HERB FORMULAS

FENG SHI HAN TANG - 风势寒湯 - WIND-COLD EXCESS DECOCTION

English: Wind-Cold Excess Decoction
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 9-30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, promotes urination, reduces edema and relieves numbness and pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with chronic non-healing sores, numbness, painful obstruction and paresthesias.
With Han Fang Ji, for Wind edema with numbness, pain, swelling of the face and extremities, sweating, sensitivity to Wind, and reduced urination.
Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong 3-5g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, tonifies the DU Channel, strengthens Jing and Blood, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the marrow.
With Dang Gui and Huang Qi, for severely deficient Jing and Blood.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 5-18g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin and benefits Jing.
Rz. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 3-10g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 4.5-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 3-12g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-18g Clears Heat, dries Dampness and cools the Blood.
Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian 3-16g Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and alleviates pain.
With Rou Gui and Dang Gui, for musculoskeletal pain caused by accumulation of Wind and Dampness.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 1.5-5g Disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels, alleviates pain and assists the generation of Qi and Blood.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Damp-Cold Bi in the channels with generalized aches and pains and difficulty in rotating the trunk.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 1.5-15g Disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji 3-12g Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Huang Qi, for Wind-Dampness with exterior Deficiency.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 9-30g Expels Wind-Dampness and relieves pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Qi
  • Nourishes Jing
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Clears Heat
  • Clears toxins
  • Relieves pain
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Warms Yang
  • Expels Wind
  • Dispels Dampness

SYNDROMES

  • Bi Syndrome

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Recalcitrant to treatment
  • Joint swelling and pain
  • Swelling is hard
  • Pain is excruciating
  • Limbs are numb
  • T:Normal or Purple spots
  • C: White or White and greasy
  • P: Thin and choppy or Soggy and even

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