Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Decoction - TCM Herbal Formula

Names Of Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan TCM Herbal Formula

English Name: Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Decoction
Pinyin Name: Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan
Alternate Names: Tong Qiao Huo Xue, Blood Regulating Orifice Opening Pills, Persica and Musk Combination, Persica and Cnidium Combination
Chinese Character: 通窍活血丸

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How Is Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Categorized?

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Functional Groupings

Primary Category: Invigorate the Blood
Subcategory: Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis

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Sub Categories Within The Invigorate the Blood Category

Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis Invigorate the Blood from Traumatic Injury Warm the Menses and Dispel Blood Stasis

There Are 18 Formulas In Our Invigorate the Blood Category

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How Is Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Used Clinically?

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Usages and Indications

Blood stagnation particularly in the head - migraines and/or headaches with other sensory factors - auras, sound sensitivity, etc.
Dizziness, tinnitus, hair loss - with underlying blood stagnation signs.
Stroke, seizure disorder, post concussion headaches.
Rheumatoid arthritis.

Cautions and Contraindications

Pregnancy

Avoid during pregnancy.
Avoid with heavy menstrual bleeding.
Use only under direction if you are taking blood thinners.
Generally not for long term use.

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Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Dizziness (Vertigo)Headache Migraines Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Stroke (CVA)Tinnitus

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Blood Stagnation Liver Blood Stagnation

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Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan - Persica and Cnidium Combination

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Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Has 8Ingredients

Bai Zhi

Angelica Root

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category

Usages

Expels wind-cold, dampness
Opens nasal passages, sinus congestion (particularly with green discharge), alleviates pain (especially in the head region)
Resolve wind-cold symptoms especially with headaches (yangming - ST), supraorbital pain, congestion
Useful for swollen gums and toothache

This formula has cautions, see details

Chi Shao

Red Peony Root

Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category

Usages

Invigorates blood, dispels stasis (stronger than Mu Dan Pi) - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdominal pain and masses, traumatic pain associated with swelling, early stages of abscesses and boils.
Clears heat, cools the blood (especially for excess heat in the blood) - for heat entering the blood level with fever, purple tongue, skin blotches, bleeding, gyn issues.
Clears liver fire - for red swollen, painful eyes.

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Chuan Xiong

Szechuan Lovage Root

Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category

Usages

Invigorate blood, promote movement of Qi - any blood stasis pattern, important for gynecological issues (amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, difficult labor, lochioschesis).
Expels wind and alleviates pain - headache (temporal, vertex), dizziness, painful obstructions, skin issues.
Headache - moves qi upward and alleviates pain; headaches due to wind, heat, cold, blood deficiency.

Da Zao

Chinese Date, Jujube

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonifies spleen qi - weakness, shortness of breath, reduced appetite, loose stools.
Nourishes the blood, calms the spirit - irritability, pale complexion, emotional disturbances, restlessness.
Useful to harmonize the harsh properties of other herbs.

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Hong Hua

Safflower Flower

Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category

Usages

Invigorate blood, unblock menstruation - blood stasis patterns w/amenorrhea, abdominal pain, post partum dizziness, lochioschesis, abdominal masses.
Dispels blood stasis, alleviates pain - blood stasis wounds and pain, carbuncles, dark purplish erythema, rash, chest pain due to blood stasis.

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Sheng Jiang

Fresh Ginger Rhizome

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category

Usages

Release the exterior, wind-cold, regulate ying and wei qi
Warms the middle jiao - stomach cold/vomiting
Alleviates coughing, warms lung
Reduces toxicity of other herbs

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Shi Chang Pu

Sweetflag Rhizome

Appears in the Herbs That Open Orifices category

Usages

Opens the orifices, vaporizes phlegm, quiets the spirit - sensory orifice disorders due to phlegm, deafness, dizziness, poor memory, dulled sensation, seizures.
Harmonize the middle warmer, transform turbid damp, abdominal pain.
Wind-cold damp - painful obstruction, trauma and sores.

Tao Ren

Peach Seed

Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category

Usages

Breaks up blood stasis (important herb) - menstrual disorders, abdominal pain/masses, trauma, flank pain, lung abscess, intestinal abscess.
Moistens intestines, unblock bowels - constipation due to dry intestines.

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