Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• Ge Gen relaxes the sinews and expels Wind.


• Fu Ling expels Dampness.


• Dang Gui nourishes Blood and is added according to the principle of "nourishing Blood
  in order to extinguish Wind".


• Rou Gui is very warm and is added to expel Cold, as Wind is often combined with Cold.


• Huang Qin is cold and is added to balance all the other ingredients most of which are
  warm or hot.


• Sheng Jiang helps to expel Wind and Cold.


• Gan Cao and Da Zao harmonize the Middle.

Empirical prescription from Dr Jiao Shu De

Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 9 g

Fu Zi Radix Aconiti carmichaeli praeparata 6 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 9 g

Qiang Huo Radix et Rhizoma Notopterygii 9 g

Du Huo Radix Angelicae pubescentis 9 g

Wei Ling Xian Radix Clematidis chinensis 10 g

Fang Ji Radix Stephaniae tetrandae 9 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 9 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 5 g

Explanation

This formula differs from the previous one in so far as it is warmer in energy and is more
specific for the spine.

• Gui Zhi expels Wind and scatters Cold.


• Fu Zi scatters Cold.


• Bai Zhu drains Dampness. Thus, the first three herbs eliminate Wind, Cold and
  Dampness, the three pathogenic factors causing Painful Obstruction Syndrome.