HERB FORMULAS

TENDON BI #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 15g Releases the exterior, disperses Cold, expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction, alleviates pain and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels,
With Du Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 15g Dispels Wind-Dampness, disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness, releases the Exterior and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for joint pain and numbness.
With Ma Huang, for Wind-Cold with anhidrosis, and body aches and pains.
Rx. Aconiti Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu 6g Expels Wind-Dampness, disperses Cold, warms and activates the channels and stops pain.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 5g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness and stops pain.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 15g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, expels Wind-Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and relieves pain.
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 6g Induces sweating, releases the Exterior, promotes urination, reduces edema and warms and disperses Cold pathogens.
With Gui Zhi, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua 9g Relaxes sinews, increases Qi and Blood circulation and unblocks the channels.
With Du Huo, for weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the lower extremities.
Hb. Lycopodii Shen Jin Cao 9g Dispels Wind, eliminates Dampness, relaxes the sinews, invigorates the collaterals and invigorates Blood.
Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi 9g Dispels Wind-Dampness, nourishes and warms Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, transforms Dampness and reduces swelling.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9g Releases the exterior, assists the Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei, releases the muscle layer, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.
With Zhi Chuan Wu and Zhi Cao Wu, for Bi syndrome.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms the channels
  • Dispels Cold
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Relaxes the tendons

SYNDROMES

  • Tendon Bi due to Cold-Damp

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Pain and weakness of the tendons and joints
  • Joints can be bent but not stretched
  • Excessive eating and drinking
  • Excessive desire to eat (bulimia)
  • Insatiability
  • Nightmares
  • Horrible dreams of fighting etc.
  • Frequent urination
  • Contracting pain in the affected limb
  • Heaviness
  • Limited movement
  • Pain worse at night
  • Pain worse in Damp weather
  • Preference for warmth
  • T: Pale
  • C: White, greasy
  • P: Deep and thready or Slow and slippery

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CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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