HERB FORMULAS

FU LING TANG JIA JIAN ER HAO - 茯苓汤加減二号 - MODIFIED PORIA DECOCTION #2

English: Modified Poria Decoction #2
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Poria Rubra Chi Fu Ling 60g Clears Dampness and Heat.
Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi 60g Promotes urination and reduces edema.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 45g Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Ma Huang, dispels Wind-Cold from the Exterior.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 45g Disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 45g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 45g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang 45g Induces sweating, releases the Exterior, promotes urination, reduces edema and warms and disperses Cold pathogens.
Fr., Jujube Da Zao 3g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the channels
  • Stops pain
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Reduce swelling

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold-Damp Bi With Cold and Damp Predominant
  • Painful Bi
  • Fixed Bi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Swollen, painful joints
  • Fixed pain with a feeling of heaviness
  • Limited movement
  • Excruciating sharp, stabbing joint pain
  • Pain alleviated by warmth and aggravated by Cold
  • Few joints are involved
  • The joints cannot be flexed or extended
  • No local redness or Heat
  • Painful area often feels cold to the touch
  • Pain worse at night and better during the day
  • Pain intense but short lived
  • Pain changes over days or weeks
  • Ankylosis (stiffness) of joint
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Maybe chills with a slight fever
  • Anhidrosis
  • Frequent nocturnal urination
  • Numbness and heaviness of the extremities
  • Stiffness or numbness of the muscles or skin
  • Pain worse on cloudy or rainy days
  • Maybe peripheral or systemic edema
  • Pain is alleviated by pressure and warmth
  • Pain lingers and is recalcitrant to treatment
  • Worse during cloudy or wet weather
  • Edema
  • Maybe stifling sensation in chest
  • Maybe anorexia or indigestion
  • Maybe abdominal distention
  • Maybe loose or semi-liquid stools
  • T: Pink or Pale
  • C: Thin and white or Greasy and white
  • P: Slow, moderate and soft or
  • Superficial and tight or Wiry and tight - maybe slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula is especially effective for the upper body and neck.

MODIFICATIONS