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
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
Sub Categories Within The Invigorate the Blood Category
Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood StasisInvigorate the Blood from Traumatic InjuryWarm the Menses and Dispel Blood Stasis
There Are 20 Formulas In Our Invigorate the Blood Category
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
- Avoid during pregnancy.
- Avoid with heavy menstrual bleeding.
- Use only under direction if you are taking blood thinners.
- Generally not for long term use.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Dizziness (Vertigo)HeadacheMigrainesRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Stroke (CVA)Tinnitus
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Blood StagnationLiver Blood Stagnation
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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
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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.
This formula has cautions, see details
Chuan Xiong
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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
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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.
This formula has cautions, see details
Hong Hua
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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.
This formula has cautions, see details
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
This formula has cautions, see details
Shi Chang Pu
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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.
This formula has cautions, see details
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