Blood clots can be called “blood stasis” in Chinese medicine, which is mainly related to diseases such as “stroke” and “chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain)”, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine formulas for activating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis are effective in treating the related diseases to a certain extent. Chinese herbal formulas for promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis have certain therapeutic effects on the related diseases, such as tonifying Yang and returning Wu Tang and Blood Palace and Blood Stasis Tang.
1. Tonifying Yang and Returning Five Soup: This formula consists of Astragalus, Angelica sinensis, red peony, Dilong, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, safflower and peach kernel, which is effective in tonifying qi, activating blood and clearing collaterals.
It is used for treating the symptoms of Qi deficiency and blood stasis in stroke, including hemiplegia (inability to move one side of the limb freely), askew mouth and eyes, speech outbursts, salivation at the corners of the mouth (drooling), and frequent urination or loss of urinary incontinence. Contraindications and adverse effects are not clear.
It is mainly used for treating blood stasis in the chest. Precautions and adverse reactions are not clear, pregnant women should not use.
Physical discomfort requires prompt medical attention and regular treatment to avoid delay. Before using Chinese medicine, it is necessary to ask the doctor for identification and use it under the doctor’s guidance, so as to avoid improper use of medicine and damage to the organism.