Tongue
Purple
Pulse
Wiry and choppy
Key Symptoms
Distending and stabbing painMassesDark clots
Overview
Qi constraint that has already produced Blood stasis. Distending plus stabbing.
Differentiate from
- Pure Qi Stagnation (no purple, no clots)
- pure Blood Stasis (less moving distension)
Treatment Principle
Move Qi and invigorate Blood together.
Representative formulas. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang; Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang; Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang — chosen by region.
Representative points. LIV-3, LI-4, SP-10, BL-17, SP-6.
Representative Formulas
Acupuncture Points
Related Patterns
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