10. Formulas that regulate xue

Improve circulation & remove stagnation

• Tao He Cheng Qi Tang – drains Heat, breaks up Blood Stasis
  Indications: acute low abdominal pain, incontinence, night fevers, delirious speech, irritability, restlessness, thirst, deep full or choppy pulse, manic behavior, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea.
• Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang – invigorates blood & move Blood Stasis in upper Jiao
  Indications: pain in chest and hypochondria, chronic fixed stabbing headaches, chronic hiccups, choking sensation while drinking, dry heaves, depression, warmth in the chest, palpitations, insomnia, restless sleep, irritable, mood swings, evening tidal fever, dark red tongue with dark spots on the sides, dark or purple lips, complexion or sclera, choppy or wiry tight pulse.
• Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang - invigorates blood, moves Blood Stasis, soothes Liver Qi, unblocks Jing Luo, upper torso traumatic injury
  Indications: unbearable pain associated with traumatic injury, especially in the chest and hypochondria.
• Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang – tonify Qi, invigorates blood, unblocks Jing Luo
  Indications: after effects of Wind stroke (hemiplagia, paralysis, atrophy of the lower limbs, facial paralysis, slurred speech, drooling), dry stools, frequent urination, incontinence, white tongue coat, moderate pulse.
• Sheng Hua Tang – invigorates blood, moves Blood Stasis, warms menses, relieves pain
  Indications: retention of lochia with cold and pain in the low abdomen, pale purple tongue or pale tongue with purple spots, thin deep and choppy pulse.
• Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan – invigorates blood, moves Blood Stasis, reduces fixed abdominal masses, painful Blood Stasis in the uterus from chronic Spleen deficiency
  Indications: mild persistent uterine bleeding that is purple or dark during pregnancy with abdominal pain that increases with pressure, immobile masses in the low Jiao with pain and tenderness, abdominal spasms and tension, amenorrhea with abdominal distension and pain, dysmenorrhea, retention of lochia, choppy pulse.
• Shi Xiao San – invigorates blood, moves Blood Stasis, disperses accumulation, relieves pain
  Indications: irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, retention of lochia, post partum abdominal pain, acute pain in the low abdomen, severe pain in the middle abdomen, epigastric pain.

Stop bleeding

• Xiao Ji Yin Zi – cools blood, stops bleeding, promotes urination, treats Lin Zheng

  Indications: blood in urine, urinary frequency urgency burning pain (Xue Lin), or simple blood in urine, thirst, irritable, red tongue with thin yellow coat, rapid forceful pulse.
• Shi Hui San – cools blood, stops bleeding
  Indications: vomiting, spitting or coughing up blood.
• Ke Xue Fang – clears Fire, transforms Phlegm, preserves Lungs, stops coughing & bleeding
  Indications: coughing up blood streaked sputum which is difficult to expectorate, bitter taste in mouth, irritability, easily angered, constipation, red cheeks, red tongue with yellow coat, wiry rapid pulse.
• Huang Tu Tang – warms Yang, strengthens Spleen, nourishes blood, stops bleeding
  Indications: blood in stool, vomit, nose, or abnormal uterine bleeding that is pale red and accompanied by cold extremities, dull complexion, pale tongue with white coat, deep thin forceless pulse.
• Huai Hua San – cools the intestines, stops bleeding, disperses Wind, moves Qi
  Indications: bright red bleeding from rectum which precedes but may also follow the passage of stool, blood in stool, hemorrhoids with bright or dark red bleeding, red tongue, wiry rapid or soft rapid pulse.