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Blood Tonics

Blood Tonics: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Ya Xue (鸭血): Chinese Herb Guide 鴨血,Ya Xie,Duck blood Ya Xie (Duck blood): Tonify blood and remove toxicity. Salt, cold. Dysentery and over-strained hemoptysis. Used for Dysentery and over-strained hemoptysis.
Duck blood: Chinese Herb Guide Ya Xue, 鸭血 Ya Xie (Duck blood): Tonify blood and remove toxicity. Salt, cold. Dysentery and over-strained hemoptysis. Used for Dysentery and over-strained hemoptysis.
Turtle meat: Chinese Herb Guide Gui Rou, 乌龟 Gui Rou (Turtle meat) Sweet, salt, neutral; liver, kidney and large intestine channels. Actions Replenish yin, tonify blood
Chang Yu: Chinese Herb Guide 鲳鱼 Chang Yu (Pomfret fish) Neutral, sweet; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Tonify qi and blood, relax the tendons and bones
Donkey Meat: Chinese Herb Guide Lv Rou Lv Rou (Donkey Meat) Sweet, sour, neutral; heart and liver channels. Actions Tonify qi and blood. When it is used Restlessness, strain, wind vertigo
Black Date: Chinese Herb Guide Hei Zao, 黑枣 Hei Zao (Black Date) Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Tonify the spleen and stomach, harmonize property of medicine
Yi Dian Xue (Wilson Begonia Rhizome) Wilson Begonia Rhizome, 一点血 Yi Dian Xue (Wilson Begonia Rhizome) Sweet, bitter, slightly cold. Actions Tonify and nourish blood, dissipate stasis, alleviate pain
Shu Di (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 熟地黄, Shu Di Huang Shu Di Huang: tonify blood, nourish yin of liver and kidney, supplement essence.
Shu Di Huang: Chinese Herb Guide Shu Di Huang,熟地黄,熟地,Shu Di,熟地黃 Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) tonifies blood, nourishes the yin of the liver and kidney and supplements essence. Use with caution in spleen and.
Shou Wu (Tuber Fleeceflower Root) Tuber Fleeceflower Root, 何首乌, He Shou Wu He Shou Wu (Tuber Fleeceflower Root) tonifies blood, supplements essence, checks malaria, relieves toxicity and moistens the intestines. Stir-baked for.
Bai Shao: Chinese Herb Guide White Paeony Root Bai Shao: tonify blood, astringe yin to check sweating, emolliate liver to alleviate pain, calm and suppress liver yang.
Bai Shao (White Paeony Root) White Paeony Root Bai Shao (White Paeony Root) tonifies blood, astringes yin and checks sweating, emollients the liver and relieves pain, and calms and suppresses liver yang..