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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of joint pain |
| Da Qin Jiao Tang Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction; Great Gentiana macrophylla Decoction; Major Chin-chiu Decoction |
Disperses Wind; Clears Heat; Nourishes Blood; Moves Blood. | Early and middle stages of Wind-stroke (Zhong Feng) in the channels. This arises when Wind invades a person with Deficiency of the channels. Paralysis or paresis of different parts of the body. | Aphasia; Deviation of the mouth; Lack of sensation and numbness of hands and feet; Revulsed eyes; Chills; Fever; Joint pain; Muscle spasms; Walking difficulty; Tongue with yellow or white coating; Fine-Floating-Wiry pulse (Xi Fu Xian); Floating-Tight-Wiry pulse (Fu Jin Xian). |
| Ren Shen Zai Zao Wan Ginseng Renewal Pill |
Eliminates Phlegm; Calms internal Wind; Moves Qi and Blood; Disperses external Wind; Tonifies Qi. | Wind-stroke (Zhong Feng) and sequelae. | Aphasia; Hemiplegia; Paralysis of the face; Paralysis of the limbs; Contraction of the limbs; Joint pain; Numbness of the limbs; Painful limbs. |
| Gun Tan Wan Vaporize Phlegm Pill; Chasing away Phlegm Pill |
Drains Heat, Fire and Phlegm. | Psychic disorders due to Full-Heat, Phlegm-Heat (or Phlegm-Fire) obstructing the channels. | Acute mania; Anxiety; Anxiety neurosis; Dizziness; Hysteria; Nervous breakdown; Palpitations (may be severe); Periodic mania; Schizophrenia; Signs of manic depression; Tinnitus; Acute bronchitis; Agitated dreams; Bizarre dreams; Bronchial asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Coma; Constipation; Cough with thick and viscid phlegm; Distension of the chest; Distension of the epigastrium; Emotional crisis; Infantile epilepsy; Insomnia; Ménière's disease; Neck nodule; Stifling sensation; Sudden and deep-seated joint pain; Sudden loss of consciousness; Tic; Tongue with thick-greasy-yellow coating; Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu). |