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musculoskeletal system
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chinese formulae

formulas

Licorice and Aconite C.; Cinnamon, Aconite and Ginger C. (Gui Zhi Fu Zi Tang): Qi Xu (Deficiency) with Qi Stagnation: Severe pain, redness and swelling, chill-phobia, heat in the joints, tenderness to touch, decreased range of motion: use Cinnamon, Aconite and Ginger if less severe
(Licorice and Aconite: Hsu, 1980, p. 298; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 110; Cinnamon: Hsu, 1980, p. 305; Bensky and Barolet, p. 37)
• Ma Huang and Coix C. (Ma Xing Yi Gan Tang): Wind-Damp: after the acute stage, joint swelling (Hsu, 1980, p. 66; Bensky and Barolet, p. 35)
Coix C. (Yi Yi Ren Tang): Xue Yu (Blood Stasis): more severe: every joint swollen with painful movement, especially upper body
(Hsu, 1980, p. 489; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 126; Bensky and Barolet, p. 206)
Cinnamon and Anemarrhena C. (Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang): Wind-Cold Damp Bi, with warmth in joints due to localized constraint: chronic articular rheumatism with swollen and emaciated fingers, worse at night, weak constitution, chills
(Hsu, 1980, p. 450; Yeung, p. 114. Bensky and Barolet, p. 205)
Stephania and Astragalus C. (Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang): Deformed knee joints in overweight women
(Hsu, 1980, p. 477; Yeung, p. 94; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 343; Bensky and Barolet, p. 179)
Tu-huo and Vaeicum C. (Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang); Feng Shi Pian (patent): Wind-Damp Bi with Liver and Kidney Xu (Deficiency): chronic low back pain, heavy and painful sensations at fixed locations in low back and lower extremities with weakness and stiffness, aversion to cold; may be paresthesias or numbness
(Tu-hou: Hsu, 1980, p. 459; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 384; Bensky and Barolet, p. 207; Feng Shi: Zhu, p. 108)
• Juan Bi Tang (see modifications in materia medica): Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome: early stage Bi, joint pain worse cold and better warmth (Yeung, p. 56; Bensky and Barolet, p. 204)
• Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan (patent): in weak patients: fatigue, cold sensations, lumbago, tremor. (Zhu, p. 111)
• Shen Rong Hu Gu Wan (patent): Chronic, with deformity and dull or no pain. (Zhu, p. 302)
• Kang Gu Zeng Sheng Pian (patent): spinal inflammation (Zhu, p. 301)
• Te Xiao Yao Tong Pian (Specific Lumbaglin) (patent): Bi Syndrome with Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency) causing low back pain (Zhu, p. 112)
• Clematis 19 (patent): Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome with Xue Yu (Blood Stasis); plus Alisma 16 (patent) with joint swelling; plus Clerodendron 6 (patent) with Heat signs (Dharmananda, 1990; Clematis, p. 42: Alisma, p. 34: Clerodendron, p. 81)
• Bao Zhen Gao (patent plaster); Yun Xiang Jing (patent lotion): external application.
(Zhu, p. 116)


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