Dai Di Dan Tang - Decoction To Drive Out Blood Stasis And Create New Blood

English:	Decoction to Drive out Blood Stasis and Create New Blood
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	120g	Drains Heat, purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis. With Rou Gui, for chronic constipation. With Dang Gui Wei, for Blood Stasis.
Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui Wei	30g	Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Da Huang, clears Deficiency Fire.
Squama Mantidis	Chuan Shan Jia	30g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis.
Natrii Sulfas	Mang Xiao	30g	Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, softens hardness and moistens Dryness. With Da Huang, for constipation due to Heat in the Stomach and Intestines.
Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	15g	Disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels, alleviates pain and assists in the generation of Qi and Blood. With Da Huang, invigorates the Blood.

Formula Actions

• Invigorates the Blood
• Breaks up Stagnation
• Nourishes the Blood

Syndromes

• Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Poor memory Palpitations Dizziness Chronic, prolonged vertex headache Heaviness or tightness in the chest Boring pain under the ribs Pain that is fixed, stabbing and /or severe Pan is worse with pressure Dark complexion Fixed, palpable masses Bleeding with clots Purple lips

Purple nails Dry skin Blue, dark or purplish discoloration of skin in small or large areas Varicose and spider veins Cold hands and feet Tendency to hemorrhage dark blood or clots T: Purple, possible purple or red spots Red purple if there is Heat Blue purple if there is Cold C: White P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy

Treats

Poor memory Dry skin

Palpitations

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For a chronic condition:
- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ 30g Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu