Huo Xue Hua Yu Tang活血化瘀汤
Decoction to Invigorate the Blood and Break up Stasis
Also known asDecotion to Invigorate the Blood and Break Up Stasis
- Medicinals
- 6
Composition
Invigorates the Blood, regulates menstruation and dispels Blood Stasis.
Strongly dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain and dissolves accumulations.
Tonifies Blood, invigorates Blood, invigorates the channels and relaxes sinews.
- Bai Hua She She CaoHb. Hedyotis15–60 g
Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxins.
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi.
Actions
- Activates the Blood
- Disperses Stagnation
Patterns treated
Stagnant Blood
Manifestations
- Coin-sized dark or hyperpigmented patches appearing on the scalp, trunk, limbs, and elsewhere
- A firm, thick scale that adheres tightly covers the lesion
- Once the scale is lifted, a glossy light pink membrane is exposed
- The skin may become lichenified
- Lesions present for a long time may merge together
- Petechiae lie underneath the membrane
- Lesions may be painful or split open
- In chronic cases, it may appear during any season of the year
- Healing occurs without leaving a scar
- The nails may also be affected, showing stippling or pitting of the nail plate
- Tongue body
- Purple in color, at times marked with purple spots
- Coating
- Ordinary
- Pulse
- Choppy, or thin and slow in quality
Indications
Psoriasis stemming from a pattern of Stagnant Blood
Modifications
In cases of delayed menses
In cases of oral dryness
- +No Water
- +Shan Zha
- +Sheng Di Huang
In cases of pruritus