HERB FORMULAS

DA HUO LUO DAN - 大活絡丹 - MAJOR INVIGORATE THE COLLATERALS SPECIAL PILL

English: Major Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Liquor-Soaked Agkistrodon/Bungarus Jin Bai Hua She 60g Powerfully unblocks the channels, extinguishes Wind, dispels Wind from the skin, dispels Wind from the sinews and settles jitteriness and convulsions.
With Dang Gui, He Shou Wu and Bai Shao, for chronic rashes.
With Quan Xie, Tian Ma and Dang Gui, for post-stroke complications such as muscle paralysis and hemiplegia.
Liquor-Soaked Zaocys Jin Wu Shao She 60g Strongly unblocks channels, extinguishes Wind, dispels Wind from the skin, dispels Wind from the sinews, strengthens tendons and bones and settles jitteriness and convulsions.
With Bai Hua She, for convulsions associated with tetanus.
With Di Long, for Bi syndrome.
Liquor-Soaked Rx. Clematidis Jin Wei Ling Xian 60g Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Damp Bi causing joint pain (especially in the upper joints).
Liquor-Soaked Anemones Raddeana Jin Zhu Liang Tou Jian 60g Removes Wind-Dampness, disperses swelling and resolves Phlegm.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 60g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness, stops pain, reduces swellings and treats abscesses and lesions.
Roasted Rz. Gastrodiae Wei Tian Ma 60g Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver, stops spasms and tremors, subdues Rising Liver Yang, alleviates pain and disperses Wind-Damp Bi.
With Zhi Fu Zi, Xuan Shen and Mo Yao, for difficulty in movement and deep-seated pain in the sinews and bones after Wind-stroke.
With Bai Zhu, Ren Shen, Jiang Can and Quan Xie, for chronic childhood convulsions.
With Quan Xie and Ru Xiang, for Bi pain with Blood Stasis.
With Ma Huang and Zhi Cao Wu, for Bi syndrome.
Scorpio Quan Xie 60g Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, tracks down Wind, unblocks the collaterals, stops pain, attacks and relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules .
With Jiang Can, for Wind-Dampness
With Di Long, for Liver Yang and Heat Stagnation.
Sm. Sojae-Soaked Rx. Polygoni Multiflori Hei Dou Jin He Shou Wu 60g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and Jing and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Fried Plastrum Testudinis Zhi Gui Ban 60g Nourishes Yin, anchors the Yang, benefits the Kidneys, strengthens the bones and treats non-healing sores and ulcerations.
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 60g Induces sweating, releases the Exterior, promotes urination, reduces edema and warms and disperses Cold pathogens.
With Ren Shen, for Wind-Cold with underlying Qi Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, warms and unblocks the channels and collaterals.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Wind-Cold Bi.
Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong 60g Clears Heat and relives Fire toxicity.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 60g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 60g 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 Fang Feng, for pain due to External Wind-Dampness.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 60g Disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Damp-Cold Bi in the channels with generalized aches and pains and difficulty in rotating the trunk.
With Shu Di Huang and Ma Huang, for Yin-type localized swellings that blend into the surrounding tissues.
Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis Huo Xiang 60g Aromatically transforms Dampness, releases the exterior and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Rx. Linderae Wu Yao 60g Promotes movement of Qi, alleviates pain, warms the Kidneys and disperses Cold.
With Rou Gui, for abdominal pain, especially sensations of Cold and pain in the lower abdomen.
With Ma Huang and Jiang Can, for Wind attacking the extremities with joint pain, numbness, headache, and dizziness.
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 60g Clears Heat and drains Dampness.
With Ge Gen, for diarrhea in Exterior syndromes.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 60g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, Nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Rou Gui, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
With Ma Huang, warms and unblocks the channels and collaterals.
With Ren Shen, for Qi, Yin and Blood Deficiency.
Steamed Rx. et Rz. Rhei Zheng Da Huang 60g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for constipation due to Cold accumulation.
With Rou Gui, for chronic constipation.
With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation.
With Huang Lian and Huang Qin, for whole body Damp-Heat.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis.
With Ren Shen and Dang Gui, for Yang Ming Stage with Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 60g Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain, dispels Damp-Heat and harmonizes the Liver and Spleen.
With Huang Lian and Huo Xiang, for Damp-Heat diarrhea.
With Wu Yao, for lower abdominal Coldness and pain.
Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang 60g Promotes movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
With Wu Yao, for lower abdominal pain, especially with lower abdominal Cold and tension.
With Rou Gui, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with epigastric, abdominal and hypochondriac Cold pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Ding Xiang, for intensely cold limbs from diminished Ming Men Fire.
With Mu Xian, relieves pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi, Ding Xiang and She Xiang, for extreme coldness of the limbs with abdominal and umbilical pain due to Insufficiency of Ming Men Fire.
Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin 30g Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold and alleviates pain.
With Ma Huang, alleviates Wind-Cold-Damp Bi pain.
With Ma Huang and Zhi Fu Zi, for Exterior Wind-Cold with underlying Yang Deficiency.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Wind-Damp-Cold Bi with spasms of the joints and intolerable pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Rou Gui, for abdominal pain, coldness of the lower extremities, a pale tongue and no thirst.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
With Da Huang, for chronic accumulation in the abdomen, blockage of urine, constipation, Qi rushing upward to the Heart , abdominal distention and rebellious damage from food and drink.
Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang 30g Warms the Middle Jiao, relieves pain, descends Qi, warms the Kidneys and assists Yang.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Rou Gui, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 30g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, relaxes the sinews, invigorates the channels and alleviates pain.
With Mo Yao, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with numbness throughout the body and unresponsive extremities.
Myrrh Mo Yao 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh and promotes healing.
With Ru Xiang, for swollen, painful sores and sores that are hard but not painful.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 30g Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, disperses Wind-Heat and stops itching and pain.
With Quan Xie, Zhi Tian Nan Xing and Tian Ma, for muscular tetany.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 30g Disperses Wind-Phlegm in the channels, stops spasms, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng. for muscular tetany.
With Bing Pian, wakens the brain, expels Wind, and opens what is closed.
Rz. Drynariae Gu Sui Bu 30g Tonifies the Kidney Yang, strengthens the sinews and bones and activates the Blood.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi 30g Spreads Liver Qi and breaks up Stagnant Qi.
Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou 30g Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness and strengthens the Stomach.
Benzoinum An Xi Xiang 30g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, unblocks the channels and collaterals and alleviates pain.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 30g Warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Ren Shen, for severe Deficiency of the Source Qi and Collapse of Yang with Cold extremities, sweating, weak breathing, dizziness, and an extremely pale complexion.
With Rou Gui, for Damp-Cold Bi in the channels with generalized aches and pains and difficulty rotating the trunk.
With Fu Ling, for lower body edema and dysuria.
Steamed Rx. Scutellariae Shen Huang Qin 30g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
Poria Fu Ling 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Liquor-Soaked and Stone Baked Rz. Cyperi Jin Bei Xiang Fu 30g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi.
With Wu Yao, for Qi and Blood Stagnation with generalized pain and distention throughout the body.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood Nourishes Yin and relieves toxicity.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 30g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Yi Yi Ren, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with Dampness.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Fu Ling, for edema due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 75g Releases the Exterior, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Tian Nan Xing, for headache, generalized body aches and numbness due to Wind-Phlegm Obstructing the channels.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
With Qiang Huo and Dang Gui, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
With Ma Huang, dispels Wind-Cold from the Exterior.
Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen 45g Discharges Exterior conditions, releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back, relieves Heat and generates fluids.
Fried Os Tigris Hu Gu 45g Dispels Wind-Dampness, controls pain, strengthens the sinews and bones and disperses Wind-Cold.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 45g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Xiang Fu, tonifies Blood and moves Qi.
With Shu Di Huang, disperses Cold and stops pain, for abdominal pain due to External Cold.
Sanguis Draconis Xue Jie 21g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
Fried Pheretima Zhi Di Long 15g Drains Heat, settles convulsions, extinguishes Wind, stops spasms, clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals.
Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao 15g Clears Heat from the Ying and Xue stages, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, clears skin blotches and stops bleeding.
Moschus She Xiang 15g Strongly opens the Orifices and Luo vessels, revives the Spirit, unblocks closed disorders, activates the Blood, detoxifies, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Xi Jiao and Niu Huang, for sudden loss of consciousness and coma due to extreme Heat or Wind-Stroke.
With Niu Huang and Bing Pian, for closed disorders from Phlegm-Heat or Heat Sinking into the Pericardium.
With Niu Huang, for coma due to Heat.
Resina Pini Song Xiang 15g Dries Dampness, dispels Wind, alleviates pain, discharges pus, removes toxins and generates flesh.
Calculus Bovis Niu Huang 4.5g Clears the Heart, opens the Orifices aromatically, awakens the Spirit, vaporizes Phlegm, clears the Liver, relieves Fire toxicity, extinguishes Wind, stops tremors Drains Heat and resolves Fire toxicity.
With She Xian, Xi Jiao, Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for abscess and scrofula.
Borneolum Bing Pian 45.g Aromatically opens orifices, revives the Spirit, unblocks closed disorders, clears Heat, drains Fire, resolves toxicity and alleviates pain.
With She Xiang, for convulsions, loss of consciousness, and coma due to extreme Heat or Phlegm Blocking the Orifices.
With Niu Huang, Quan Xie and She Xiang, for convulsions due to Heat.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 90g Tonifies Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Wind
  • Tonifies Qi and Blood
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Disperses Cold
  • Clears Heat
  • Opens the channels and collaterals
  • Relieves pain

SYNDROMES

  • Stubborn Bi
  • Chronic Bi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic Bi with many recurrences
  • Joints are stiff and deformed
  • Areas surrounding the joints are slightly purple
  • Pain is excruciating
  • Fixed location
  • Maybe painful numbness
  • Joint may be red, swollen and painful or
  • Icy cold and worse in cold weather and better with warmth
  • Maybe fever
  • T: Purple spots
  • C: White
  • P: Thin and choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Os Tigris Hu Gu, Moschus She Xiang and Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao are derived from endangered species. They are either eliminated from the formula or are replaced by substitutes.
  • Make into small pills and wrap with Gold Foil Jin Bo. Take one pill with aged grain-based liquor once daily.

MODIFICATIONS