Stagnation of Blood Symptoms and signs Symptoms and signs are history of trauma or operation, long duration of pain

in the body with a fixed location, sharp pain with a stabbing sensation, joint pain, pain in the entire body induced by a change of posture or movement, aggravation of the pain at night, thirst without much drinking, restlessness, Insomnia, headache, a purplish tongue with a white coating and a deep and choppy pulse. Principle of treatment Promote the Blood circulation, remove the Blood stasis and sedate the pain. HERBAL TREATMENT PRESCRIPTION Main formula SHEN TONG ZHU YU TANG Meridian Passage. This is a very good formula to regulate the Qi and Blood circulation, eliminate Blood stasis, harmonise the collateral, mainly in the superficial layer of the body, such as in the meridians, joints, tendons and muscles. Alternative formulas FU YUAN HUO XUE TANG Revive Health by Invigorating the Blood Decoction. This formula was originally designed for stagnation of Blood in the meridians, joints, tendons and muscles due to physical trauma, mainly located in the chest, hypochondria and flanks, but it is also very good at relieving the entire body pain due to stagnation of Qi and Blood.

In fact, this formula is especially indicated in the pain in the muscles, and SHEN TONG ZHU YU TANG is indicated in the pain in the meridians, joints and tendons, and above all, the effect of SHEN TONG ZHU YU TANG is stronger than that of this formula. Postoperative body pain could be also treated by using this formula. HUO LUO XIAO LING DAN Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals. This formula is indicated in entire body pain due to stagnation of Blood in the Vessels and collaterals, especially the Blood stagnation in the Interior with formation of hard masses. But this formula could also be used to treat entire body pain resulting from stagnation of Blood. Modifications 1. If there is sharp pain, add Yan Hu Suo Rhizoma Corydalis 10g to increase the pain-relieving effect 2. If there is aggravation of pain at night, add Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi 6g and Xi Xin Herba Asari 5g to warm the channels and relieve the pain. 3. If the joints are painful, add Chuan Shan Long Rhizoma Dioscoreae 20g and Jiang Huang Rhizoma Curcumae Longae 10g to regulate the Qi circulation in the channels and relieve the joint pain. Patent remedies Yan Hu Suo Pian Rhizoma Corydalis Tablet Xiao Huo Luo Dan Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill. ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT MAIN POINTS

LI-4 Hegu, LR-3 Taichong, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, SP-10 Xuehai, BL-17 Geshu, BL-40 Weizhong, GB-34 Yanglingquan and ST-36 Zusanli. Reducing method is used on these points except tonifying method is used on ST-36. Moxibustion treatment is recommended. 56 generalised body pain Explanations LI-4, the Source point of the Large Intestine channel, promotes the circulation of Qi and relieves pain in the entire body. LR-3 is the Stream and Source point of the Liver channel. Qi is the guide for Blood, so improvement of the circulation of Qi leads to a better Blood circulation. SP-6 and SP-10 are the patent points to treat Blood stasis and to relieve pain in the body. BL-17 is the Gathering point for the Blood. These two points are used to promote the circulation of Blood and to remove the Blood stasis. GB-34, the Gathering point for the Tendons, and BL-40 relieve pain. ST-36, the Sea point of the Stomach channel, tonifies the Qi and promotes the circulation of Blood. Moxibustion treatment could promote the Qi and Blood circulation and relieve the pain. Alternative points TE-5 Waiguan, GB-41 Zulinqi, BL-58 Feiyang, BL-64 Jinggu, ST-40 Fenglong, SP-21 Dabao, LR-5 Ligou and LR-8 Ququan, etc. Modifications 1. If there is severe pain, add HT-3 and BL-15 to promote the Blood circulation, calm down the Shen

and to relieve the pain 2. If there is joint pain, add some local Ah Shi points and the Accumulation points of the channels that are involved, to promote the local circulation of Blood and eliminate the Blood stasis 3. If there is pain induced by movement, add TE-5 and GB-39 to activate the local Qi circulation and stop the pain 4. If there is aggravation of the pain at night, add HT-7 and KI-6 to promote the circulation of Qi and Blood and remove Blood stasis.