Red blood cells are crucial substances in the human body. They exist in the blood and are used to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide, which is greatly beneficial to the normal metabolism of the human body. If there is an increase in red blood cells, it may affect their ability to transport substances in the blood, creating a vicious competition. Therefore, for the condition of polycythemia, patients can use some Chinese herbal medicines such as codonopsis to treat it.
Prescription 1: Main treatment: Promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and softening and dispersing hard masses. Medication: 10 grams of codonopsis, 20 grams of lithospermum, 15 grams of red peony root, 20 grams of angelica sinensis, 15 grams of ligusticum chuanxiong, 15 grams of peach kernel, 15 grams of salviae miltiorrhizae, 15 grams of costus root, 15 grams of polygala, 3 grams of licorice, and 15 grams of hirudo. If there is chest pain and numbness of the limbs, remove polygala and costus root, and add 15 grams of trichosanthis.
Prescription 2: Treatment method: Clearing and purging liver fire. Medication: 20 grams of lithospermum, 60 grams of selaginella tamariscina, 15 grams of gentiana scabra, 15 grams of radix et rhizoma rhei, 10 grams of gardenia jasminoides, 15 grams of scutellaria baicalensis, 15 grams of bupleurum chinense, 20 grams of white peony root, 20 grams of salviae miltiorrhizae, 20 grams of angelica sinensis, 15 grams of hirudo, 15 grams of alismatis rhizoma, and 15 grams of aurantii fructus. 3. Excessive bleeding due to blood heat: Treatment method: Clearing heat and nourishing blood, guiding blood back to its meridian. Medication: Indigo naturalis, sophora subprostrata root, pueraria lobata, curcuma zedoaria, etc., to clear heat, nourish blood, clear the liver, and remove toxins. Another example is Xuekeshu, 5 to 10 grams, taken three times a day.
