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| Synonyms |
| Difficulty with movement Movement difficulty Reduced range of motion |
| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of difficulty in movement |
| Da Fang Feng Tang Major Ledebouriella Decoction; Major Siler Decoction |
Disperses Wind; Eliminates Cold; Moves Qi and Blood; Regulates the circulation of Qi and Blood; Strengthens the sinews and bones; Eliminates Dampness. | Wind-Damp lodging in lower limbs, in particular. | Crane's-knee Wind - one or both knees become swollen, enlarged, and painful accompanied by atrophy above and below the knee (inability to move); Difficulty in movement; Pain, numbness and weakness of legs following dysenteric Wind (dysentery); Walking difficulty. |
| Hu Qian Wan (1/2) Hidden Tiger Pill; Phellodendron and Terrapin Shell Pill |
Nourishes Yin; Strengthens the sinews and bones. | Atrophy disorder due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency. There is Heat from Deficiency in these organs, and also Deficiency in their associated substances, Blood and Essence. | Atrophy of the lower limbs; Bone deterioration; Deterioration of the sinews; Difficulty in movement; Sequelae of poliomyelitis; Tuberculosis of the bones (knees); Tuberculosis of the joints (knees); Walking difficulty; Weakness of lower back; Weakness of the knees; Dizziness; Flaccidity of the muscles; Myopathy; Pain in the lower back; Tinnitus; Red tongue; Weak-Fine pulse (Ruo Xi); Weak-Fine-Rapid pulse (Ruo Xi Shu). |
| Xiao Huo Luo Dan Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill; Myrrh and Aconite Pill; Small Invigorating the Connecting Vessels Pill |
Eliminates Cold and Damp from the channels; Moves Blood; Transforms Phlegm; Opens the channels; Unblocks the Channels; Calms pain. | After the onset of Wind-stroke, Dampness, Phlegm, and lifeless Blood obstruct the channels and collaterals. Blood stasis with Cold. | Arthritis; Difficulty in movement; Fixed or erratic pain in the bones and joints; Hemiplegia; Peripheral neuralgia; Weakness of the lower limbs, paresis or paraplegia following cerebrovascular accident; Worsening due to Cold; Pale tongue, moisty-white coating; Slow-Knotted pulse (Chi Jie); Slow-Wiry pulse (Chi Xian). |