Your blood carries oxygen to every cell in your body. That job depends on having enough healthy red blood cells, and enough hemoglobin inside them to carry the oxygen. Anemia is simply a shortage of red blood cells, hemoglobin or both. It shows up as paleness, tiredness or a pounding heart, because the body is working harder to move oxygen with less of it in each cell.
Rather than treat anemia as a lone symptom, a good blood formula feeds the blood. These herbs supply the iron and minerals the body uses to build new red blood cells and raise its hemoglobin. Because it works as food, it’s taken regularly, with meals, over time.
I also add it to the rebuilding program whenever bleeding has been part of what someone is recovering from. It helps the body replace what was lost.
What a Good Blood-Building Formula Contains
A good formula for building the blood might contain these four herbs:
- Sarsaparilla Root, 8 parts. The lead herb. A classic blood purifier and tonic, valued for the minerals it brings to rich, healthy blood.
- Yellow Dock Root, 4 parts. One of the best-known iron-rich herbs, long used to build red blood cells and hemoglobin.
- Comfrey Root, 4 parts. A nourishing herb rich in the minerals that build the blood.
- Sassafras Bark, 1 part. A small amount to round out the formula’s blood-cleansing action.
“Parts” can be any measure you like, as long as you use the same one for every herb. By weight, that’s 8 ounces of Sarsaparilla, 4 each of Yellow Dock and Comfrey, and 1 of Sassafras.
Putting It Together
Put the dry herbs in a glass jar and pour in 80-proof vodka. Once the herbs have settled, you want about 60% herb sediment on the bottom and 40% liquid on top. Shake the jar every day. The traditional timing follows the moon, from the new moon to the full moon, about two weeks. I prefer to let my extracts sit a full three months, which makes them good and strong. Then strain and bottle the liquid.
How Much and How Often
2 to 4 droppersful (½ to 1 teaspoon) in a cup of hot water after each meal. Add honey to taste and drink.
For more on rebuilding the blood, see Anemia, Herbal Support to Rebuild the Blood.
This is shared for educational purposes, from my own study and experience. It is not medical advice.
