Abd. Pain during menses; Abdominal masses d/t Blood stasis
4. Promotes urination & reduce Edema: Edema w/Dysuria after childbirth; Ascites

HDI: diuretics

Pair: Yi Mu Cao + Ze Lan

Question 13

Yan Hu Suo

Answer 13

Warm | Acrid, Bitter
Heart-Liver-Stomach

1. Promote Both Qi & Blood circulation to relieve Pain: PAIN anywhere in body d/t Qi & Blood Stag; Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Pain in Limbs

Dose: Vinegar = Better pain relief

Pharmacology: strong analgesic & muscle relaxant effect