Hemostatic Herbs and Formulas

First master the eight (8) hemostatics that also cool blood (凉血止血药). They are useful in treating hemorrhage due to heat in the blood.
While they all have the function, some have more specific areas they treat:

daji, baimaogen and baimaogen are broad hemostatics
huaihua and diyu are very good for blood in the stool
cebaiye is also astringent
zhumagen is [...]

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Treatment of ITP using Western Medicine:

One method of treatment for ITP is by using hormone therapy e.g. the use of prednisone (强的松), prednisolone (强的松龙) or methyl-prednisolone (甲基强的松龙). However, this method has its disadvantages because it may worsen the situation of people at risk of or already with hypertension or diabetes. It may also increase
susceptibility to [...]

Anemia Overview

Introduction
Anemia is when the following are lower than usual:

Hb count
RBC count
Hct

Hb is used as marker – MCHC is used (also a reflection of Hb number). Normally, though not always, when Hct falls, the RBC number and Hct will also fall.
One simple way to go about diagostics is:

First look at Hct, MCH, MCHC [...]

Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)

About hemoglobin and iron

Hemoglobin is important because it’s the guy who carries oxygen is carried to all parts of our body that need it. This ‘postman’ is carried around in a van called red blood cell (rbc).
Ingredients: Heme (a compound with Fe2+ in the center) and globin (a protein) are needed to make hemoglobin. The [...]

Iron Deficiency Anemia (Treatment using Chinese Medicine)

How to check?
Ferritin is a protein helps in iron storage. So, if the ferritin in the blood is less than what’s considered normal, there’s a high likelihood that iron’s in low quantity too. For reference purposes, 10-15ng/ml are good enough. However, there are people who say that 50-70ng/ml are healthier levels to aim for.
There’s also [...]

Aplastic Anemia

Introduction
Here, your hemopoetic cells are lacking both in quantity and quality, meaning your system cannot make blood properly. The volume of your red bone marrow, the one that makes blood, is also reduced. The upshot is a deficiency in all categories of blood: RBC, WBC and PLT too.
Because of this overall deficiency, we have the [...]