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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">shu jing huo xue tang</name>
    <name type="english">Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction</name>
  </names>
  <category>Invigorate the blood and Dispel Stasis</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Relaxes and unblocks the channels and strengthens the tendons</summary>
      <indication>Mainly excess-type Bi: Wind-Damp together with deficient and static Blood</indication>
      <indication>Aching muscles, joint and knee pain, and pain of the trunk and limbs</indication>
      <indication>Low back pain with pain spreading down the legs, sciatica and numb lower limbs</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates the Blood and breaks up Blood stasis</summary>
      <indication>Abdominal pain</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pale or pink with purple spots and a normal coat; pulse choppy or taut</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Wind-Damp</summary>
      <indication>Dislike of wind and cold</indication>
      <indication>Edema</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Bi syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Painful obstruction</indication>
      <indication>Arthritis</indication>
      <indication>Arthralgia</indication>
      <indication>Gout</indication>
      <indication>Neuralgia</indication>
      <indication>Sciatica</indication>
      <indication>Lumbago</indication>
      <indication>Leg pain</indication>
      <indication>Numbness</indication>
      <indication>Paresthesia</indication>
      <indication>Peripheral neuropathy</indication>
      <indication>Hemiplegia</indication>
      <indication>Monoplegia</indication>
      <indication>Hip internal rotation injuries</indication>
      <indication>Postpartum pain from thrombosis</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain</indication>
      <indication>Hypertension</indication>
      <indication>Edema</indication>
      <indication>Beriberi</indication>
      <indication>Purpura</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>Bai Shao</herb>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
    <herb>sheng di huang</herb>
    <herb>tao ren</herb>
    <herb>cang zhu</herb>
    <herb>fu ling</herb>
    <herb>huai niu xi</herb>
    <herb>wei ling xian</herb>
    <herb>han fang ji</herb>
    <herb>qiang huo</herb>
    <herb>fang feng</herb>
    <herb>long dan cao</herb>
    <herb>bai zhi</herb>
    <herb>chen pi</herb>
    <herb>gan cao</herb>
  </constituents>
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