bubble_chart Efficacy

Invigorating blood and resolving stasis, regulating qi and relieving pain.

bubble_chart Indications

Blood stasis and qi stagnation causing chest obstruction pain, headache and vertigo, dysmenorrhea, traumatic injuries, or injuries to the chest and ribs.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Salvia invigorates blood and resolves stasis, nourishes blood and generates new blood, calms the mind, and promotes the smooth flow of blood vessels, subduing swelling to relieve pain; Sanqi disperses stasis and stops bleeding, moves stasis to relieve pain, and has the characteristic of stopping bleeding without leaving stasis and promoting blood circulation without harming the body, making it an essential medicine for treating chest impediment pain; borneol has a fragrant nature that penetrates the orifices and aids resuscitation, enhancing the effect of invigorating the blood to unblock collaterals.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. Chest pain due to blood stasis and qi stagnation caused by mundane desires.
2. Injury to the chest and hypochondrium.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. chest pain radiating to the back, stabbing pain, severe cases: add Carthamus, Red Peony Root, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome.
2. chest pain radiating to the back with severe pain and cold limbs: add Asarum, Cinnamon Twig.
3. static blood headache like needle pricks: add Trogopterus Dung, Earthworm.
4. stagnant heat insomnia with dreamfulness: add Manyprickle Acanthopanax, silktree albizia bark.
5. cold stagnation dysmenorrhea with abdominal pain: add Cassia Bark, Fennel, Corydalis Tuber.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Use with caution in cases of blood deficiency and weakness, and avoid in cases of blood stasis and qi stagnation.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Heart colicky pain, myocardial infarction, hypertension, coronary heart disease, dysmenorrhea, sequelae of concussion, fall injury.