Cleanse the Blood
‘Cleansing the Blood’ is a term used more commonly by modern practitioners, so has been added here to facilitate easier clinical application. Unclean Blood will be most evident in the skin. Dirty, patchy, spotty skin will be the best immediate indication of unclean blood. Blood cleansing medicines may be applicable to skin diseases, chronic joint disease, acute infections, cachexia and after chronic illness and chronic inflammations. In the Humoral Theory, the blood is cleansed of the specific Humor deranged or in excess; cleansing the Humors can be seen under each respective Humor. The closest TCM idea of Blood cleansers is seen in the medicines that clear Heat and Toxin, and medicines that clear Heat from the Blood.
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Western Tradition Simples
Sanguinem mundificant, & clarificant, & purgant – Blood cleanse, clarify and purge Infusion of Rose Decoction of Maidenhair Decoction of Fumitory (Mesue) Decoction Liberans Decoction of Dodder (Mesue) Decoction of Dodder (Rhasis) Decoction of Guaiacum Decoction of Guaiacum and Sarsaparilla Decoction to Cool the Blood (Wirtzung) Decoction to Purify Decoction to Open the Body (Riverius) Opening Hepatic Decoction Compound Syrup of Vinegar Special Powder for Memory (Wirtzung) Purgatives to cleanse the Blood Syrup of Apples Purgative Syrup of Chicory and Rhubarb (Nicholas) Electuary of Senna (Diasenna) (Nicholas) Catholicum (Diacatholicum) (Nicholas) |
TCM Classification Clear Heat-Toxin Fever, boils and carbuncles with redness and swelling, red tongue with a yellow coating and a rapid pulse Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin Huang Lian Jie Du Tang Niu Huang Jie Du Tang Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin Clear Blood Heat In TCM, Blood heat represents a deeper level of Heat where Heat has penetrated into the interior. There is Fever, deep-red or dark-colored rashes, bleeding, dry mouth, scarlet red tongue with a rapid pulse Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang Qing Ying Tang Margarite Acne Pills |