HERB FORMULAS

DU HUO JI SHENG TANG - 獨活寄生湯 - ANGELICA, PUBESCENTIS AND TAXILLUS DECOCTION

English: Angelica Pubescentis and Taxillus Decoction
Also Known As: Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction
Angelica Pubescens and Loranthus Decoction
Tuhuo and Loranthus Combination
Tuhuo and Vaeicum Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelica Pubescentis Du Huo 4.5-15g Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness from the Lower Jiao, bones and sinews, vitalizes the vessels and alleviates pain.
With Xi Xin, for Shao Yin headache, with splitting pain that involves the teeth and cheeks due to External Wind-Cold and joint pain due to Wind-Cold-Dampness
With Xi Xin and Qin Jiao, for Wind-Damp Bi causing numbness, pain and soreness in the neck, back and lower extremities.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin 1-6g Releases exterior Wind-Cold, disperses Internal Cold, warms the Lungs transforms Phlegm and scours Wind-Dampness from sinews and bones to stop pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold headache, toothache and Bi pain.
With Sheng Di Huang, for a headache and toothache due to Wind-Heat.
With Chuan Xiong and Fang Feng, for Bi syndrome.
With Du Zhong and Sang Ji Sheng, for chronic low back and knee pain.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 3-10g Expels Wind-Cold and 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.
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao 3-10g Expels Wind-Dampness and relaxes sinews.
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 4.5-30g Expels Wind-Dampness, strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and nourishes the Blood.
With Du Zhong, and Niu Xi, expels Wind-Dampness and tonifies the Liver and Kidneys.
With Xu Duan, Dang Gui and Du Zhong, for restless fetus, and back pain due to Yin and Blood Deficiencies.
(Rx. Dipsaci) (Xu Duan) (4.5-30g) (Often substituted for San Ji Sheng.)
(With Du Zhong, tonifies Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the lower back and secures the Chong and Ren channels to treat aching in the lower back and knees, weakness of the legs which makes walking difficult and especially threatened miscarriage due to instability of the Chong and Ren channels and restless fetus or bleeding during pregnancy accompanied by lower back pain and a sense of dropping in the lower trunk.)
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 3-12g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and strengthens sinews and bones.
With Xu Duan, for fractures.
With Sang Ji Sheng, Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for low back pain during and after menstruation.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, strengthens the sinews and bones, benefits the joints and nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Sang Ji Sheng and Du Zhong, directs the other herbs toward lower extremities.
With Du Zhong, for low back and extremity pain and weakness due to Bi pain or Kidney Deficiency.
With Sheng Di Huang, powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward with pain and swelling of the gums, epistaxis, hematemesis and other hemorrhage in the upper body and treats diabetes.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 1-6g Warms Kidneys, strengthens Yang, strengthens Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels to open the lower back and alleviates pain.
With Ren Shen and Shu Di Huang, for palpitations and shortness of breath due to Deficiencies of Heart and Kidneys.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain or amenorrhea due to Deficiency Cold of the Chong and Ren channels.
Rx. Angelica Sinensis Dang Gui 3-10g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood, disperses Blood Stasis and treats abdominal pain.
With Chuan Xiong, Sheng Di Huang and Bai Shao, nourishes and invigorates the Blood.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Bai Shao and Fu Ling, for diarrhea during pregnancy with mild abdominal pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 4.5-9g Activates Blood, regulates Qi, expels Wind-Cold and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness, and paralysis.
With Sheng Di Huang and Bai Shao, for headache due to Blood Deficiency.
With Rou Gui, for irregular menstruation with Cold in the Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 3-10g Nourishes Yin and Blood and generates fluids.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
(Baked Rx. Rehmanniae) (Shu Di Huang) (3-10g) (Often substituted for Sheng Di Huang due to its stronger nourishing properties.)
(With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency Heat.)
(With Ren Shen, for Qi, Blood and Yin Deficiencies.)
(With Dang Gui, Bai Shao and Chuan Xiong, for anemia.)
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 3-10g Nourishes Blood and alleviates pain.
With Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
With Du Huo, Qin Jiao, Ren Shen, Dang Gui and Zhi Gan Cao, for chronic Bi Syndrome with injury to Qi and Blood leading to spasms of the extremities.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 4.5-12g Tonifies Qi, calms the Spirit and generates Body Fluids.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) 9-30g (Often substituted for Ren Shen.)
(With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiencies with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.)
Poria Fu Ling 4.5-12g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3-6g Tonifies Middle Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.
With Ren Shen and Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind-Dampness
  • Scatters Cold
  • Stops Bi pain
  • Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Nourishes the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Bi Syndrome with Kidney and Liver Deficiency
  • Bi Syndrome with Qi and Blood Deficiency
  • Invasion of the muscles and bones by Wind-Cold-Damp
  • Atrophy disorder (wasting of the lower extremities)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Painful joints
  • Heavy and painful sensations at fixed locations in lower back and extremities with weakness and stiffness or hypertonicity and immobility
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Attraction to warmth
  • Palpitations
  • Pain in the midline and back during pregnancy
  • Pain worse at night
  • General coldness
  • Sallow complexion
  • Wandering pain
  • Pale complexion
  • Shortness of breath
  • May be paresthesia and numbness
  • Cold pain in the low back and knees
  • Limited movement
  • Soreness, weakness and numbness of the joints
  • Tinnitus
  • Muscle spasms
  • Dizziness
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white or White and moist
  • P: Thin, weak and slow or Deep, thready and weak or slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for Bi syndrome marked by strong Excess or Damp-Heat.
  • Contraindicated for Bi syndrome marked by Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies.
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe pain: For severe Cold Bi:
+ Agkistrodon/Bungarus Bai Hua She + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ Pheretima Di Long + Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
For severe Dampness:
or
 + Rx. Aristolochiae Fangji Guang Fang Ji
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + Rz. Atractylodes Cang Zhu
or
For sequelae of poliomyelitis:
+ Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu + Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
+ Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Zhi Cao Wu + Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
+ Agkistrodon/Bungarus Bai Hua She + Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua
+ Pheretima Di Long
For fixed Bi with more Dampness:
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua - Rx. Rehmanniae (Rehmanniae Preparata) Sheng Di Huang (Shu Di Huang)
For signs of only mild Deficiency:
 + Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
- Rx. Ginseng (Codonopsis) Ren Shen (Dang Shen) + Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Rz. Atractylodes Cang Zhu
- Rx. Rehmanniae (Rehmanniae Preparata) Sheng Di Huang (Shu Di Huang)
For a sore back with painful knees:
For muscle weakness:
+ Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For Blood Stagnation:
For Qi and Blood Deficiencies with Liver and Kidney Deficiencies with Cold predominant:
 + Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + Flos. Carthami Hong Hua
For Qi and Blood Deficiencies with Liver and Kidney Deficiencies with Heat predominant:
For Qi and Blood Deficiencies with Liver and Kidney Deficiencies with pronounced Dampness with loose stools:
+ Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + Rz. Atractylodes Cang Zhu
+ Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + Rz. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
For Qi and Blood Deficiencies with Liver and Kidney Deficiencies with Blood Stasis:
For predominance of Cold with cold joints, extremely cold extremities, a pale tongue and a Deep and slow pulse:
+ Sm Persicae Tao Ren
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
+ 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For Dampness predominant with edema, heaviness of the body and stiff joints:
+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + 9g Rz. Atractylodes Cang Zhu
+ 6g Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu + 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
For extreme pain:
+ More Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin + 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Zaocys Wu Shao She
For Heat due to Damp Stagnation:
+ 9g Agkistrodon/Bungarus Bai Hua She - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 2g Scolopendra Wu Gong - Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
+ 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua + Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
For Deficient Bi:
 + Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
- Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
For Deficient Bi with Kidney Yang Deficiency:
- Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi - Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui - Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 10g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 12g Rx. Astragali Preparata Zhi Huang Qi + 10g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
For Deficient Bi with Kidney Yin Deficiency:
 + 12g Rx. Astragali Preparata Zhi Huang Qi
- Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
- Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + 6g Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
For Deficient Bi with joint deformity:
+ 10g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan - Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
+ 12g Rx. Astragali Preparata Zhi Huang Qi - Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 20g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban - Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
+ 10g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
For Heat Bi:
 - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 10g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 12g Rx. Astragali Preparata Zhi Huang Qi
For gout due to Wind-Cold-Damp With Blood Stagnation and Qi, Blood and Yin Deficiency:
+ 10g Pheretima Di Long
- Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin + 10g Zaocys Wu Shao She
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + 6g Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 6g Eupolyphaga Tu Bie Chong
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For Bi Syndrome with Cold predominant:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
- Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + 6g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 6g Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For Bi Syndrome with Damp predominant:
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
+ 6g Olibanum Ru Xiang + 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
+ 6g Myrrh Mo Yao
For Bi Syndrome with severe pain:
 + 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ more (6g) Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
For long-term Bi Syndrome generating Heat:
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 9g Zaocys Wu Shao She - Hb. cum Radici Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
+ 9g Agkistrodon Bai Hua She + 15g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
+ 2g Scolopendra Wu Gong + 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
+ 6g Flos Carthami Hong Hua + 9g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
For a herniated lumbar disc:
For a herniated lumbar disc with a severe heavy sensation:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For a herniated lumbar disc with restriction of mobility:
 + 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 9g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For a herniated lumbar disc with severe Kidney Deficiency:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Caulis Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Caulis Piperis Kadsurae Hai Feng Teng + 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji
For a herniated lumbar disc with Spleen Qi Deficiency:
 + 9g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
For a herniated lumbar disc with Blood Stasis:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For osteoarthritis:
 + 6g Olibanum Ru Xiang
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 6g Myrrh Mo Yao
- 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For osteoarthritis with Kidney Yang Deficiency:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For osteoarthritis with Qi Deficiency:
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 12g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 12g Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For osteoarthritis with Deficiency Fire Rising:
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 12g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For osteoarthritis with severe stiffness and inhibited flexion and extension:
For osteoarthritis with Wind-Damp-Heat with redness, swelling and a burning sensation:
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 20g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng - Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ 15g Caulis Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 3g Pheretima Di Long + 12g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
For scapulohumeral periarthritis:
 + 12g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 12g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + 12g Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For scapulohumeral periarthritis with restricted movement:
For scapulohumeral periarthritis with weakness of the bones:
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Hb. Pyrolae Lu Xian Cao
+ 9g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan + 9g Hb. Lycopodii Shen Jin Cao
+ + 9g Rz. Drynariae Gu Sui Bu + 9g Caulis Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng
For scapulohumeral periarthritis with severe Kidney Deficiency:
For scapulohumeral periarthritis with Kidney Yang Deficiency:
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban
+ 15g Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi
For scapulohumeral periarthritis with severe Qi Deficiency:
+ 15g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 15g Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
For low back pain due to Wei Syndrome:
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For rheumatoid arthritis with Cold:
 - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + 10g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For rheumatoid arthritis with severe Cold:
 + 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + 10g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ more Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + 12g Colla Cornu Cervi Lu Jiao Jiao
For rheumatoid arthritis with more Heat:
+ more Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi - Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For rheumatoid arthritis with pronounced Dampness:
 - Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + Rx. Aristolochiae Fangji Guang Fang Ji
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
+ more Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao
For rheumatoid arthritis with Blood Stasis:
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
For rheumatoid arthritis with pain in the upper limbs:
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang
For rheumatoid arthritis with pain in the upper limbs:
 + Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
For low back pain with Kidney and Liver Deficiency:
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
+ Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
+ Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua + Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji
For low back pain due to Cold-Damp with Kidney Deficiency:
For toe pain and gout due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency :
- Rx Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui +10g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For toe pain and gout due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with morning rigidity:
+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 3g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi +10g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For toe pain and gout due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with muscular atrophy:
+ 10g Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For toe pain and gout due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with lower back pain:
+10g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 10g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo +10g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For toe pain and gout due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with fatigue:
+ 10g Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+10g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 10g Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For Bi syndrome due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with Heat predominant:
For Bi syndrome due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with pronounced Dampness and loose stools:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Ram. Mori Sang Zhi
For Bi syndrome due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency with Heat predominant:
For hip pain:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + 15 Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
or
For hip pain with an aversion to Cold:
+ Three Painful Obstruction Decoction
San Bi Tang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15 Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For hip pain with lower abdominal pain and a Cold sensation:
+ 10g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For hip pain with frequent nocturia:
+ 15 Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15 Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 5g Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
    + 10g Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
   
    + 10g Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao