Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Huoluo Xiaoling Dan: Classic TCM Formula
Name
Bolus for Activating Enery Flow in the Channels and Collaterals
The Prescription of Huoluo Xiaoling Dan
Source
The book Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu
Ingredients
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 15g,Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae) 15g,Ru Xiang (Resina Olibani) 15g,Mo Yao (Myrrha) 15g.Explanation
Dang Gui: Promoting blood circulation and nourishing blood.
Dan Shen: Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Ru Xiang and Mo Yao: Promoting the circulation of blood to remove blood stasis, activating the flow of Qi to relieve pain.
The Effect of Huoluo Xiaoling Dan
Effect
Promoting blood circulation to eliminate blood stasis, removing obstruction in the channels to relieve pain.
Indications
Syndrome due to stagnation of blood and Qi, marked by pain in the chest and abdomen, sore limbs, stasis and swelling due to traumatic injury, ulcer, skin and external disorders, mass in the abdomen, deep red tongue, and taut uneven pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as angina pectoris, ectopic pregnancy, cerebral thrombosis and sciatica.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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