PSA: Long Covid, Covid jabs and the Blood
East Asian Medicine for Vax injury and Long Covid
As a Public Service Announcement, this is something I should have thought to state on this platform many moons ago—but better late than never.
Covid 19 itself, and the vaccines developed for Covid 19, frequently trigger the kind of circulatory issues known in East Asian Medicine as “blood stagnation” or “blood stasis.” This accounts for the marked increase in menstrual issues and heart problems among both Covid patients and Covid vax recipients, as well as a number of “long Covid” syndromes involving neurological symptoms, brain fog and chronic pain. A common denominator among these various conditions is impaired systemic (micro)circulation, or blood stasis.
The good news is that blood stasis is highly treatable. I have seen Covid vax injury symptoms resolve with a week-long course of an herbal formula to ‘invigorate’ or ‘move’ the blood1. I’ve also seen long Covid respond favorable to this treatment approach, (although in the case of long Covid, treatment is not as quick or straightforward).
Blood stasis may easy to treat, but it’s not easy to spot if you’re not trained to look for it. Signs are variable and can include a purplish tongue, varicose veins, dry scaly skin, poor sleep, tender points on the abdomen, and a dozen other possible signs, any one of which may not be present. The sensible approach is to take a course of blood-moving herbs if you have long covid or Covid vax injury issues.2
If you or someone you know is in this boat, any well-trained East Asian Medicine practitioner should be able to help promptly and affordably.
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Note: this post is the first in the new Medicine Seeds section, which will allow herbal and healing-focused content like this piece to group together in one place under the larger Seeds from the World Tree umbrella.
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang or “Dispel Stasis in the Mansion of Blood” is one such formula; another is Guizhi Fuling Wan (Cinnamon and Poria Pill). A simpler (but often still effective) recourse is simply to use the single herb danshen, Salvia miltiorrhiza, for those who have recently received a Covid vax or booster, or who is infected with Covid currently. In all cases, however, it’s important to make sure the formula and patient are a safe match and to observe any contraindications.
Always consult with a qualified medical provider such as a Doctor of East Asian Medicine in order to ensure any given herbs are appropriate for one’s constitution and condition. Herbs are medicine and can have adverse effects when used inappropriately. I do not advocate a one-size-fits-all approach or self-prescribing.