125. What are the herbs that can relax muscles and promote blood circulation?

Some people sit in office chairs for long periods of time at work, go home to watch TV and play games after work, and do not like to exercise. Such people are often prone to meridian blockage, which is mainly manifested by muscle soreness, numbness of the limbs, and general fatigue. At this time, in addition to increasing the amount of exercise, you need to take some medicines to relax the muscles and promote blood circulation or use certain dietary therapy methods to unblock blocked meridians in the body.

1. Herbs that relax muscles and promote blood circulation

Traditional Chinese medicine that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis refers to Chinese medicinal materials that can dredge blood vessels and remove blood stasis. Traditional Chinese medicine is mainly used to treat blood stasis syndrome. According to the different characteristics of the effects of Chinese medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, they can be divided into:

1. Chinese medicines that nourish blood and activate blood circulation: such as Danshen, Angelica, and Red Peony Root; Chinese medicines that activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as Chuanxiong, Safflower, and Pollen Typhae;

2. Chinese herbal medicines for removing blood stasis and relieving pain: such as frankincense, myrrh, Corydalis yanhusuo, etc.; Chinese herbal medicines for breaking up blood and dispersing nodules, such as Trillium, Curcuma, peach kernel, etc.

2. Common Chinese medicines for relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation

1. Some very common medicinal materials are Chuanxiong, Angelica dahurica, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Aconitum carmichaelii, etc. These medicinal materials can relax muscles and promote blood circulation very well.

2. Rhizoma Cistanches is also a very magical Chinese medicinal material. It can relax muscles and tendons, and treat back and leg pains in office workers.

3. Millettia reticulata can also invigorate blood circulation and replenish blood, helping people relieve the condition of meridian blockage.

4. Medicines for strengthening muscles and bones include Acanthopanax acanthopanax, Viscum album, Cibotium bark, and Rhizoma Cibotii.

5. Drugs that promote blood circulation: Chuanxiong, Curcuma, frankincense, myrrh, Atractylodes macrocephala, Achyranthes bidentata, Vaccaria segetalis, Sanguisorba officinalis, pangolin, leech, etc.

6. Chinese herbs for relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation include: Clematis chinensis: good at relaxing meridians, activating blood circulation and reducing swelling;

2. Foot bath recipe for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis

1. The foot-bathing recipe for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis is a physical therapy and health care method in traditional medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine health care theory, washing feet in spring can invigorate the yang and strengthen the body; washing feet in summer can regulate and eliminate heat; while soaking feet in autumn can moisten the lungs and intestines; and soaking feet in winter can relieve the burning sensation in the pubic area.

You can prepare some safflower and mugwort, and use them in a ratio of 1:2. Wrap them in gauze, put them in water, boil them, and add a spoonful of salt. Soaking your feet with mugwort and safflower together has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, warming the uterus and expelling cold. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as dry skin, joint pain, cold hands and feet. If you add some Chinese herbs such as white peony root, motherwort and angelica, it can also treat gynecological diseases such as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea. However, this method is not suitable for patients with hypertension because it promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, which can cause blood pressure fluctuations. Pregnant women or women trying to get pregnant should not use this prescription.

2. You can also prepare 15 grams of angelica, 20 grams of astragalus, 10 grams of safflower, rhubarb, zelan, raw rehmannia and Sichuan pepper, 15 grams of kudzu root, 6 grams of asarum and 15 grams of jujube kernel, add 1000 ml of soothing decoction until 600 ml is left, pour it into the foot bath, and soak for about half an hour before going to bed.