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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms |
| Bao Zhen Gao Plaster for Rheumatic Pains |
Reduces swelling; Disperses Wind-Damp; Moves Qi and Blood; Warms the channels; Calms pain. | Painful obstruction due to Wind-Cold-Damp. | Acute arthritis; Back pain; Chronic arthritis; Injury to the muscles; Injury to the sinews; Joint pain; Neuralgia; Pain in the lower back; Painful muscles; Painful shoulders; Rheumatism. |
| Tian Ma Hu Gu Wan Gastrodia-Tiger Bone Pill |
Disperses Wind; Eliminates Dampness; Moves Qi and Blood; Tonifies Liver and Kidneys; Treats rheumatic pain. | Wind-Damp lodging in the muscles, bones, and lumbar area. | Acute arthritis; Chronic arthritis; Disorders due to internal and external Wind (headache, dizziness, nausea); Numbness in the extremities; Rheumatic pain; Weakness of lower back; Weakness of the knees; Weak-Slippery-Wiry pulse (Ruo Hua Xian). |
| Yi Yi Ren Tang (1/2) Coicis Decoction |
Resolves oedema on the body surface; Moistens Blood-Dryness. | Pain and swelling of the joints that has not responded to treatment (or was improperly treated) at the acute stage, and is beginning to show chronic signs. | Chronic arthritis due to improper treatment of acute arthritis; Difficulty in movement; Fever; Joint pain; Numbness of the joints; Oedema of feet; Oedema of hands; Rheumatoid arthritis; Oedema. |