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Du Huo - Angelica Root

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  • W-D-C
  • Lurking Wind in KI channel
  • release exterior
  • lesser yin headache/toothache
  • itchy skin due to w/d
  • not for excess or deficient heat symptoms
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Wei Ling Xian- Clematis Root

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  • Mobilizes all 12 channels

- fish bones in throat

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Mu Gua- Chinese Quince Fruit

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  • Relax sinews/ unblock channels-guide to legs
  • harmonize SP/ST for cramps of leg/calf
  • food stagnation
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Can Sha- Silkworm Feces

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  • Dry damp, expel wind
  • damp itchy rashes
  • harmonize ST
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San Ji Sheng- Mulberry Mistletoe Stem

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  • parasitic
  • tonify LR/KI-strengthen sinews and bones
  • quiet fetus
  • uterine bleeding
  • promote lactation
  • nourish blood and benefit skin
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Sang Zhi- Mulberry Twig

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  • # 1 guide to u limbs

- edema

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Wu Jia Pi- Acanthopanax Root Bark

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  • Strengthen Sinews (good for elderly)
  • LR/KI xu w/ weak or soft bones
  • transform damp, reduce edema
  • cold damp leg qi
  • sensation of weakness in sinews and bones
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Gou Ji-Chain Fern

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  • Tonify LR/KI, Strengthen Sinews and bones-LB/Knees
  • Bone tonic
  • Urinary Incontinence and vaginal discharge-KI yang xu
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Bai Hua She- Agkistrodon Viper

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  • Toxic
  • Powerfully unblock channels and extinguish wind-convulsion
  • wind from skin and sinews
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Wu Shao She-Black Stripe Snake

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  • Dispel wind, unblock collaterals, settles jitteriness and convulsions
  • not as strong or toxic as bai hue she
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Shen Jin Cao-

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  • Help Flexion/Extension

- Disperse w-d, relax sinews, tendons.

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Xi Xian Cao-Siegesbeckia

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  • calm spirit
  • pacify LR
  • hypertension
  • hot bi-pain in extremities
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Hai Tong Pi- Erythrina Bark

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  • unblock channels/collaterals-pain in LB
  • Promote Urination and reduce edema
  • topically for itching skin lesions-scabies
  • gargle for toothache due to caries
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Qiang Huo Shen Shi Tang- notopterygum decoction to overcome dampness

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  • W-D bi affecting U Body with sensation of heaviness
  • emphasis on dampness
  • Tai Yang and Du Channel Pain
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Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang

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  • unblock flow of yang qi-promotes movement
  • swollen painful joints, especially lower extremities
  • recurrent w-c-d painful obstruction in which localized constraint generates heat
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Juan Bi Tang-Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction

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  • tonifies/harmonizes protective/nutritive qi.
  • patient with qi and blood xu
  • w-c-d bi causing joint pain and numbness
  • dispel wind, eliminate damp
  • heavy sensation in body
  • stiffness in neck, shoulder, u back
  • numbness in extremities, difficulty moving
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Yi Yi Ren Tang-coicis decoction from 18 physicians

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  • disperse swelling in exterior and dry blood in interior
  • for swelling in joints (hands, feet),
  • w-c-d penetrate directly into flesh/joints-SP
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Dang Gui Si Ni Tang- Angelica Sinensis Frigid 4 Decoction

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  • bld xu-limbs will be cold
  • moving yang to extremities via the blood
  • warms channels, disperses cold, nourishes blood, unblocks blood vessels
  • very effective-reynauds
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Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang-Angelica Pubescens and Loranthus Decoction

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  • expel w-d bi, disperse painful obstruction, tonify deficiency
  • most commonly used w-d bi formula
  • 5 star for arthritis.
  • Treats root and branch esp LB pain.
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Da Fang Feng Tang- Major siler decoction

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  • dispel wind, smooth flow of qi, invigorate blood vessels, fortify sinews and bones, eliminate cold-dampness
  • directs to knees, bones and sinews
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San Bi Tang- Three Obstruction Decoction

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  • tonify LR, KI. Augment qi, invigorate bld vessels, fortify sinews and bones, eliminate cold-dampness
  • for LR and KI qu characterized by tremors of hand and feet. Bi syndrome.
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Bai Hu Jia Gui Zhi Tang- White Tiger Plus Cinnamon Twig Decoction

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expel w-d-h

  • painful obstruction with pain that comes and goes or moves around the body
  • heat with lurking cold
  • 4 Bigs
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Bai Hu Jia Cang Zhu Tang- White Tiger Plus Black Atractlyodes Decoction

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expel w-d-h

  • for dampness predominant
  • painful obstruction with joint pain and general fever
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Si Miao San- Four Marvelous Powder

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expel w-d-h

  • clears h, resolves damp
  • atrophy disorder with severe numbness/weakness in lower extremities with painful obstruction and swollen feet
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Xuan Bi Tang- Diffuse Bi Decoction

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expel w-d-h

  • disperse d-h in channel
  • painful obstruction due to containment of d-h primarily in channels, but also obstructing qi dynamic
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Shu Feng Huo Xue Tang- disperse wind and invigorate blood decoction

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expel w-d-h

  • resolve w-d-p and blood stasis bi
  • sharp pain in joints
  • originally a Koran formula
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Qin Jiao- Gentian Root

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  • w-c or h-d, h or c bi
  • steaming bone
  • soothe sinews/collaterals
  • clear heat from deficiency
  • jaundice-esp for babies (resolve damp)

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