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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to painful limbs |
| Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer; Bupleurum-Pueraria Relaxing the Tendons Decoction |
Releases the Exterior; Eliminates internal Heat; Eliminates Pathogenic Qi from the muscle layer. | Unresolved exterior Wind-Cold which has become constrained and is transforming into Heat. | Headache; Increasing fever and decreasing chills; Influenza; Painful limbs; Stiffness of the limbs; Bitter taste; Dry nose; Insomnia; Irritability; Night blindness; Ocular pain; Stiffness of the extremities; Toothache; Red tongue, thin-yellow coating; Floating-Rapid pulse (Fu Shu) that transforms into Slippery-Rapid-Overflowing pulse (Hua Shu Hong). |
| Yue Bi Jia Zhu Tang Maidservant from Yue Decoction plus Atractylodes |
Promotes sweating; Releases Wind-Damp from the Exterior; Disperses Lung-Qi; Moves Body Fluids; Diuretic. | Wind oedema. | Arthritis; Chills; Fever; Generalized oedema; Heaviness of the limbs; Nephritis; Oedema of eyelids; Oliguria; Painful limbs; Swollen tongue; Floating-Slippery-Soft pulse (Fu Hua Ru); Floating-Slippery-Deep pulse (Fu Hua Chen) if generalized oedema. |
| Shen Rong Hu Gu Wan Ginseng, Deer Antler and Tiger Bone Pill; Ginseng-Cornu Cervi-Os Tigris Pill |
Tonifies Qi and Blood; Strengthens the sinews and bones; Disperses Wind-Cold-Damp. | Weakness of the loins and knees due to Liver-Qi Deficiency, Blood and Yang Deficiency, together with Wind-Cold-Damp. | Bone deformities in the joints; Chronic rheumatism (long-term illness, especially); Fatigue; Joint pain; Numbness in the lower back; Numbness of the limbs; Pain in the lower back; Painful limbs; Sensation of cold in the limbs; Sensation of cold in the lower back; Swelling of joints; Pale tongue; Weak pulse (Ruo). |