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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to stiffness |
| Gui Zhi Fu Zi Tang Cinnamon Twig and Prepared Aconite Decoction; Ramulus Cinnamomi-Aconitum Decoction |
Disperses Wind-Cold; Releases the Exterior; Unblocks the Channels. | Stagnation and painful obstruction due to pathogenic influences battling in the channels. | Aversion to wind; Cramps; Generalized pain; Spontaneous sweating; Stiffness of the limbs; Difficulty in rotating the trunk; Oliguria; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Floating pulse (Fu); Floating-Choppy pulse (Fu Se). |
| Xu Ming Tang Prolong Life Decoction; Mahuang and Ginseng Decoction |
Disperses Wind; Clears Heat; Supports the Qi. | External Wind invading the channels with Qi and Blood Deficiency, or internal movement of Liver Wind with the production of Heat. | Amnesia or mental disorders (the patient is unable to recognize friends or identify the source of pain); Aphasia; Flaccid hemiplegia; Dry stools; Slight fever; Stiffness; Stiffness (inability to rotate the trunk); Tongue with thin-yellow or greasy-yellow coating; Forceful-Wiry pulse (You Li Xian); Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu). |
| Jiang Ya Wan Decrease Pressure Pill; Lowering [Blood] Pressure Pill |
Clears Liver-Heat; Calms Liver-Wind; Hypotensive; Moves Blood. | Hypertension from Heat excess which leads to internal movement of Liver Wind. | Dizziness; General discomfort; High pressure headache; Stiffness of the neck; Paralysis of the face (Wind-stroke); Paralysis of the limbs (Wind-stroke); Poor vision; Red complexion; Rapid-Wiry-Overflowing pulse (Shu Xian Hong). |