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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to stiffness of the muscles |
| Yin Qiao Bai Du San Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences |
Disperses Heat, Damp and Wind; Anti-inflammatory. | Internal Heat toxin with simultaneous external Wind-Heat-Damp. | Abscess; Fever; Furuncle; Headache; Inflammation with pus; No sweating; Painful muscles; Stiffness of the muscles; Cough; Nasal congestion; Phlegm; Red tongue, greasy-white or greasy-yellow coating; Weak-Floating pulse (Ruo Fu); Floating-Rapid pulse (Fu Shu). |
| Yi Wu Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer |
Clears internal Heat; Releases muscle layer. | Externally-contracted warm-febrile disease with constrained internal Heat. This condition is common in warm-febrile diseases contracted in the spring that surface in the summer. | Exterior Heat, interior Heat; Fever; Headache; No chills; Thirst; Painful muscles; Stiffness of the muscles; Red tongue, yellow coating; Rapid pulse (Shu). |
| Die Da Zhi Tong Gao Fall/Strike Stop Pain Plaster |
Moves Blood; Disperses Blood stasis; Calms pain. | Traumatic injury. Over-exertion, sports. | Ache in muscles; Chronic arthritis; Fracture; Neuralgia; Pain (over-exertion, sports); Pain in the lower back; Sprain; Stiffness of joints; Stiffness of the muscles; Swelling. |