Tonify Blood

Question 0

Dang Gui

4.5-15g

Answer 0

1) regulates menses
2) *moves bloos and disperses cold
3) *moistens intestines
4) decreases swelling/pain of sores & *generates flesh
* stops cough

Question 1

Bai Shao

6-15g

Answer 1

1) regulates menses
2) stops pain and spasms
3) preserves yin/ harmonizes ying & wei

Question 2

E Jiao

3-9g

Answer 2

1) supplements blood
2) nourishes blood & *stops bleeding (w/charred pu huang)
3) enriches yin (kid essence)

• calms fetus
• stops cough

Question 3

Gou Qi Zi

6-12g

Answer 3

1) enriches Liv and Kid yin
2) *benefits essence/ *brightens eyes
3) moistens lungs

Question 4

Long Yan Rou

9-15g

Answer 4

1) tonify Ht (blood) and Sp (qi)
2) tonifies blood
* calms spirit

Question 5

Sang Shen

9-15g

Answer 5

1) tonify blood & body fluids/ enrich yin

2) *moisten intestines

Question 6

Shu di Huang

9-30g

Answer 6

1) *tonify blood
2) nourish yin
3) *strongly enriches yin (relieves wasting and thirsting)
4) nourishes blood and *tonifies essence