Quiz - Invigorate Blood Herbs and Formulas Flashcards
List 5 causes of Blood stagnation/stasis
Blood xu qi stagnation Cold trauma obstruction
Which herb invigorates Blood and is the first choice for headache with dysmenorrhea?
Chuan Xiong
Which herb invigorates and supplements Blood?
Ji Xue Teng
spatholobus caulis
Which herb is cold in nature, relieves Liver qi stagnation, clears Heart fire, and benefits the Gall Bladder?
Yu Jin
curcuma radix
Which herb might you combine with Mo Yao (myrrh) in a non-healing ulcer?
Ru Xiang
olibanum
When using herbs to invigorate blood, be careful with patients who…
are taking anticoagulant medicines (blood thinners)
are having heavy menstrual bleeding
Which herb comes from the opium family and is well-known for its analgesic effect?
Yan Hu Suo
corydalis rhizome
Which herb can move blood and moisten the Intestines?
Tao Ren
persica semen
Which herb is well-known for its effect on the cardiovascular system and can treat chest pain and calm the shen?
Dan Shen
salvia
Which herb is acrid, bitter, and warm, goes to the Liver and Spleen, and is helpful for abdominal masses and pain due to food accumulation?
San Leng
sparganium rhizome
In terms of severity, which is worse, blood stagnation or blood stasis?
blood stasis
Because of their close relationship, if you move blood you will also move…
qi
List at least 3 symptoms that indicate blood stagnation
pain
masses/lumps
bruising
tao he cheng qi tang (persica ordering the qi decoction) is used for…
yangming fu heat, constipation with blood stasis
Both deficient and ___ qi may lead to blood stagnation
[ascending, descending, stagnant, sinking]
stagnant
This is an important formula that treats blood stagnation especially in the chest and head as well as emotional trauma
xue fu zhu yu tang
drive out stasis from the mansion of blood decoction
What is a two-ingredient formula to invigorate the blood that can be used to modify other formulas to treat menstrual cramps?
shi xiao san
sudden smile powder
Which formula treats blood stasis and qi stagnation accumulating in the middle jiao causing abdominal or epigastric pain that may radiate upward to the chest?
dan shen yin
salvia drink
Which formula to invigorate the blood is used to treat post-stroke slurred speech, hemiplegia, paralysis, and atrophy?
bu yang huan wu tang
tonify yang to return five [tenths] decoction
What is the most commonly used formula to invigorate the blood to treat uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts?
gui zhi fu ling wan
cinnamon twigs and hoelen pill
Which formula to invigorate the blood treats retention of lochia and post-partum cold invasion?
sheng hua tang
generate and dissolve decoction
Which channels are regulated by Wen Jing Tang (warm the menses decoction)?
Ren and Chong
What is a good formula from the invigorate blood category for treating chest and rib injury?
fu yuan huo xue tang
revive essence by invigorating the blood decoction
What is the number one formula for sprains and strains?
die da wan
fall and strike pill
What are the functions of the following herbs in a formula for menstrual pain with scanty period, clots, constipation, and breast tenderness due to Liver qi stagnation and blood stasis? chuan xiong chai hu yan hu suo tao ren hong hua xiang fu zhi shi bai shao gan cao
chuan xiong -invigorate blood, dysmenorrhea, pain chai hu -regulate Liver yan hu suo -invigorate blood, pain, move qi tao ren -invigorate blood, moisten intestines hong hua -invigorate blood, pain, unblock menstruation xiang fu -regulate Liver and regulate menstruation zhi shi -regulate qi, unblock bowels bai shao -nourish blood, regulate menstruation, alleviate pain gan cao -harmonize, alleviate pain
