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Liang Xue Wu Hua Tang凉血无崋汤

Cool the Blood Decoction with Five Flowers

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Hong HuaFlos Carthami9–15 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain.

  • Ji Guan HuaInflorescentia Celosiae Cristatae9–15 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.

  • Ling Xiao HuaFlos Campsis9–15 g

    Dispels Blood Stagnation, unblocks the channels and vessels, disperses abdominal masses, Cools the Blood and disperses Wind.

  • Mei Gui HuaFlos Rosae Rugosae9–15 g

    Promotes the movement of Qi, relieves Stagnation, harmonizes the Blood and disperses Stasis.

  • Ye Ju HuaFlos Chrysanthemi Indicae9–15 g

    Drains Fire and resolves toxicity.

Actions

  • Eliminates Heat
  • Draws Heat from the Blood

Patterns treated

Heat affecting the Blood

Manifestations

  • The tip of the nose appears red
  • Red papules are dispersed around the nose, mouth, and the space between the eyebrows
  • The cheeks show telangiectasis, a lasting widening of the blood vessels
  • Skin symptoms tend to worsen in women before menstruation
  • Urine with a yellow tinge
  • Difficulty evacuating the bowels
  • Facial flushing is triggered by exposure to Heat or by emotional upset
  • Menstruation that occurs irregularly
  • Parched stools
  • Pruritus
Tongue body
Uniformly red, or reddened only at the tip
Coating
A thin coating that is yellow, or a thin coating that is white
Pulse
Wiry together with slippery, or slippery together with rapid

Indications

  • Acne rosacea
  • Boils
  • Acne vulgaris