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Warms the channels and disperses Cold and Wind

Painful obstruction from Wind, Cold and Damp with Cold predominant, long lodged in the channels Severe pain and coldness of the muscles and joints, with badly restricted bending and stretching Pain throughout the body, worst in the hands and feet, with heavy muscles Cold hands and feet and dislike of cold

Reinforces Yang, replenishes Qi and Blood and stops pain

Cold painful obstruction in someone with Qi deficiency: tiredness, loose stools, poor appetite, no thirst, and catching colds easily Tongue pale with slight tooth marks and a white greasy coat; pulse deep and thin, wiry, tight and slow, or slightly slippery

Modern uses

Osteoarthritis Arthralgia and panarthralgia Painful obstruction Whole body pain Leg Qi Scapulohumeral periarthritis Shoulder pain Neck pain and stiffness Upper back pain Low back pain Hip pain Carpal tunnel syndrome Brachial plexus neuritis zhi chuan wu ma huang Bai Shao huang qi zhi gan cao