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Source: Yī Xué Xīn Wú 医学心悟

Ingredients

• Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root]) 6–10g
• Dú huó (独活 Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, pubescent angelica) 6–10g
• Qín jiāo (秦艽 Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, large gentian [root]) 6–10g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 6–10g
• Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 6–10g
• Guì zhī (桂枝 Cinnamomi Ramulus, cinnamon twig) (or Guì xīn (桂心 Cinnamomi Cortex Rasus, shaved cinnamon bark)) 6–10g
• Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 3–6g
• Rǔ xiāng (乳香 Olibanum , frankincense) 3–6g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 3–6g
• Sāng zhī (桑枝 Mori Ramulus, mulberry twig) 15–30g
• Hǎi fēng téng (海风藤 Piperis Kadsurae Caulis, kadsura pepper stem) 15–30g

Actions: Dispels wind-damp and relieves impediment (bì) pain.

Indications: Wind-cold-damp impediment (fēng hán shī bì) with pain in the limb joints relieved by warmth and exacerbated by cold, and sometimes associated with heaviness and numbness and tingling.

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Qiāng huó, Dú huó, Guì zhī, Qín jiāo, kadsura stem, and mulberry branch dispel wind and dampness. They are supported by Dāng guī, Chuān xiōng, Mù xiāng, and Rǔ xiāng, which rectify qì, quicken the blood, and relieve pain. Gān cǎo harmonizes all the agents of the formula.

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