HERB FORMULAS

ER WU TONG BI TANG - 二吴通痺汤 - TWO WU'S UNBLOCK THE CHANNELS DECOCTION

English: Two Wu's Unblock the Channels Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 12g Tonifies Qi and Blood, tonifies Wei Qi, stabilizes the Exterior, tonifies the Lungs, promotes urination, reduces edema and relieves numbness and pain.
With Han Fang Ji, for Wind edema with numbness, pain, swelling of the face and extremities, sweating, sensitivity to Wind and reduced urination.
With Gui Zhi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency and Ying and Wei Deficiency with numbness and painful obstruction of the musculature.
Hb. Lycopodii Shen Jin Cao 12g Dispels Wind, eliminates Dampness, relaxes the sinews, invigorates the collaterals and invigorates the Blood.
With Qiang Huo and Fang Feng, for Wind-Damp Bi.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 12g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity and promotes urination.
Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu 9g Expels Wind-Dampness, disperses Cold, warms and activates the channels, stops pain, reduces swelling, induces ulceration and dispels putrefication.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 9g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness and stops pain.
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 Han Fang Ji, for Wind-Cold Damp Bi.
Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji 9g Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Ze Lan, removes water, invigorates the Blood and unblocks the collaterals.
With Huang Qi, for Wind-Dampness with Exterior Deficiency.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
With Gui Zhi and Qin Jiao, for Wind-Damp Bi.
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 9g Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones, expels Wind-Dampness, nourishes the Blood and benefits the skin.
Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, expels Wind, drains Dampness, tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and strengthens the tendons and bones.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao 6g Expels Wind-Dampness, opens the channels and soothes the sinews and collaterals.
With Fang Feng, Du Huo and Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 6g Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Qin Jiao, for Wind-Damp Bi with spasms of the tendons or numbness of the limbs and pain due to Wind-Dampness in patients with Blood Deficiency.
With Qiang Huo and Dang Gui, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 4.5g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng, for pain due to External Wind-Dampness.
With Du Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 4.5g Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness, releases the Exterior and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
With Qiang Huo, for joint pain and numbness.
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 1.5g Warms the Lungs, regulates Qi, expels Phlegm, promotes Qi movement, dissipates nodules, unblocks the collaterals and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Wind-Cold-Dampness
  • Nourishes the blood
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Strengthens the Liver and Kidneys
  • Strengthens the sinews and bones
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Unblocks painful obstruction
  • Stops pain

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with Qi, Blood, Kidney and Liver Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic scleroderma
  • Skin abnormalities
  • Emaciation or
  • Muscular atrophy
  • Restricted movement
  • Painful joints and bones
  • Lesions of the Internal organs

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

With Raynaud's phenomenon: For painful skin and joints:
- Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + 9g Hb. Lycopi Lucidi Ze Lan
+ 9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 9g Rx. Cynanchi Atrati Bai Wei
For coughing:
+ 9g Hb. Lycopi Lucidi Ze Lan + 9g Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang
For Liver lesions: + 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi For proteinuria:
+ 9g Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu +9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
   
    + 12g Stigma Maydis Yu Mi Xu
    + 12g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi