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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">shu feng huo xue tang</name>
    <name type="english">Dispel Wind and Invigorate the Blood Decoction</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Disperses Wind, eliminates Damp and resolves Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Wind-Damp together with Phlegm and Blood stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Stiff, tight joints with abnormal skin sensations</indication>
      <indication>Aches and pains of the lower back and legs</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates the Blood, removes stasis, opens the collaterals and relieves pain</summary>
      <indication>Sharp pain throughout the joints, which may be swollen, red or both</indication>
      <indication>Symptoms tend to be worse at night</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Stabbing pain affecting several joints</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
    <herb>wei ling xian</herb>
    <herb>bai zhi</herb>
    <herb>han fang ji</herb>
    <herb>huang bai</herb>
    <herb>dan nan xing</herb>
    <herb>cang zhu</herb>
    <herb>qiang huo</herb>
    <herb>gui zhi</herb>
    <herb>hong hua</herb>
    <herb>gan jiang</herb>
  </constituents>
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