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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">san bi tang</name>
    <name type="english">Three Painful Obstruction Decoction</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys</summary>
      <indication>Deficient Liver and Kidneys with deficient Qi and Blood</indication>
      <indication>Soft, weak sinews and bones</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pale with a whitish coat; pulse thin, weak and slow</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Augments Qi and nourishes the Blood</summary>
      <indication>Shaking hands and feet</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind, Cold and Dampness</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Cold-Damp Bi on a background of Qi and Blood deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Pain and numbness of the muscles and joints, worse in cold, damp weather</indication>
      <indication>Joint pain with reduced range of movement</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Arthritis</indication>
      <indication>Arthralgia</indication>
      <indication>Rheumatism</indication>
      <indication>Fibromyalgia</indication>
      <indication>General aches and pains of muscles and bones</indication>
      <indication>Numbness</indication>
      <indication>Paresthesia</indication>
      <indication>Stroke</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>xu duan</herb>
    <herb>du zhong</herb>
    <herb>fang feng</herb>
    <herb>rou gui</herb>
    <herb>xi xin</herb>
    <herb>ren shen</herb>
    <herb>fu ling</herb>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
    <herb>Bai Shao</herb>
    <herb>huang qi</herb>
    <herb>jiu chao niu xi</herb>
    <herb>zhi gan cao</herb>
    <herb>qin jiao</herb>
    <herb>sheng di huang</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
    <herb>du huo</herb>
  </constituents>
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