HERB FORMULAS

LEI FENG WAN - 累风囊 - RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PILL

English: Rheumatoid Arthritis Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 15g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
Caul. Piperis Kadsurae Hai Feng Teng 15g Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels, disperses Cold and stops pain.
Caul. Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng 15g Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and collaterals, cools the Blood and reduces swellings.
Zaocys Wu Shao She 10g Strongly unblocks channels, extinguishes Wind, 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.
Agkistrodon Bai Hua She 10g Powerfully unblocks the channels, extinguishes Wind, dispels Wind from the sinews and settles jitteriness and convulsions.
Caul. Tripterygii Lei Gong Teng 10g Dispels Wind and Dampness, strongly clears Heat, resolves toxicity, reduces swellings and stops pain.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 10g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Scorpio Quan Xie 5g Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, tracks down Wind, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.
With Di Ling, for Liver Yang and Heat constraint.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu 15g Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 6g Tonifies the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 10g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang.
With Wu Wei Zi, for Yin and Yang Deficiencies of the Liver and Kidneys.
Pheretima Di Long 10g Drains Heat, settles convulsions, extinguishes Wind and stops spasms, Clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals and anchors Liver Yang.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 6g 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 6g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness and stops pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Wind
  • Harmonizes the channels
  • Stops pain
  • Eliminates Cold
  • Invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • General pain or
  • Stabbing pain
  • Localized pain
  • Pain worse at night
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Joint deformity
  • Severe pain of the small joints
  • Muscular atrophy
  • Cold extremities
  • Preference for warmth
  • Limited movement
  • Difficulty walking
  • Emaciation
  • Swelling of the limbs
  • T: Slightly purplish or Purplish
  • C: Thin, white and greasy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat.
  • Contraindicated for those with Excess Heat.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For aversion to Cold and cold extremities: For Swelling of the limbs:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 10g Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi
- Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + 10g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
+ 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For weak limbs:
+ 5g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 10g Rz. Polygonati Huang Jing
For spasms of the limbs:
+ 10g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For Heat in the joints:
+ 5-15g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng