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treat blood stasis:
• mild forms of stagnation: blood flows slowly, without medical intervention, may lead to stasis
• severe forms of stagnation: complications due to phlegm, heat or cold with congealment, solid masses and stasis of blood circulation.
- • heat: consumes fluids, leads to congealment of fluids, slowing down of blood flow
- • cold: congeals blood, leads to a slowing down of blood flow
- • qi stagnation: emotional stagnation; for example: due to increased stress, anxiety, depression, may lead to blood stagnation
- • trauma, injuries, fractures: wind, dampness, cold lead to obstruction of the channels (bi syndrome) and to blood stagnation
- • accumulation of fluids, phlegm, food, parasites lead to blood stasis
- • qi and blood deficiency: lack of movement, decreased blood circulation.
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Taste and Temperature
- • Pungent, aromatic, slightly warm: pungent taste moves, the aromatic taste transforms phlegm and penetrates to deeper layers; the warm temperature accentuates the action of
- the aromatic properties.
- • Pungent, bitter and slightly cold: pungent taste moves blood, bitter and cool clears fire, protecting blood from damage due to heat or fire.
- • Pungent, bitter and salty: pungent taste disperses, bitter and salty softens, breaks up and disperses blood accumulation, hard, tumorous accumulation
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Chuan Xiong Chuanxiong rhizome
lovage root, 20min
Warm Pungent Ascending
LR GB PC SOA: ch. Head SH: eyes
- moves blood
- moves & regulates qi
- dispels wind
- relieves pain
- drains damp wind / wind heat (HA)
- C: fire HA with yin xu, Severe retained lochia, HA due to
- LR yang rising, Qi xu, Heavy bleed
- P: forbidden
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Yan Hu Suo Corydalidis rhizome
Warm Pungent Bitter Superficial
LR SP ST LU SOA: LJ, Ch.
- moves blood
- moves & regulates qi
- relieves pain
- breaks up blood stasis
- C: absence of X’s signs
- P: forbidden
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Yu Jin Curcumae radix
turmeric tuber
Cold Pungent Bitter Aromatic Deep
HT LU LR SOA:Deep interior, Ch. L&MJ
- moves blood
- moves & regulates qi
- breaks up blood stasis
- cools heat & blood
- drains damp heat
- C: lack of qi bld stag, Yin xu due to bld loss
- P: forbidden
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Dan Shen Salviae miltrorrhizae radix
Salvia root
Cold Bitter Sinking
HT PC LR SOA: deep, interior, LJ
- moves blood
- breaks up bld stasis
- cools heat
- calms & anchors shen
- relieves pain
- C: absence of bld stasis
- P: forbidden
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Yi Mu Cao Leanuri herba
Chinese mother wort
Cold Pungent Bitter Sinking
PC LR HT KD SOA: LJ
- moves blood
- regulates blood
- cools bld
- breaks up stasis
- promotes urination
- drains damp heat
- C: blood or yin Xu
- P: forbidden
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Niu Xi Achyranthis bidentatae radix
Achranthes
Neutral Bitter Sour Sinking
LR KD SOA: LJ
- moves blood
- breaks up bld stasis
- strengthens bones and sinews
- cools fire & heat
- tonifies & supports yin
- descends yang
- C: diarrhoea due to sp xu, Qi xu, Bleeding following delivery
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