HERB FORMULAS

SOU FENG YIN JIAN JIAN - 搜风饮加減 - MODIFIED TRACK DOWN WIND DRINK

English: Modified Track Down Wind Drink
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Zaocys Wu Shao She 12g Strongly unblocks the channels, dispels Wind from the sinews and strengthens tendons and bones.
With Di Long, for Bi syndrome.
Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu 12g Expels Wind-Dampness, disperses Cold, warms and activates the channels and stops pain.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Zhi Cao Wu 12g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness and stops pain.
Sm. Sinapis Alba Bai Jie Zi 9g Promotes Qi movement, dissipates nodules, unblocks the collaterals and alleviates pain.
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 9g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and disperses lumps and masses.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Di Long and Tu Bie Chong, for Bi syndrome.
Rz. Drynariae Gui Sui Bu 9g Tonifies Kidney Yang, strengthens the sinews and bones and invigorates the Blood.
Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 9g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
Pheretima Di Long 9g Clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals.
With Zhi Chuan Wu, Zhi Cao Wu and Ru Xiang, for Cold Bi.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 6g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, relaxes the sinews, activates the channels and alleviates pain.
With Di Long and Zhi Chuan Wu, for Wind-Damp-Cold-Bi.
Scolopendra Wu Gong 0.5g Unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Transforms Blood Stasis
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Softens lumps
  • Unblocks the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm and Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • A long course of the disease
  • Stiffness of the joints
  • Inhibited flexion and extension
  • Joint deformation
  • Severe, fixed, stabbing pain which is worse with pressure
  • Possible numbness
  • Possible swollen joints
  • Thickening and hardening of the articular tendons
  • Possible darkness or discoloration of the affected joints
  • Muscular atrophy around the articulation
  • Possible subcutaneous nodules on or surrounding the joint
  • T: Purple and dark with static spots or maculae
  • C: White and greasy
  • P: Soft, choppy and thready or Wiry and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

With Qi Deficiency: With Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ 18g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 9g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 9g Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao
With Kidney Yin Deficiency: With Blood Deficiency:
- Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu + less (6g) Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu
- Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu
+ less (6g) Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
+ 12g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng For subcutaneous nodulations:
For severe numbness: + 18g Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing
+ 18g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng With Damp-Heat:
For an slimy tongue coat with chest and abdominal oppression: - Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu
- Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 12g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 12g Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao