HERB FORMULAS

SCIATICA #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu 30g Expels Wind-Dampness, disperses Cold, warms and activates the channels and stops pain.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 30g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness and stops pain.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, invigorates Blood circulation, relieves Fire toxins.
Fr. Mume Wu Mei 30g Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, stops leakage of sweat, generates fluids, alleviates thirst and alleviates pain.
Maltosum Yi Tang 500g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and alleviates pain and coldness.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Unblocks Yang Qi
  • Promotes the movement of Qi
  • Dispels Wind
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Unblocks the channels and collaterals
  • Stops pain

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold-Damp Bi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Sciatica pain
  • The pain is intense and moves around
  • Swollen painful joints (especially lower limbs)
  • Joints are warm to the touch (may be burning and swollen)
  • The pain is worse at night
  • Reduced range of motion
  • Joint degeneration or deformity in the lumbar region
  • Chills
  • Anhidrosis
  • Weight loss
  • Shortness of breath
  • Muscular atrophy
  • Difficulty walking and moving
  • Thirst
  • Hemiplegia
  • Rigidity of the limbs
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Edema
  • Emaciation
  • Swollen feet
  • Numbness of the extremities
  • Paralysis
  • Fatigue
  • T: Normal
  • C: White and greasy or Thin, yellow and greasy
  • P: Wiry and slippery or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Soak the ingredients in two liters of white wine for ten days. Filter and take 15ml twice a day.

MODIFICATIONS