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For When You Experience a Sense of Heaviness, Tension, or Stagnation and Want to Support Healthy Circulation and Movement

The Philosophy Behind Moving Blood

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Blood is meant to circulate freely.

While Rooted Blood focuses on nourishing and replenishing Blood*, Moving Blood approaches the other side of the equation: movement.

Blood stagnation is a TCM pattern in which circulation becomes constrained. It may be associated with experiences such as localized discomfort, tension, a feeling of heaviness or fullness, or areas of the body that feel as though they need movement and release.

Qi and Blood are closely connected in Chinese medicine. Qi provides movement, while Blood provides nourishment. When Qi moves freely, Blood can circulate more easily; when movement becomes constrained, stagnation may develop.

Moving Blood was created around this relationship.

The intention isn't to push the body harder. It's to encourage movement where things have become stagnant.

* A Note of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The terms used here (including Blood, Qi, Liver, and other Chinese medicine concepts) refer to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory and do not correspond directly to anatomical organs or biomedical diagnoses.

In TCM, Blood describes a nourishing substance and functional concept that supports the body's tissues and organs. It is not simply referring to a person's blood volume, blood pressure, or laboratory blood values.

The Herbal Formula

Dan Shen (Red Sage Root)

Dan Shen is one of the classic Blood moving herbs in Chinese medicine. Traditionally used to invigorate the Blood and support circulation, it gives this formula its strongest TCM identity.

Why it's here: The primary Blood moving herb and the foundation of the formula.

Turmeric + Black Pepper

Turmeric root has a long history of use and is particularly valued for its warming, aromatic qualities. Its curcuminoids have also been extensively studied for their antioxidant and inflammatory response properties.

Black pepper is traditionally paired with turmeric to enhance its warming, aromatic qualities and support digestion and the body's utilization of turmeric's constituents.

Why it's here: Adds warming, antioxidant, and circulatory support while complementing the Blood moving herbs.

Yarrow

Yarrow is a Western herbal botanical traditionally associated with circulation, vascular tone, and the body's natural inflammatory response. Its bitter and aromatic qualities also make it a fitting companion to herbs that encourage movement.

Why it's here: Provides a Western herbal perspective on circulation and movement.

Motherwort

Motherwort is a Western botanical with a long history of use for the cardiovascular and reproductive systems. Its bitter, aromatic nature and association with the Heart make it a natural complement to Blood moving herbs.

Why it's here: Supports circulation and brings a Heart centered dimension to the formula.

Ginger

Ginger is warming, aromatic, and used to support circulation and digestive function. Its warming nature helps balance the formula while encouraging movement.

Why it's here: Provides warmth and movement and helps harmonize the formula.

Why Support the Movement of Blood?

We often think about nourishment and movement as separate things. In reality, the body needs both.

A nourishing formula can provide the materials needed for restoration, but those materials still need to circulate. Traditional Chinese Medicine therefore considers nourishing Blood and moving Blood to be complementary approaches.

Moving Blood is designed for the latter.

Its purpose isn't to artificially increase circulation or force a physiological response. Instead, it draws from herbal practices centered around movement, warmth, and release.

Think of a river: nourishment is the water, but health also depends on the river being able to flow.

The Ritual

Moving Blood is a ritual of release.

Take your tincture slowly. Breathe deeply. Stretch. Walk. Move your body in whatever way feels natural. Notice where you are holding tension.

Then let yourself soften.

What has become stagnant does not always need more force. Sometimes it simply needs a path forward.

Move. Circulate. Release.

Safety & Considerations

Important: This formula contains several herbs that may affect blood clotting or cardiovascular function.

Consult your healthcare practitioner before use if you:

• Take anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications
• Take medications for blood pressure or heart conditions
• Have a bleeding of clotting disorder
• Have a cardiovascular condition
• Are pregnant or breastfeeding

Stop use before surgeries or dental procedures. Consult your healthcare provider before taking if you have a diagnosed medical condition or are taking prescription medications.

Discontinue use if you experience an adverse reaction.

Keep out of reach of children.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These statements describe traditional herbal and wellness uses and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.