| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk |
Qing E Wan
Young Maiden Pill
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Tonifies Kidney-Qi and Kidney-Yang.
| Severe and persistent low back pain due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. | Difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk;
Hard to get up from a seated position;
Severe exhaustion;
Symptoms improve with bedrest (especially when lying down);
Weakness of the legs;
Cold extremities;
Pale complexion;
Tension of the lower abdomen;
Pale tongue;
Weak-Fine-Deep pulse (Ruo Xi Chen); Fine-Deep pulse (Xi Chen).
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Sang Dan Xie Bai Tang
Mulberry Leaf and Moutan Decoction to Drain the White
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Clears Fire from the Liver;
Drains the Lungs;
Protects the Lungs.
| Liver-Fire scorching the Lungs. | Cough with painful flanks and chest pain;
Difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk;
Hemoptysis (severe cases);
Rather dry, red tongue;
Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian).
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Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness; Notopterygium and Tuhuo Decoction
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Eliminates Dampness;
Eliminates Wind.
| Damp-Wind or sensation of cold in the superficial aspects of the body, the exterior and muscle levels. | Acute articular rheumatism;
Aversion to cold;
Back pain;
Chills;
Difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk;
Generalized pain;
Headache;
Heaviness of the body;
No sweating;
Respiratory tract infection;
Sensation of heaviness of the head;
Slight fever;
Normal tongue, thin-white coating;
Floating pulse (Fu).
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