What to compare
Compare movement, pain-relieving, menstrual, and tonic aspects, together with processing and interaction concerns.
Traditional grouping
Blood Activating Herbs
10 herbs in this study group
How to read this category
This grouping is used to compare traditional blood-movement records. Some entries are discussed for pain, menstruation, trauma, or circulation, but those contexts are not interchangeable.
- Pregnancy, active bleeding, surgery, or anticoagulant use are reasons to seek professional guidance rather than self-selecting from this category.
Reviewed by Kuda, September 2, 2026 - Editorial policy
Before you leave
Open at least one entry to check its medicinal part, processing context, contraindications, and uncertainty. A category organizes discovery; it does not support self-medication.
Notoginseng / Sanchi
Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F.H.Chen
Warm
Sichuan Lovage Root / Chuanxiong
Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.
Warm
Salvia Root / Danshen
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge
Slightly Cold
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius L.
Warm
Peach Seed / Peach Kernel
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
Neutral
Motherwort
Leonurus japonicus Houtt.
Slightly Cold
Achyranthes Root / Ox Knee
Achyranthes bidentata Blume
Neutral
Spatholobus Stem / Suberect Spatholobus
Spatholobus suberectus Dunn
Warm
Corydalis Rhizome / Yanhusuo
Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang
Warm
Turmeric Root Tuber / Curcuma Root
Curcuma wenyujin Y.H.Chen & C.Ling
Cold