Thursday, July 3, 2025

Blood Tonic

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“活血化瘀”是中医里用于促进血液循环、消散瘀血的一类重要疗法,常用于治疗跌打损伤、痛经、瘀血阻滞、心脑血管疾病等。以下是一些常见的活血化瘀中药及其主要功效:

🔸 常见活血化瘀中药

中药名功效常用于
丹参活血调经,清心除烦心脑血管病、痛经、月经不调
川芎活血行气,祛风止痛头痛、痛经、血瘀头晕
红花活血通经,散瘀止痛闭经、跌打损伤、瘀血肿痛
桃仁活血祛瘀,润肠通便痛经、经闭、肠燥便秘
乳香活血止痛,消肿生肌跌打损伤、疮疡肿痛
没药活血止痛,消肿与乳香合用,增强活血止痛效果
三七(田七)散瘀止血,消肿定痛外伤出血、瘀血肿痛、高血脂
延胡索活血行气,止痛胃痛、痛经、胸腹疼痛
郁金活血止痛,凉血清心肝气郁结、痛经、抑郁症状
益母草活血调经,利尿消肿妇科病如月经不调、产后瘀血


温馨提醒

  • 瘀血体质或有瘀阻病症者适用,但孕妇慎用,特别是红花、桃仁、三七等有活血较强作用的药物。

  • 建议遵医嘱配伍使用,切勿自行长期服用。

  • 有些药物具有活血兼止血作用(如三七),适合血瘀兼出血者使用。



世界上最好的药是气血
两味中药煮水喝补气又养血
黃芪 15g +当归 10g can add 黄精

你说得非常对:“气血充足,百病不生”。在中医理论中,气为血之帅,血为气之母,气推动血行,血养气的生长。保持气血旺盛,是养生、防病、延年的根本。

🌿 世界上最好的药:气血双补方

两味中药:黄芪 + 当归

这两味中药合用,是经典的补气养血搭配,尤其适合体虚、气血两亏者。

📌 药材介绍:

药材功效说明
黄芪补气升阳、固表止汗、利水消肿、托毒生肌补中益气第一药,适合容易疲劳、免疫力低、气虚体质

当归


补血活血、调经止痛、润肠通便

被称为“血中圣药”,尤其适合女性体寒血虚、月经不调者



🍵 推荐煮法(黄芪当归养气血茶):

材料:

  • 黄芪 15g

  • 当归 10g
    (可根据体质适当增减比例,一般黄芪比当归多1.5倍)

做法:

  1. 两味药用清水略洗。

  2. 放入锅中,加水约800ml。

  3. 煮沸后转小火煎煮30分钟。

  4. 滤渣取汁,可连煎两次合并饮用。

  5. 每日1次或隔日1次。


🌟 适用人群:

  • 经常感到疲劳、手脚冰凉、脸色苍白者

  • 月经量少、色淡或经期延后者

  • 产后体虚、贫血恢复期

  • 术后或大病初愈者


⚠️ 注意事项:

  • 体内有实热、湿热、感冒发热者不宜服用。

  • 孕妇使用应遵医嘱。

  • 连续服用不建议超过2周,应调养后观察体质变化。


食材:当归 7 片,紅棗兩顆,麥冬5克,黃芪8克,枸杞5克,五種食材組合搭配的氣飲!
Can add 熟地黄

TCM alternatives to 紅參 (Red Ginseng / Korean Red Panax Ginseng 红参) depend on why you want to replace it. Red ginseng mainly greatly tonifies Yuan-Qi, strengthens Spleen & Lung Qi, boosts Yang, warms the body, increases vitality & stamina, improves circulation, and is often used for fatigue, weakness, chronic illness recovery, sexual vitality, diabetes weakness, elderly weakness, etc.

Below are suitable replacements by function 👇


If you want strong Qi tonic (general weakness / fatigue / recovery)

These nourish Qi but are a bit gentler than red ginseng:

  • 党参 (Codonopsis / Dang Shen)
    – “Poor man’s ginseng”
    – Tonifies Spleen & Lung Qi
    – Good for fatigue, weak digestion, shortness of breath
    – Safer, mild, commonly used for long-term

  • 太子参 (Pseudostellariae / Tai Zi Shen)
    – Mild Qi tonic + nourishes Yin
    – Great for weak children, post-illness weakness, chronic fatigue
    – Suitable for heaty or yin-deficient patients


If you want warming + Yang boosting (cold body, cold limbs, low vitality)

Red ginseng is warming. These alternatives have similar warming yang support:

  • 人參 (White Ginseng / Ren Shen – unprocessed)
    – Tonifies Yuan Qi strongly
    – Not as heating as red ginseng
    – Powerfully strengthens body constitution

  • 鹿茸 (Deer Antler Velvet / Lu Rong)
    – Strong Kidney Yang tonic
    – Enhances strength, libido, fertility, bone strength
    – Very strong – use under practitioner guidance

  • 附子 (Fu Zi / Aconite processed)
    – Restores Yang collapse
    – Warms interior strongly
    – Only TCM physician use due to toxicity


If you want something safer & gentle for long-term

Good for elderly, diabetics, chronic fatigue, stress:

  • 黄芪 (Astragalus / Huang Qi)
    – Tonifies Qi & strengthens immunity
    – Boosts energy gently
    – Helps edema, sweating, chronic fatigue, diabetes weakness

  • 西洋参 (American Ginseng / Xi Yang Shen)
    – Tonifies Qi + Nourishes Yin
    – Good for fatigue with heat / irritability / thirst
    – Preferred for diabetics, people with dryness or internal heat


If for Brain, Memory, Concentration, Mental Clarity

  • 石斛 (Dendrobium)

  • 麦冬 (Mai Dong)

  • 黄精 (Polygonatum / Huang Jing) – great anti-aging tonic


⚠️ Avoid substitutes if you have:

  • Heaty body (red face, dryness, constipation, irritability)

  • Uncontrolled high blood pressure

  • Fever / infection

  • Pregnancy (ask practitioner)

  • Cancer treatment without medical advice


⭐ Best Simple Alternatives Rule

  • Weak + cold → Red ginseng / Ren Shen / Huang Qi

  • Weak + heat / dry / diabetes → American Ginseng / Tai Zi Shen

  • General fatigue / everyday tonic → Dang Shen


红参 (Red Ginseng) is mainly a strong Qi + Yang tonic, not primarily a Blood tonic.
If your goal is 补血 (nourish blood), improve circulation, dizziness, pale face, fatigue, anemia-type weakness, TCM would normally choose true Blood Tonics (补血药) instead of 红参.

Below are the best TCM alternatives depending on need 👇


✅ Strong Blood Tonics (for clear blood deficiency)

1️⃣ 熟地黄 – Shu Di Huang

  • King herb for blood deficiency

  • Deeply nourishes blood, yin, essence

  • Good for: dizziness, pale face, insomnia, irregular menses, dryness

  • Often used in:

    • 四物汤

    • 六味地黄丸 family formulas


2️⃣ 当归 – Dang Gui

  • Best known “women’s blood tonic”

  • Nourishes & moves blood simultaneously

  • Improves circulation + nourishes uterus

  • Good for: fatigue, menstrual weakness, poor circulation, dull complexion


3️⃣ 何首乌 – He Shou Wu

  • Tonifies blood + essence

  • Anti-aging, hair, vitality

  • Good for: weakness, dizziness, hair thinning, insomnia

  • Use prepared version (制首乌), not raw


4️⃣ 白芍 – Bai Shao

  • Nourishes blood + calms liver + relaxes muscle tension

  • Good for: cramps, stress tension, insomnia, emotional irritability

  • Often paired with Dang Gui


✅ Gentler + Everyday Blood Support

枸杞子 – Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry)

  • Nourishes Liver Blood & Kidney Yin

  • Good for fatigue, eyes, dizziness, mild anemia feeling

  • Safe for daily use

黄精 – Huang Jing

  • Tonifies Qi + Blood + Yin together

  • Good for weakness, chronic fatigue, anti-aging


🔥 If Blood Deficiency + Cold Body (need warmth like 红参)

Use blood + warming herbs combo, for example:

  • 当归 + 熟地黄 + 肉桂 (under guidance)

  • or formulas like Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (黄芪 + 当归)


⚠️ Safety Notes

Avoid strong blood tonics if:

  • You have heavy menstrual bleeding currently

  • Dampness or phlegm accumulation

  • Digestive weakness → use with caution, pair with Qi tonics

  • Pregnancy → check practitioner

  • Liver/kidney disease → consult physician


⭐ Quick Matching Guide

  • Pale face + dizziness + tired → Shu Di Huang / Dang Gui

  • Stress + cramps + sleep issues → Bai Shao

  • Weak + aging + hair + essence weakness → He Shou Wu

  • Mild weakness / daily nourishment → Goji berry

  • Cold body + blood deficiency → add warming support

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