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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to painful shoulders |
| 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. |
| Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang Drive Out Blood Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction; Cnidium and Notopterygium Decoction |
Moves Qi and Blood; Disperses Blood stasis; Calms pain; Unblocks the Channels. | Painful obstruction due to stagnation of Qi and Blood in the channels and collaterals. | Generalized pain in the muscles; Pain in the lower back; Painful arms; Painful legs; Painful shoulders. |
| Ren Shen Dang Shao San Ginseng, Tangkuei and Peony Powder |
Tonifies Qi and Blood; Warms Qi and Blood. | Qi and Blood Deficiency with a predisposition to Cold and Dampness. | Anemia; Chilblain; Cold feet; Dizziness; Hemorrhoid; Hot flashes; Nephritis; Oedema; Painful shoulders; Rheumatic pain; Sensation of cold (waist level); Sensation of cold in the lower abdomen; Sensation of heaviness of the head; Sterility; Stiffness of the shoulders; Urethritis; Cold intolerance; Frequent urination; Hearing difficulties; Irregular menstruation; Ocular disease. |