- Wei Ling Xian expels Wind-Damp and removes obstructions from the channels.
- Ban Xia and Dan Nan Xing resolve Phlegm.
Stasis of Blood in Joints
Treatment Principle
Move Blood, eliminate stasis, expel Wind-Dampness.
Prescription
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
(Miraculously Effective Invigorating the Connecting Channels Pill)
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 15 g
Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae 15 g
Ru Xiang Gummi Olibanum 15 g
Mo Yao Myrrha 15 gExplanation
This formula is used for chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome with stasis of Blood in the joints.
- Dang Gui nourishes and moves Blood.
- Dan Shen, Ru Xiang and Mo Yao move Blood and eliminate stasis. Ru Xiang, in
particular, moves Blood in the channels.
Sinews-Bones Painful Obstruction Syndrome
This deserves to be discussed separately as it is one of the most common types of Painful
Obstruction Syndrome seen in a Western practice. Sinews-Bones Painful Obstruction Syndrome
is a type of Damp Painful Obstruction Syndrome characterized by swelling of the joints. From a
Western point of view it broadly corresponds to chronic rheumathoid arthritis.
The symptoms can be differentiated into 3 groups according to the stage:
Beginning stage: swelling of the joints, numbness and a feeling of heaviness.