Chinese terms for ketsu-kyo & o-ketsu = xue-xu & yu-xue

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> Hi Japanese Kampo Experts,

>

> What is " ketsukyo & oketsu syndrome " , as in the abstract, below:

>

> The effects of Shi-Motsu-to (Si-Wu-Tang in Chinese; prepared from

> Cnidium officinale, Paeonia lactiflora, Angelica acutiloba &

> Rehmannia glutinosa), one of most important prescriptions for

> ketsukyo & oketsu syndrome in TCM, on microcirculation of bulbar

> conjunctiva & haemorheological parameters were examined in 10

> healthy volunteers. After one hour of oral administration of

Shimotsu-

> to extract, blood flow rate & blood flow volume significantly

increased

> & DEA (maximum diameter of column of intravascular erythrocyte

> aggregation) decreased. whole blood viscosity declined at middle &

> high shear rates, but plasma viscosity & erythrocyte deformability

> were not affected. results suggest that Shimotsu-to improves

> microcirculation through a decrease in whole blood viscosity. PT:

> Journal-article AN: 980310785

> Best regards,

>

>

 

o ketsu=yu xue

stagnant blood

blood stasis

circulatory insufficiency of bloodfluids

 

ketsu kyo=xue xu

blood deficiency

 

they even sound quite similar :-) to me at last

 

Greetings Tay