Huo Xue Hua Yu Fang - 活血化瘀方 - Formula To Invigorate The Blood And Break Up Stasis

English:	Formula to Invigorate the Blood and Break up Stasis
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	3-10g	Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	3-15g	Invigorates nourishes and cools the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	6-16g	Invigorates the Blood and expels Blood Stasis.
Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis	Gou Teng	6-16g	Extinguishes Wind, alleviates spasms, drains Liver Heat, pacifies Liver Yang and releases the Exterior.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	3-10g	Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, dispels Cold and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for headache. With Jiang Can, for frontal headache.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	3-10g	Extinguishes Wind and stops spasms and convulsions.

Formula Actions

• Dispel Wind-Cold-Damp
• Releases Exterior symptoms
• Sedates pain
• Relieves neck pain
• Invigorates the Blood
• Dispels blood Stasis

Syndromes

• Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Aversion to Cold Stuffy nose Neck and back spasms Joint pain Headache Anhidrosis Muscular pain Joint swelling Slight fever Slight expectoration of white Phlegm

Heaviness of the body and joints Cold feeling in the joints Cough Heaviness of the head Preference of the joints for warmth Limited movement of the joints T: Normal C: Thin and white or Thin, white and greasy P: Superficial and tight

Treats

Vascular headache

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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