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Tu-huo and Vaeicum F.
chinese formulae

definition

Tu-huo and Vaeicum F. = Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang = "Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 459; Bensky and Barolet, p. 207; Yeung, p. 86.
signs and symptoms: Muscle spasms, numbness, stiffness and pain in the legs and lower back, aversion to cold and desire for warmth, palpitations, shortness of breath.
tongue and pulse: pale tongue with a white coating, and thin, weak, slow pulse.
indications: Cold Bi Syndrome with Liver and Kidney Xu (Deficiency). With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as pain in the midline and the back during pregnancy, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lower back pain, sciatica, and sequelae of poliomyelitis.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated for acute arthritis.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 9 grams: poria (fu ling).
» 6 grams: pubescent angelica (du huo), loranthus (sang ji sheng), rehmannia (di huang).
» 3 grams: large-leaf gentian root (qin jiao), siler (fang feng), eucommia (du zhong), achyranthes (huai niu xi), Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui), cnidium (chuan xiong), white peony (bai shao yao), ginseng (ren shen), licorice (gan cao).
» 1 grams: cinnamon bark (rou gui), asarum (xi xin).
modifications:
» for severe Cold, add aconite (fu zi) and dry ginger (gan jiang).
» for signs of only mild Xu (Deficiency), omit ginseng (ren shen), white peony (bai shao yao) and fresh rehmannia (sheng di huang).
» for Xue Yu (Blood Stasis), add persica (tao ren) and carthamus (hong hua).


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