Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

• opens the channels and their collaterals
• promotes blood circulation
• tonifies blood
• breaks up blood stasis
• drains dampness and wind-dampness
• strengthens tendons
• Bi Zheng (painful obstruction syndrome) from wind-dampness

Description:

A traditional formula for painful obstruction syndromes (Bi Zheng) that have arisen primarily from wind and dampness on the basis of internal deficiency. Chinese medicine describes this state as fullness on the surface and emptiness within. Typically, these are conditions we would call rheumatic pains. In principle, it involves the invasion of an external pathogen (in this case, dampness and wind) into a previously weakened organism. The pathogen in the form of wind and dampness blocks the circulation of Qi and blood in the channels, which triggers pain.

The combination of herbs in this formula effectively strengthens the organism, opens the channels, breaks up already formed blockages, and drains wind and dampness from the organism. We could say that this combination of herbs has an analgesic effect; however, it does not merely suppress pain but addresses its cause.

Indications:

• muscle and joint pain
• back pain
• pain aggravated by dampness
• pain aggravated by changes in weather
• lower back pain radiating to the lower limbs
• swelling, numbness, or tingling of the lower limbs
• heaviness of the lower limbs
• Bi syndrome from wind and dampness
• rheumatoid arthritis
• arthrosis

Modern use:

• arthritis
• neuralgia
• arthrosis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• sciatica
• lumbago
• the formula has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect

Contraindications:

• none known

Recommendation:

When using this formula, one should avoid damp and cold weather and simultaneously limit cold foods.

Composition of the formula: