WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Pubescent Angelica and Loranthus Decoction du huo ji sheng tang

[SOURCE]: Essential Formulae Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergency

[INGREDIENTS]: Pubescent angelica root 9g ,  Loranthus mulberry mistletoe 6g ,  Eucommia bark 6g ,  Achyranthes root 6g ,  Asarum 6g,   Large-leaf gentian root 6g ,  Poria 6g,  Cinnamon bark 6g ,  Ledebouriella root 6g ,  Chuanxiong rhizome 6g,   Ginseng 6g ,  Licorice root 6g,   Chinese angelica root 6g ,  White peony root 6g,   Dried rehmannia root 6g 

[DIRECTIONS]: Decoct all the herbs in water for oral administration.

EFFECTS: Dispelling wind-dampness, stopping tonifying the liver and kidney and replenishing qi and blood.

[INDICATIONS]: Chronic blockage-syndrome with deficiency of the liver and kidney and insufficiency of both qi and blood marked by cold and pain of loin and knees, limitation of movement, soreness, weakness or numbness of the limbs and joints, preference to warmth and intolerance of cold, palpitation, shortness of breath, pale tongue with whitish coating, and thready and feeble pulse.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This is a common formula for treatment of chro­nic blockage-syndrome with deficiency of the liver and kidney and insufficiency of both qi and blood. Pubescent angelica root as a principal herb in the formula is used in large dose to dispel wind and dampness and ease joints movement, and it expels wind, cold and damp evils from lower-jiao, muscles and joints. Ledebouriella root and large-leaf gentian root assist the principal herb in expelling wind and dampness. Cinnamon bark and Asarum warm and activate meridians, dispel cold and wind-dampness from the muscle and joints to relieve pain. The combina­tion of the four herbs has the effects of expelling wind, cold and damp evils and easing the muscles and tendons. They act as assistant herbs. Loranthus mulberry mistletoe, achyranthes root and eucommia bark tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen tendons and bones and expel wind and dampness at the same time. Ginseng, poria and licorice root invigorate the spleen and reinforce qi. Chinese an­gelica root, white peony root, dried rehmannia root and chuanxiong rhizome nour­ish the blood and promote blood circulation. Licorice root also coordinates the effects of the other herbs. The combination of the herbs in the formula results in the double roles of both expelling the evil-qi and strengthening the genuine so as to expel the evil-qi without impairment of the genuine-qi and strengthen the genuine-qi without retaining the evil-qi. These herbs are combined to get the qi and blood enriched, the liver and kidney strengthened so that wind-dampness will be dispelled and arthralgia will be cured.   

This formula can be used for chronic arthropathy, chronic lumbago, sciatica and chronic rheumatic arthritis pertaining to defficiency of liver and kidney and in­sufficiency of both qi and blood.