Hello David and Andrew, I am wondering what the best route would be to address anger outbursts coupled with frustration, and possible wind in someone who exhibits periodic nosebleeds. I’d imagine clearing the heat would be the first step, but I would appreciate guidance as to which herbs/ formulas might be best suited initially . White peony was mentioned in class as a helpful herb for anger, but it also works on blood stagnation- which, in this case, I’d imagine would be too intense to begin with due to its nature in moving of blood. Thanks so Much! Valerie

David said: Remember TCM herbs that move blood also usually stop bleeding, so you can use White Peony, I might combine it with Skullcap, Blue Vervain, Gou Teng or Suan Zao Ren. Andrew said: Rose and lavender are lovely and almost anyone can enjoy a cup of rose, chamomile, lavender tea! However, I am unable to give you a list of specific herbs or formulas for this. There is no "herb for anger" and the list of heat clearing herbs is very, very long! Which of these is best for the person in front of you? Herb selection depends upon many other factors of the case history. However, I think you are on the right path. This type of full/excess/yang anger is usually due to liver qi stagnation that then generates heat. The same qi stagnation can also generate wind. You may want to consider a few herbal categories and triangulate what is best for this person from there. For example: -Herbs to clear liver qi stagnation (anger belongs to the Chinese liver) -Herbs to clear heat -Styptics -Herbs that settle wind (if there are wind symptoms- spasm, tic, tremor, migraine, EPF etc)