Below you will find theoretical and clinical applications information related to liver blood stagnation. We have created associations based on clinical experience that lead to possible treatment approaches with acupuncture points, individual herbs, TCM formulas, and more.

Liver Blood Stagnation - Basics

Abdominal pain, palpable masses in the abdomen, irregular a/or painful menstruation possible with dark clots, purple nails, purple lips.

Tongue Diagnosis

Purple, possibly w/purple spots.

Pulse Diagnosis

Wiry.

The following 7 TCM Formulas are empirically related to the treatment of Liver Blood Stagnation

G

• Ge Xia Zhu Yu Wan (Drive Out Blood Stasis Below The Diaphragm Decoction) Invigorate the Blood

H

• Huo Luo Xiao Ling Wan (Miraculously Effective Pill To Invigorate The Collaterals) Invigorate the Blood

S

• Shu Gan Wan (Liver Comfort Pills) Harmonize
• Shu Jing Huo Xue Wan (Relax The Channels and Invigorate The Blood Decoction) Invigorate the Blood

T

• Tong Qiao Huo Xue Wan (Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) Invigorate the Blood

X

• Xue Fu Zhu Yu Wan (Blood Stasis Relief Pills) Invigorate the Blood

Y

• Yue Ju Wan (Escape Restraint Pill) Regulate the Qi

The Chinese Medicine treatment of liver blood stagnation generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following 9 conditions may arise from liver blood stagnation . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

•   Motor Points Acupuncture - An Efficient Way Of Treating Muscle Imbalances
•   Acupuncture for the New Year - Resolutions That Is...
•   Acupuncture Provides Neuroprotective Effects Against Vascular Dementia
•   Research Shows Acupuncture Can Benefit Both Cognitive Performance and Neural Plasticity
•   Acupuncture Helpful for Maternal Separation Anxiety
•   Acupuncture Treatment For Parkinson's Disease with Tuina and Tong Ren Therapy
•   Study Finds Electroacupuncture Leads To Stronger Changes Than Standard Acupuncture in Stroke Rehabilitation
•   Individualized Acupuncture Found Beneficial for Gulf War Illness (Study)
•   Safety of Acupuncture During Pregnancy - Exploration of the "Forbidden Points" (Study)
•   Study Find Electro-Acupuncture May Slow And Possibly Rebuild Degenerative Disc Disease

Have questions about liver blood stagnation? Or want to discuss treatment techniques? You may reach us and our community of practitioners by using our forums

• Urinary Bladder Wind
• Piriformis syndrome
• Questions about size of needle for ear body face
• Womens Rhythm formula has other effects?
• Should I Switch Acupuncturist?
• Impact of breastfeeding
• SwollenParathyroid glands how to treat them auriculo- Microsystems acupuncture -tong ren modality
• constant migraines
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Internal Wind & Living Conditions