HERB FORMULAS

ARTHRITIS #2

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, tonifies Wei Qi, stabilizes the Exterior, tonifies the Lungs and relieves numbness and pain.
With Dang Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweating.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat.
With Gui Zhi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency and Ying and Wei Deficiency with numbness and painful obstruction of the musculature.
Caulis Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng 12g Dispels Wind-Dampness and unblocks the channels and collaterals.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
with Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng 12g Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, activates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
With Sang Ji Sheng, Du Huo and Niu Xi, for Wind-Damp Bi, especially chronic painful obstruction in women and the elderly where there is also Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 12g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 9g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for headaches and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
With Du Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
with Cang Zhu, for a heavy-headed sensation.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 9g Dispels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
With Qiang Huo, for joint pain and numbness.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 9g Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Huang Qi, prevents Wind from entering the skin.
With Cang Zhu, for pain due to Wind-Dampness Bi with aching joints, heavy limbs and generalized aching discomfort.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
With Qiang Huo and Dang Gui, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9g Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, releases the muscle layer, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for chills and painful extremities due to Yang Deficiency with Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 9g Disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating and expels Wind-Dampness.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 9g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
With Gui Zhi, expels Wind-Dampness, warms the channels and collaterals, facilitates joint movement and relieves Bi pain for joint and limb pain due to External Wind-Cold invasion.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for muscle spasms, pain and numbness, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 9g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Dang Shen, for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Dang Shen and Gui Zhi, for palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Harmonizes and Tonifies Qi and Blood
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Reduces swelling
  • Moves Qi
  • Warms the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Dampness with Qi and Blood Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Enduring joint pain with swelling and possibly slight deformation, especially the hands and feet
  • Bones and joints sore and painful
  • Worse with movement
  • Difficulty walking
  • Difficulty seizing objects
  • Heaviness of the joints
  • Numbness of the joints
  • Stiffness of the joints
  • Inhibited flexion and extension of the affected joints
  • Alternating periods of worsening and improvement
  • Face is dull yellow or pale
  • Spasms or contractures of muscles and sinews
  • Palpitations
  • Dizziness
  • Asthenia
  • Shortness of breath
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Weight loss
  • Poor appetite
  • Weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Diarrhea
  • Fever
  • Heaviness of the body
  • Coldness of the body
  • Dizziness Likes pressure
  • Pale complexion
  • Preference for warmth
  • T: Pale or Pale and swollen
  • C: None or White or Thick and white or Greasy and white
  • P: Soggy and Weak or Thin and faint or Deep, thready and wiry or Thready and slippery

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CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
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