Ch 10 Herbs that Regulate Blood
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San Qi (Bai Yao) *** "3-7" (notoginseng root) | (stop bleed) Stops bleeding and transforms blood stasis (and generates flesh), also for coronary artery Dz; Reduces swelling and alleviates pain (BEST for traumatic injuries); internal and topical
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Pu Huang *** (Typha pollen, cattail pollen) | (stop bleed) Stops bleeding (topically for traumatic injury); Invigorates blood and dispels blood stasis (esp for GYN/post-partum); Promotes urination
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Qian Cao *** (madder/rubia root) | (stop bleed) Cools the blood, stops bleeding (from heat in blood); Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis
Caution w/cold SP/ST xu, blood xu, yin xu fire
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Ai Ye *** "Moxa leaf" (mugwort leaf) | (stop bleed) Warms the Womb and stops bleeding (like menstrual bleeding from xu cold), calms fetus; Disperses cold and alleviates pain; Eliminates dampness and stops itching
CAUTION w/yin xu heat
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Bai Mao Gen *** "White grass root" (Woolly grass, white grass) | (stop bleed) Gentle herb; Cools the blood, stops bleeding; CLEARS HEAT, PROMOTES URINATION; Clears heat from ST and LU (for cough, or thirst in febrile Dz)
CAUTION w/SP and ST xu cold
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Xian He Cao *** "crane herb" (Agrimony) (also called fatigue grass) | (stop bleed) Restrains leakage of blood and stops bleeding (in combination can be used for xu bleeding or heat); Alleviates diarrhea and dysenteric d/o; Kills parasites; Also for fatigue
NOT for diarrhea from EPF
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Bai Ji *** (bletilla rhizome) | (stop bleed) Restrains leakage of blood and stops bleeding (esp LU/ST); Reduces swelling and generates flesh (often topically)
Caution with with presence of EPF, or heat/fire toxin due to stringency
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Chuan Xiong *** "Water plant" Szwchuan lovage root) | Invigorates the blood and promotes movement of Qi; Expels wind and alleviates pain (for HA, dysmenorrhea, blood not nourishing sinews, etc); recently for angina and aneurism
CAUTION w/ pregnancy, heavy menses. NOT for fire from yin xu
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Dan Shen *** "Red Ginseng" (Salvia root) | Invigorates blood and dispels stasis, alleviates pain (chest, abdomen, gyn); Clears heat and soothes irritability (insomnia or palpitations); cools blood, reduces abscesses; Nourishes the blood and calms spirit
NOT for pregnancy or w/ Li Lu
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Ji Xue Teng *** "Chicken blood vine" (Spatholobus root and vine) | (invig blood) Promotes the movement of and tonifies blood; Invigorates the channels, collaterals, relaxes sinews
NOT for Pt with heavy menses
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Yan Hu Suo *** "Herbal Aleve" (Corydalis rhizome) | Invigorates blood, promotes the movement of Qi, STRONGLY stops pain (abdominal, traumatic, chest, gyn)
NOT during pregnancy (unless in exceptional circumstances)
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Yu Jin *** "Constrained/depressed gold" (Curcuma tuber) | Invigorates blood, stops pain, promotes movement of Qi, resolves constraint (moving but not harsh, for depression); Clears heat, cools blood; Clears HT, opens the orifices (anxiety, seizures, etc); Benefits the GB, reduces jaundice
CAUTION with pregnancy
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Yi Mu Cao *** "Benefits mother herb" (Leonorus, Chinese motherwort) | Invigorates blood, dispels stasis (regulates menstruation, postpartum); Promotes urination, reduces swelling; Clears heat and resolves toxicity (itchy rashes...)
NOT w/yin or blood xu, or during pregnancy
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Chi Shao *** (Red peony root) | Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, stops pain (traumatic injury, early abscesses/boils, GYN like fibroids or dysmenorrhea); Clears heat and cools blood
Caution w/cold from xu
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Tao Ren *** "Peach kernel" (inside of peach pit) | Breaks up blood stasis (strongly invigorates blood), for GYN, trauma, abdominal masses; moistens intestines for constipation; stops cough/wheezing (weak action)
NOT w/blood xu, pregnancy, or loose stools
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Hong Hua *** "Red flower" (Safflower, carthamus) | Invigorates blood, dispels stasis, unblocks menses (historically for abortions), for unexpressed rashes, abdominal masses, GYN, trauma (sometimes too strong)
NOT during pregnancy, or w/any bleeding related problems like hemorrhagic dz or peptic ulcers
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E Zhu *** (curcuma rhizome) | Breaks up blood stasis, promotes the movement of Qi, and alleviates pain (but harsh!); Dissolves accumulations, reduces food stagnation, alleviates pain
NOT for pregnancy or excessive menstruation
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San Leng *** "3 ridges/edges" (Burr reed rhizome) | Forcefully breaks up blood stasis (HARSH), promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain; Dissolves accumulations (food stagnation)
NOT in pregnancy, or excessive menstruation
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Niu Xi *** "Ox knee" (Achyranthes root) | Breaks up blood stasis, dispels blood stasis, unblocks menses; (when prepared) Tonifies LV, KD, strengthens sinews and bones, benefits joints (infertility, elderly pt); Induces downward movement of blood and fire (LYR, delivery); Clears DH in lower jiao
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Chuan Niu Xi *** "Ox knee from Sichuan" (Cyathula root) | Invigorates blood, unblocks menses; Expels wind, drains dampness
NOT in pregnancy or w/excessive menses
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