活絡效靈丹

Name

Bolus for Activating Enery Flow in the Channels and Collaterals

Source

The book Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu

Ingredients

• Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 15g,
• Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae) 15g,
• Ru Xiang (Resina Olibani) 15g,
• Mo Yao (Myrrha) 15g.

Explanation

Dang Gui: Promoting blood circulation and nourishing blood.

Dan Shen: Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Ru Xiang and Mo Yao: Promoting the circulation of blood to remove blood stasis, activating the flow of Qi to relieve pain.

Effect

Promoting blood circulation to eliminate blood stasis, removing obstruction in the channels to relieve pain.

Indications

Syndrome due to stagnation of blood and Qi, marked by pain in the chest and abdomen, sore limbs, stasis and swelling due to traumatic injury, ulcer, skin and external disorders, mass in the abdomen, deep red tongue, and taut uneven pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as angina pectoris, ectopic pregnancy, cerebral thrombosis and sciatica.

Administration

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.