Prescription
Main formula
Juan bi tang
Alternative formulas
Qiang huo sheng shi tang
Jia wei xuan bi tang
Patent remedy
Explanations
Downward flow of Damp-Heat
Symptoms and signs
Principle of treatment
Prescription
Main formula
Si miao san
Alternative formula
Bai hu jia gui zhi tang and san miao wan
Patent remedy
Explanations
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Painful joints and muscles
Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction. This formula dispels the Wind, eliminates the Cold, resolves the Damp, promotes the Qi and Blood circulation and relieves the pain. Chuan Xiong Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong 3–5g, Hai Feng Teng Caulis Piperis Futokadsurae 5g, Du Huo Radix Angelicae Pubescentis 3g, and Sang Zhi Fructus Gardeniae 3g should be added to relieve the pain.
Notopterygium Dispelling Dampness Decoction. This formula is better than the one above at eliminating the Damp. Xi Xin Herba Asari 2g, Hai Feng Teng Caulis Piperis Futokadsurae 3g and Sang Zhi Fructus Gardeniae 3g should be added to relieve the pain.
Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction. This formula can clear the Heat, eliminate the Damp and relieve the pain. Jiang Huang Rhizoma Curcumae Longae 5g, Hai Tong Pi Cortex Erythrinae 5g and Sang Zhi Ramulus Mori 3g, etc., should be added to relieve the pain.
Feng Shi Pian Wind-Damp Tablet.
LU-7 Lieque, LI-4 Hegu, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, GB-34 Yanglingquan, BL-40 Weizhong, BL-58 Feiyang and BL-60 Kunlun, as well as some local Ah Shi points and the Connecting point and Source points from the affected channels. Moxibustion is used on GB-34, BL40, BL-58 and LI-4.
▪ LU-7, the Connecting point of the Lung channel, and LI-4, the Source point of the Large Intestine channel, regulate the skin pores, dispel Wind-Cold-Damp, promote the circulation of Qi and relieve the pain
▪ SP-6, the crossing point of the Spleen, Kidney and Liver channels, eliminates the Damp, promotes the urination and relieve the limb pain
▪ GB-34, the Sea point of the Gallbladder channel and the Gathering point for the Tendons, regulates the circulation of Qi and relieves the pain in the Tendons
▪ BL-40, BL-58 and BL-60, the Sea point, the Connecting point and the River point of the Bladder channel respectively, promote the circulation of Qi, eliminate Wind-Damp and relieve the pain
▪ Ah Shi points together with the Connecting point and Source points from the affected channels promote the Qi and Blood circulation and relieve the pain
▪ Moxibustion, a warming method, warms the channels, eliminates Wind-Damp-Cold and relieves the pain.
Symptoms and signs are a gradual occurrence of pain, mostly in the lower parts of the body, with a hot and heavy sensation, which is aggravated by warmth and alleviated by cold, with swollen joints, scanty and yellow urine, constipation, or loose stools, slight fever, a red tongue with a thick and yellow coating and a slippery and rapid pulse.
Clear the Heat, eliminate the Damp, reduce the swelling and relieve the pain.
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Four-Marvel Powder. This formula clears the Heat, eliminates the Damp, reduces the swelling and relieves the pain. Jiang Huang Rhizoma Curcumae Longae 5g, Hai Tong Pi Cortex Erythrinae 5g, Fang Ji Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae 3g, Dang Gui Radix Angelicae Sinensis 3g and Ren Dong Teng Ramus Lonicerae Japonicae 5g, etc., should be added to relieve the pain.
White Tiger plus Ramulus Cinnamon Decoction and Three-Marvel Pill. When these two formulas are used together, their effect on clearing the Heat, eliminating the Damp and relieving the pain will be much stronger. This combination is especially used when there is predominance of Heat in the body. The same modifications as above can be made.
Feng Shi Xiao Tong Pian Wind-Damp Dispel Pain Tablet.
LI-4 Hegu, LI-11 Quchi, TE-6 Zhigou, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, SP-9 Yinlingquan and GB-34 Yanglingquan, as well some local Ah Shi points on the limbs, and the Connecting point and Source points from the affected channels. Reducing method is used on these points.
▪ LI-4 and LI-11, the Source point and Sea point of the Large Intestine channel respectively, clears the Heat, regulates the circulation of Qi and relieves the pain.
▪ TE-6 promotes the circulation of Qi, eliminates Damp-Heat and relieves the pain.
