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Dispels Wind, eliminates Damp and unblocks the channels and collaterals

Chronic, recurring Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Wind-Damp or Wind-Phlegm-Damp Bi that has started to turn to Heat, over an underlying deficiency of Qi and Yin Swollen, painful joints, mostly of the legs, with limited movement and trouble walking Stiff or numb limbs, swollen feet and edema; in some cases hemiplegia or paralysis Chills with no sweating

Unblocks Yang Qi and moves Qi

Tiredness and breathlessness

Clears Heat and nourishes Yin

Joints warm or burning to the touch even though the body as a whole runs cold and weak Wasting and weight loss, muscle atrophy, thirst Dizziness or vertigo, headache, nausea and vomiting Coat white and greasy, or thin, yellow and greasy; tongue body normal; pulse wiry and slippery, or slippery and rapid

Stops pain

Joint pain that gets worse at night and with movement

Modern uses

Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis Chronic arthritis Severe migratory arthralgia Arthralgia Painful obstruction Gout Gouty arthritis Periarthritis of the shoulder Connective tissue disorders Low back pain Sciatica General pain Numbness Paresthesia Wasting of the leg muscles Paralysis Sequelae of cerebrovascular accident Hemiplegia after cerebrovasculitis Deep vein thrombosis Cor pulmonale Hyperpnea Edema Erythema nodosum Psoriasis gui zhi ma huang zhi fu zi zhi mu shao yao bai zhu fang feng sheng jiang gan cao