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formula nameWind-Dispelling Sinew-Relaxing Pill
sourcePharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, Part One
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bubble_chart Composition

50 gm Fangfeng (防風) 50 gm Guizhi (桂枝) 50 gm Mahuang (麻黃) 50 gm Weilingxian (威靈仙) 50 gm Chuanwu (prepared) (川烏) 50 gm Caowu (prepared) (草烏) 50 gm Cangzhu (stir-fried) (蒼朮) 50 gm Fuling (茯苓) 50 gm Mugua (木瓜) 50 gm Qinjiao (秦艽) 50 gm Gusuibu (stir-fried) (骨碎補) 50 gm Niuxi (牛膝) 50 gm Gancao (甘草) 50 gm Haifengteng (海風藤) 50 gm Qingfengteng (青風藤) 50 gm Chuanshanlong (穿山龍) 50 gm Laoguancao (老鸛草) 50 gm Qiegen (茄根)

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above 18 ingredients into fine powder, sieve, and mix well. Add 160-180g of refined honey per 100g of powder to prepare large honeyed pills. Take orally, one pill each time, twice a day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispelling wind to disperse cold, relaxing sinews and activating collaterals.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind-cold-dampness impediment. Wind-dampness on the surface, headache, heavy body, generalized body pain, aversion to cold with fever, or wind-cold dampness evil invading the meridians, causing pain in the waist and legs, difficulty in flexion and extension, and numbness in the limbs.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Ephedra, Cinnamon Twig, Saposhnikovia Root, and Atractylodes Rhizome dispel wind, dissipate cold, and overcome dampness; Aconite Mother Root and Kusnezoff Monkshood Root expel cold, relieve bi syndrome, and alleviate pain; Flowering Quince Fruit, Gentian, Achyranthes Root, Orientvine Vine, and Kadsura Pepper Stem dredge meridians, activate collaterals, and relieve pain; Poria invigorates the spleen and drains dampness; Liquorice Root removes toxins and harmonizes the various herbs. Combined into a formula, it collectively achieves the effects of dispelling wind, dissipating cold, relaxing sinews, and activating collaterals.

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