HERB FORMULAS

LUMBAGO #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

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Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 30g Expels Wind-Dampness, strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and nourishes the Blood.
With Du Zhong, and Niu Xi, expels Wind-Dampness and tonifies the Liver and Kidneys.
With Du Huo and Niu Xi, for Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency and Wind-Dampness causing low back and leg pain, stiffness and soreness
With Xu Duan, Dang Gui and Du Zhong, for restless fetus, and back pain due to Yin and Blood Deficiencies.
Poria Fu Ling 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan 15g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, promotes the movement of Blood and alleviates pain.
With Du Zhong, tonifies Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the lower back and secures the Chong and Ren channels to treat aching in the lower back and knees, weakness of the legs which makes walking difficult and especially threatened miscarriage due to instability of the Chong and Ren channels and restless fetus or bleeding during pregnancy accompanied by lower back pain and a sense of dropping in the lower trunk.
With Du Zhong and Niu Xi, for deficient Kidneys or Cold-Damp Bi causing low back and leg pain and weakness and contracture of the leg muscles.
Rx. Angelica Pubescentis Du Huo 12g Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness from the Lower Jiao, bones and sinews, vitalizes the vessels and alleviates pain.
With Du Zhong, Sang Ji Sheng and Dang Gui, for Wind-Dampness in a patient with underlying Kidney Deficiency, with low back and knee pain and stiffness.
With Xi Xin, for joint pain due to Wind-Cold-Dampness.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Gan Jiang, eliminates Cold Dampness in the Spleen with loss of taste, a sticky sensation in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and a thick, white tongue coat.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 15g Invigorates the Blood, strengthens the sinews and bones, benefits the joints and nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Sang Ji Sheng and Du Zhong, directs the other herbs toward lower extremities.
With Du Zhong, for low back and extremity pain and weakness due to Bi pain or Kidney Deficiency.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 12g Activates Blood, regulates Qi, expels Wind-Cold and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses and amenorrhea, and Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
With Rou Gui, for irregular menstruation with Cold in the Blood.
Rx. Angelica Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood, disperses Blood Stasis and treats abdominal pain.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 12g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and strengthens sinews and bones.
With Sang Ji Sheng, Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for low back pain during and after menstruation.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 12g Warms the Middle, expels Cold, rescues Devastated Yang and expels Interior Cold.
With Bai Zhu, for diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, for Cold-Dampness in the Lower Jiao leading to a sense of heaviness and Cold in the lower back.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 6g Warms Kidneys, strengthens Yang, strengthens Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels to open the lower back and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain or amenorrhea due to Deficiency Cold of the Chong and Ren channels.
Hb. Asari Xi Xin 3g Releases exterior Wind-Cold, disperses Internal Cold, warms the Lungs transforms Phlegm and scours Wind-Dampness from sinews and bones to stop pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold headache, toothache and Bi pain.
With Du Zhong and Sang Ji Sheng, for chronic low back and knee pain.
With Du Huo, for joint pain due to Wind-Cold-Dampness.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Cold and Dampness
  • Warms and opens the channels
  • Supports the Kidneys

SYNDROMES

  • Cold-Damp in the Lower Jiao

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cold pain in the lower back and body
  • The lower back region feels Cold to the touch
  • The pain is a deep, unremitting ache
  • The pain may be occasionally be severe
  • Twisting and bending are difficult
  • The pain is aggravated by cold weather
  • Lying down provides no improvement
  • Sciatica
  • Copious urination
  • Extreme heavy sensation in the lower back
  • Absence of thirst
  • T: Pale
  • C: White or Greasy and white at the root
  • P: Deep, thready and moderate or Deep and slow or Moderate

TREATS

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NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For moving pain (Wind): For severe Cold-Damp:
+ 9g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + 10g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao + 6-9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 6g Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo For Kidney Deficiency:
+ 12g Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian
   
    + 9g Rx. Curculiginis Xian Mao