Du+Huo+Ji+Sheng+Tang+(Angelica+pubescens-Loranthus+Decoction)

Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Angelica Pubescens-Loranthus Decoction)
T: pale w/ white coat P: thin, weak, slow. May be wiry.
 * Category:** Treat Wind [chronic wind-cold-damp w/ Liver and Kidney deficiency]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water.
 * Function:** Expels wind-dampness, disperses painful obstruction, and tonifies deficiency
 * Indications:** Heavy and painful sensations at fixed locations in the lower back and lower extremities accompanied by weakness and stiffness, an aversion to cold and attraction to warmth, palpitations, shortness of breath. May also be paresthesias or numbness.
 * Clinical Applications:** Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lower back pain, sciatica and sequelae of poliomyelitis
 * Contraindications:** Bi-syndrome due to damp-heat

**Ingredients:**
Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica root) 9g Xi Xin (Asarum herb) 6g Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae root) 6g Qin Jiao (Large Gentian root) 6g Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark) 6g Ren Shen (Ginseng) 12g Fu Ling (Poria) 6g Dang Gui (Angelica root) 6g Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum root) 6g Sheng Di Huang (Cooked Rehmannia root) 6g Bai Shao Yao (Peony root) 6g Du Zhong (Eucommia bark) 6g Huai Niu Xi (Achyranthes root) 6g Sang Ji Sheng (Taxillus) 6g Zhi Gan Cao (Licorice root) 6g

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// -Expels wind-dampness, stops pain
 * Du Huo:** pungent, bitter and warm

//Deputy://
 * Xi Xin:** expels cold in the meridians, expels wind-damp and stops pain
 * Fang Feng, Qin Jiao:** expels wind and dampness, stops pain

//Assistant://
 * Sang Ji Sheng, Du Zhong, Niu Xi:** expels wind-dampness, tonifies Liver and Kidney
 * Rou Gui:** Tonifies Yang, warms and unblocks the meridians
 * Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong:** Nourish blood and move blood
 * Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao:** Nourish Yin and blood
 * Ren Shen, Fu Ling:** Tonifies Spleen Qi

//Envoy://
 * Zhi Gan Cao:** tonifies middle Jiao, harmonizes other herbs

===**Modifications:**=== Severe pain: + Bai Hua She, Di Long, Hong Hua Severe cold: + Zhi Fu Zi, Gan Jiang Severe dampness: + Guang Fang Ji, Cang Zhu Mild deficiency signs: -Ren Shen, Bai Shao, Sheng Di Sequelae of poliomyelitis: + San Qi, Wei Ling Xian, Mu Gua Swollen joints: + Yi Yi Ren, Han Fang Ji Painful joints in hands: + Gui Zhi, Sang Zhi, Jiang Huang Spinal pain: + Jin Mao Gou Ji Bone spur: + Gu Sui Bu, Wei Lin Xian with heat: use with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan