formula | Collaterals-Activating Pill Huo Luo Dan |
alias | Minor Collaterals-Activating Pill Xiao Huo Luo Dan |
bubble_chart Efficacy
Dispelling wind and dampness, resolving phlegm and unblocking collaterals, dredging collaterals and relieving pain.
Wind-cold dampness invades the meridians, causing spasms and pain in the limbs and tendons, difficulty in joint flexion and extension, and wandering pain; after apoplexy, numbness in the hands and feet that does not heal over time, with phlegm-dampness and stagnant blood in the meridians, heaviness in the waist and legs, or intermittent pain in the legs and arms; injuries from falls or blows, with pain due to blood stasis obstructing the meridians.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Aconite Mother Root and kusnezoff monkshood root, which are pungent and hot, move quickly, dispelling wind and dampness, warming and unblocking the meridians, and can also relieve pain, serving as the main medicinal; Arisaema dries dampness and resolves phlegm, to remove phlegm-dampness from the meridians, serving as the auxiliary medicinal; frankincense and myrrh invigorate blood and resolve stasis; Earthworm dredges meridians and activates collaterals; wine assists the medicinal effects, guiding all the medicinals directly to the affected area, collectively serving as the guiding medicinals. Combined into a formula, it can dispel wind and dampness, unblock the meridians, and resolve phlegm-dampness stasis, thus being effective for the aforementioned syndromes.
bubble_chart Cautions and ContraindicationsUse with caution in cases of yin deficiency with heat and in pregnant women.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Modern medicine believes that this formula has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticoagulant, and blood circulation-improving effects, promoting the dissipation of blood stasis in the affected area, and is anti-wind-dampness. It is mainly used for: sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, chronic wind-dampness arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, presenting with spasmodic pain in the limbs and tendons, difficulty in joint flexion and extension, and migratory pain.
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