Also warming the channels and dispelling cold. A method of treatment used to address wind-cold-damp impediment (bì) with pronounced cold signs, such as pain in the joints relieved by warmth and inhibited bending and stretching, using channel-warming medicinals such as aconite main tuber (Aconiti Radix, 川乌头chuān wū tóu), cinnamon twig (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 桂枝guì zhī), scorpion (Scorpio, 全蝎quán xiē), and pubescent angelica (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, 独活dú huó). In cases with longer history, combinations include blood-quickening stasis-transforming medicinals as well as bone and sinew strengthening medicinals. Patients with weak constitutions may be given combinations that include blood-nourishing qì-boosting medicinals such as Chinese angelica (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 当归dāng guī), white peony (Paeoniae Radix Alba, 白芍药bái sháo yào), astragalus (Astragali Radix, 黄芪huáng qí), and codonopsis (Codonopsis Radix, 党参dǎng shēn). Commonly used channel-warming cold-dispersing formulas include Aconite Main Tuber Decoction (乌头汤wū tóu tāng) and Chinese Angelica Counterflow Cold Decoction (当归四逆汤dāng guī sì nì tāng).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on ouch points (阿是穴ā shì xué), or select points on the affected channel. Use moxa, needle retention, or warm needle technique.