bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Gentian (Radix et Rhizoma Gentianae)
bubble_chart Efficacy
Promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, and unblocks meridians.
bubble_chart Indications
Pain in the joints of the limbs, especially in the right foot, and multiple arthritis.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
This prescription treats pain in the joints of the body, as if bitten by a tiger, anciently known as "White Tiger Multiple Arthralgia," which is today's arthritis. In the prescription, Saposhnikovia Root and Notopterygium dispel various winds and treat joint aching pain and numbness; Chinese Clematis Root, Nanxing, Atractylodes Rhizome, and Pubescent Angelica search out wind and overcome dampness, treating pain in the joints of the body; Poria and White Atractylodes Rhizome warm the middle and tonify qi; Stephania Tetrandra, Skullcap Root, Gentian, Forsythia, Akebia Stem, and Bamboo Shavings clear heat and reduce inflammation, draining excess fire; Atractylodes Rhizome, Pinellia, Dried Tangerine Peel, and pungent and fragrant herbs dry dampness, regulate qi, and resolve phlegm; Carthamus, Peach Kernel, and Rehmannia activate blood, remove stasis, and generate new blood; Aconite Lateral Root, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, and Dahurian Angelica warm the meridians and invigorate blood, expelling wind-cold and aiding in pain relief; Flowering Quince Fruit relaxes tendons and relieves pain, treating wind-dampness and beriberi; Liquorice Root harmonizes all the herbs.
bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation - Pain and slight swelling in the joints of the limbs.
- Especially severe in the right foot.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Acute and chronic arthritis, paralysis of the limbs, hemiplegia (sequelae of stroke), sprains of muscles and bones, chronic beriberi.