Single Herbs in Formulas that Tonify Blood

Question 1

Bai Shao Category:

Answer 1

Tonify Blood

Question 2

Bai Shao in English:

Answer 2

White Peony Root

Question 3

Bai Shao actions:

Answer 3

1. Tonify Blood, Preserve Yin (night sweats, spontaneous sweats, anemia, diabetes)
2. Calm LV, Reduce Pain (LQS with hypochonria pain, menstrual cramps, neck and shoulder pain, works well with licorice)
3. Calm LV Yang and LV wind (H/A, red eyes, HTN, LV wind, twitches, tremors)

Question 4

Bai Shao Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 4

Taste: Bitter, Sour
Temp: Cool
Channel: LV, SP

Question 5

Bai Shao cautions:

Answer 5

1. Yang def. with Cold
2. Meds: anti-diabetic or sedative
3. External wind rash
4. Li Lu

Question 6

Chi Shao Category:

Answer 6

Herbs that Clear heat, cool blood

Question 7

Chi Shao in English:

Answer 7

Red Peony Root

Question 8

Chi Shao actions:

Answer 8

1. Clear heat, cools blood (bleeding)
2. Moves blood (tumors, fibroids, blood stasis)
3. Clears LV heat and eyes (LV hotness that affects eyes, red eyes, and irritability)
4. Clears heat, promotes urine (UTI)

Question 9

Chi Shao Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 9

Taste: Sour, Bitter
Temp: Sl. cold
Channel: SP, LV

Question 10

Chi Shao cautions:

Answer 10

1. deficient blood
2. Li Lu
3. Anti-coagulants

Question 11

Chuan Xiong Category:

Answer 11

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

Question 12

Chuan Xiong in English:

Answer 12

Szechuan lovage root

Question 13

Chuan Xiong actions:

Answer 13

1. Moves blood and qi (70% moves blood, 30% moves qi, coldness and pain, dysmenorrhea before period)
2. Dispels wind, reduces pain (H/A, B/A, trauma, numbness, arthritis - like Chinese aspirin)
3. Guides to head (dizziness, h/a)
4. MR: circulates HT blood (chest pain, angina, HT disease)

Question 14

Chuan Xiong Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 14

Taste: Spicy
Temp: Warm
Channel: LV, GB, PC

Question 15

Chuan Xiong cautions:

Answer 15

1. yin def with heat
2. during menses
3. blood def
4. pregnancy

Question 16

Tao Ren Category:

Answer 16

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

Question 17

Tao Ren in English:

Answer 17

Peach Kernel

Question 18

Tao Ren actions:

Answer 18

1. Breaks up blood stasis (masses, cysts, lumps, fibroid tumors, external use for trauma)
2. Moistens dryness, lubricates intestines (constipation)
3. Drains accesses (LU abscess, LI abscess)

Question 19

Tao Ren Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 19

Taste: Bitter, Sweet, Sl. Toxic
Temp: Neutral
Channel: HT, LI, LV, LU

Question 20

Tao Ren cautions:

Answer 20

1. pregnancy

2. slightly toxic

Question 21

Hong Hua Category:

Answer 21

Herbs that Invigorate the Blood

Question 22

Hong Hua in English:

Answer 22

Safflower

Question 23

Hong Hua actions:

Answer 23

1. Moves blood, unblocks menses (tumors, lumps, cysts, retained placenta)
2. Moves blood, reduces pain (chest pain, angina, pain from trauma, bruising, varicose veins, testicular veins)
3. MR: CAD

Question 24

Hong Hua Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 24

Taste: Spicy
Temp: Warm
Channel: HT, LV

Question 25

Hong Hua cautions:

Answer 25

1. Pregnancy 2. Bleeding 3. two weeks before surgery

Question 26

Ze Xie Category:

Answer 26

Herbs that drain dampness

Question 27

Ze Xie in English:

Answer 27

Water Plantain

Question 28

Ze Xie actions:

Answer 28

1. Promotes urine, leaches out damp and pus (strong diuretic, urinary difficulties, anti-bacterial, expels pus, and inhibit bacteria) 2. Settles deficient KD fire, drains damp-heat from LJ (prevents adrenal burnout, back pain, night sweats, hot flash, tinnitus, knee pain)

Question 29

Ze Xie Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 29

Taste: Bland, Sweet Temp: Cool Channel: KD, UB

Question 30

Ze Xie cautions:

Answer 30

1. MJ coldness | 2. Diuretics

Question 31

Sheng Di Huang Category:

Answer 31

Herbs that clear heat and cool blood

Question 32

Sheng Di Huang in English:

Answer 32

Rehmannia

Question 33

Sheng Di Huang actions:

Answer 33

1. Clears heat, cools blood (menopause, skin = petechia, hot flashes, night sweats) 2. Nourishes yin, benefits fluids (dry tongue, dry skin, dry BM)

Question 34

Sheng Di Huang Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 34

Taste: Sweet, Bitter Temp: Cold Channel: HT, LV, KD

Question 35

Sheng Di Huang cautions:

Answer 35

1. Earth deficiency (sticky/cloying) 2. Diarrhea 3. Anti-diabetic drugs

Question 36

Shu Di Huang Category:

Answer 36

Herbs that tonify blood

Question 37

Shu DI Huang in English:

Answer 37

Rheumannia

Question 38

Shu Di Huang actions:

Answer 38

1. Strongly tonify blood (dizzy, weak, palpitations, insomnia) 2. Tonify LV and KD yin (eyes, nails, knees, night sweats, dry nails, ear ringing) 3. Nourish KD jing/marrow (premature aging, grey hair, loss of teeth, impotence) 4. Stop cough and wheeze (chronic kd def, coughing, wheezing, no phlegm)

Question 39

Shu Di Huang cautions:

Answer 39

1. SP/ST def | 2. Phlegm

Question 40

Shu Di Huang Taste/Temp/Channel:

Answer 40

Taste: Sweet Temp: Sl. Warm Channel: HT, LV, KD