Regulate Blood Formulas

Question 1

Tao He Cheng Qi Tang **

Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi

Answer 1

Breaks up blood stasis, drains downward and clears heat. For blood buildup in the lower jiao (Xu Xue pattern) with blood stasis d/t heat accumulation.
Tao Ren, Da Huang; Gui Zhi; Mang Xiao; Zhi Gan Cao.
ONLY w/excess patterns

Question 2

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang ***

Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction

Answer 2

Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, spreads the Qi of the LV, and unblocks the channels. For blood stasis in the chest d/t obstructed LV qi and blood circulation transforming into heat and disturbing the shen.
Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Chuan Xiong; Dang Gui, Chi Shao, Sheng Di Huang, Chuan Niu Xi; Chai Hu, Jie Geng, Zhi Ke, Gan Cao

Question 3

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang ***

Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate blood decoction

Answer 3

Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, and opens the sensory orifices. For blood stasis accumulation in the head, face, and upper part of body blocking the sensory orifices; like HA, vertigo, dark purple complexion, also childhood nutritional impairment.
Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Chi Shao, Chuan Xiong; Cong Bai, She Xiao; Da Zao, Sheng Jiang

Question 4

Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang ***

Drive Out Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction

Answer 4

Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, promotes movement of Qi, alleviates pain. For blood stasis in the area below the diaphragm causing abdominal masses, fixed pain, amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea.
Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Chi Shao; Yan Hu Suo, Wu Ling Zhi, Mu Dan Pi; Wu Yao, Xiang Fu, Zhi Ke; Gan Cao

Question 5

Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang ***

Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction

Answer 5

Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, warms the menses, alleviates pain. For blood stasis in the lower (sides of) abdomen d/t accumulation of cold, with palpable masses, pain or distention, dysmenorrhea with purple or dark blood, or abnormal uterine bleeding, all worse w/cold, better w/heat.
Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Chi Shao, Yan Hu Suo, Mo Yao, Pu Huang, Wu Ling Zhi; Xiao Hui Xiang, Gan Jiang, Rou Gui

Question 6

Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang ***

Drive Out Blood Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction

Answer 6

Invigorates blood, promotes movement of Qi, dispels blood stasis, unblocks collaterals, unblocks Bi, alleviates pain. For Bi syndrome d/t Qi and blood stagnation in channels and collaterals, with whole body pain/ache, chronic, and blood stasis signs.
Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Mo Yao, Wu Ling Zhi, Chuan Niu Xi; Qin Jiao, Qiang Huo; Xiang Fu, Di Long; Gan Cao

Question 7

Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang ***

Tonify the Yang to Restore Five-Tenths Decoction

Answer 7

Tonifies Qi, invigorates blood, and unblocks the channels. For post-stroke sequelae (once stable) with Qi xu and blood stasis obstructing the channels and collaterals.
Huang Qi; Dang Gui Wei, Chuan Xiong, Chi Shao; Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Di Long.
NOT for LYR or wind, yin xu, or phlegm.

Question 8

Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang ***

Revive Health by Invigorating the Blood Decoction

Answer 8

Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, spreads LV qi, unblocks the channels. For treating traumatic injury (acute>chronic) where qi and blood stagnation obstruct the vessels and channels, especially chest or hypochondria.
Dang Gui, Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Chuan Shan Jia, Da Huang; Tian Hua Fen; Chai Hu; Gan Cao

Question 9

Wen Jing Tang ***

Flow-Warming/Warming the Menses Decoction

Answer 9

Warms Vessels, dispels cold, nourishes blood, dispels blood stasis. For a wide variety of gynecological disorders d/t xu and cold in Ren and Chong Mai with blood stasis and xu.
Wu Zhu Yu, Gui Zhi; Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao, E Jiao, Mai Men Dong; Ren Shen, Mu Dan Pi, Ban Xia, Sheng Jiang, Gan Cao.

Question 10

Sheng Hua Tang ***

Generating and Transforming Decoction

Answer 10

Invigorate blood, transforms and dispels blood stasis, warms the menses, and alleviates pain. For retention of lochia with abdominal pain after childbirth d/t cold entering the womb and blood xu causing blood stasis post partum.
Dang Gui; Chuan Xiong, Tao Ren; Pao Jiang, Yellow Wine; Zhi Gan Cao

Question 11

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan ***

Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill

Answer 11

Invigorates blood, transforms blood stasis, and reduces fixed abdominal masses. For restless fetus disorder or other gyn disorders d/t bloods stasis with damp-phlegm obstruction in the womb (like masses, cysts, retained lochia, etc).
Gui Zhi, Fu Ling; Shao Yao; Mu Dan Pi, Tao Ren

Question 12

Dang Gui Shao Yao San **

Tangkuei and Peony Powder

Answer 12

Nourishes the LV blood, spread LV qi, strengthens SP, and resolves dampness. For abdominal pain of obstetrical, gynecological and internal disorders d/t blood xu, blood stasis and dampness with disharmony b/t LV and SP.
Bai Shao, Dang Gui; Chuan Xiong, Ze Xie; Fu Ling, Bai Zhu

Question 13

Shi Xiao San ***

Sudden Smile Powder

Answer 13

Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, disperses accumulation, alleviates pain. For pain in lower, middle abdomen, or epigastrium such as irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, retention of lochia, post partum and. pain, acute colicky pain in low abd., severe pain in middle jiao.
Wu Ling Zhi, Pu Huang.

Question 14

Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan **

Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals

Answer 14

Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, unblocks collaterals, alleviates pain. For pain in different locations of the body d/t blood stasis in collaterals or vessels obstructing Qi and blood flow.
Dang Gui; Dan Shen, Ru Xiang, Mo Yao

Question 15

Dan Shen Yin **

Salvia Decoction

Answer 15

Invigorates blood, dispels blood stasis, promotes movement of qi, alleviates pain. For abdominal or epigastric pain d/t blood and qi stagnation accumulation in middle jiao.
Dan Shen; Tan Xiang; Sha Ren

Question 16

Shi Hui San **

Ten Partially-Charred Substances Powder

Answer 16

Cools blood and stops bleeding, clears heat, and drains fire. For hemetemesis, hemoptysis, and other sudden onset bleeding d/o w/fire blazing in the middle and upper jiao injuring vessels, causing recklessness of blood.
Da Ji, Xiao Ji; He Ye, Ce Bai Ye, Bai Mao Gen, Qian Cao Gen, Zong Lu Pi; Zhi Zi, Da Huang, Mu Dan Pi
NOT for xu or cold bleeding

Question 17

Xiao Ji Yin Zi **

Cephalanoplos Decoction

Answer 17

Cools the blood, stops bleeding, promotes urination, and unblocks painful urinary dribbling. For blood in the urine (blood Lin) d/t stagnation heat in lower jiao where it injures collaterals and causes blood to seep downward into BL.
Xiao Ji; Ou Jie, Pu Huang, Sheng Di Huang; Hua Shi, Mu Tong, Dan Zhu Ye, Zhi Zi, Dang Gui; Zhi Gan Cao.

Question 18

Huai Hua San **

Sophora Japonica Flower Powder

Answer 18

Cools the intestines, stops bleeding, disperses wind, promotes the movement of Qi. For bleeding from the rectum or blood in the stools d/t damp-heat toxin or wind-heat toxin accumulation in the Intestines and Stomach that injures the blood vessels or collaterals.
Huai Hua; Ce Bai Ye, Jing Jie Sui; Zhi Ke

Question 19

Jiao Ai Tang ***

Ass-hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction

Answer 19

Nourishes the blood, stops bleeding, regulates menstruation, and calms the fetus, (stops pain). For abnormal uterine bleeding disorders w/deficiency and damage to Chong and Ren Mai w/blood xu and cold in womb.
E Jiao, Ai Ye; Sheng Di Huang, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao; Gan Cao