HUO LUO XIAO LING DAN (BP042) Salvia & Boswellia Formula Complex

Indication

This is a relatively modern formulation that was first recorded in ‘Records of Heart-felt Experiences in Medicine with Reference to the West’ (yi xue zhong zhong can xi lu) by Zhang Xi-chun, circa 1935. It is a fairly simple formula that was originally intended for the treatment of abdominal mass or localised pain.

In the treatment of the latter it is highly effective and thus it has a wide range of applications in conditions with pain as the predominant clinical feature. Because the manifestations of Blood stasis are manifold – depending on the location and causes – this formula has a range of additional uses as described above.

The synergistic actions of the herbs are as follows:

Salvia miltiorrhiza, root (dan shen): activates the Blood and dispels stasis, alleviates pain.

Boswellia carterii, sap resin (ru xiang): activates the Blood and dispels stasis, moves the Qi, alleviates pain.

Commiphora myrrha, sap resin (mo yao): activates the Blood and breaks up stasis, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.

Angelica polymorpha, root (dang-gui): nourishes and activates the Blood, alleviates pain.

Glycyrrhiza uralensis, root (gan cao): protects the Stomach from the harsh (dispersing) nature of the other herbs, harmonises the formula.

Indications:

Acute pain syndromes (e.g. arthritis, rheumatism, traumatic injury, angina pectoris, endometriosis, dysmenorrhoea, neuralgia of various types) Arteriosclerosis

Coronary artery disease

Chloasma (dark spots on the skin)

Rosacea

Hepatomegaly

Hepatic cirrhosis

Splenomegaly

Chronic non-healing ulcer

Chronic eczema or dermatitis

Signs & Symptoms:

Pain – various types (e.g. arthralgia, neuralgia, dysmenorrhoea or chest pain)

Swelling – various types (e.g. joint swelling, abdominal mass)

Inflammation – various types (e.g. of the joints or skin)

Dark spots or patches on the face

Tongue may be dark or with purple spots

Pulse is wiry or choppy

Combinations –

Arthritis, acute with severe pain:

SHU JING HUO XUE TANG

JOINT EASE 1 Formula

BACK & KNEES Formula

NECK & SHOULDER Formula

Coronary artery disease:

XUE FU ZHU YU TANG

CARDIAC Formula

Dysmenorrhoea, severe Endometriosis:

JIA WEI XIAO YAO SAN

XUE FU ZHU YU TANG

GUI ZHI FU LING WAN

TAO HONG SI WU WAN

STRESS RELIEF 1 Formula

MENSTRUAL RELIEF Formula

PAIN-LESS Formula

Frozen shoulder:

TAO HONG SI WU WAN

PAIN-LESS Formula

OSTEO SUPPORT Formula

BLOOD MOVING 2 Formula

Gout, acute severe:

XUE FU ZHU YU TANG

TAO HONG SI WU WAN

WU LING SAN

BLOOD MOVING 2 Formula

Headache acute, severe Sciatica:

TAO HONG SI WU WAN

PAIN-LESS Formula

OSTEO SUPPORT Formula

BLOOD MOVING 2 Formula

TCM Syndromes: Blood stasis obstructing the collaterals.

TCM Actions: Activates the Blood and dispels stasis, unblocks the collaterals and alleviates pain.