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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to swelling of joints |
| Bai Hu Jia Gui Zhi Tang White Tiger plus Cinnamon Twig Decoction; White Tiger Ramulus Cinnamomi Decoction |
Disperses Heat, Damp and Wind; Calms joint pain. | Painful obstruction due to Wind-Heat-Damp. | Arthritis; High fever; Irritability; Joint pain; Sweating; Swelling of joints; Thirst; Malaria; Occasional vomiting in cases with malaria; Slight chills; Red tongue, white or yellow coating; Slippery-Rapid-Wiry pulse (Hua Shu Xian). |
| 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). |
| Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang Cinnamon Twig, Peony, and Anemarrhena Decoction; Cinnamon and Anemarrhena Combination |
Disperses Damp and Wind; Unblocks the Channels; Moves Yang. | Recurrent Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction in which localized constraint generates Heat. | Acute attack of gout; Arthritis; Difficulty in movement; Joint pain; Oedema of lower extremities; Painful lower limbs; Rheumatism; Swelling of joints; Chills; Dizziness; Headache; No fever; No sweating; Oedema; Symptoms worsen at night; Weight loss; Tongue with a white-greasy coating; Slippery-Wiry pulse (Hua Xian). |