Adjusting Blood Count – June 10, 1978

Adjusting Blood Count – June 10, 1978

Medications affecting the hematopoietic system: deer antler, purple river car, donkey blood vine, chicken blood vine, codonopsis, astragalus, angelica sinensis, rehmannia, he shou wu, goji berries, white atractylodes, longan meat, suoyang, bone-setting herb, ba ji tian—can stimulate bone marrow and increase red blood cells and hemoglobin; ginseng, chicken blood vine, dan shen—can increase white blood cells; angelica sinensis, white peony, rehmannia, longan meat, sanqi, cornelian cherry, red dates, dog spine, cistanche—can increase platelets.

Mnemonic: Ginseng, white atractylodes, astragalus, angelica, goji, suoyang, bone-setting herb, ba ji tian—purple deer, yang chicken, earth, rise red—this is the method. Ginseng, chicken blood vine, dan shen—good for raising white blood cells; wu xiong, san shan, da yuan, dog spine—good for raising platelets; add good red dates.