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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to weakness |
| Da Fang Feng Tang Major Ledebouriella Decoction; Major Siler Decoction |
Disperses Wind; Eliminates Cold; Moves Qi and Blood; Regulates the circulation of Qi and Blood; Strengthens the sinews and bones; Eliminates Dampness. | Wind-Damp lodging in lower limbs, in particular. | Crane's-knee Wind - one or both knees become swollen, enlarged, and painful accompanied by atrophy above and below the knee (inability to move); Difficulty in movement; Pain, numbness and weakness of legs following dysenteric Wind (dysentery); Walking difficulty. |
| Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang Ginger, Poria, Atractylodes and Licorice Decoction; Glycyrrhiza-Zingiber-Poria-Atractylodes Decoction |
Warms Damp-Cold; Transforms Damp-Cold; Tonifies Spleen-Yang; Regulates the Fluid metabolism. | Damp-Cold in lower half of body (below the waist), following exertional sweating. | Frequent urination; Pain in the lower back; Pain which is worse due to cold; Profuse urination; Profuse urine; Sciatica; No thirst; Normal appetite; Urinary incontinence; Watery, whitish or clear, odourless leukorrhea; Weakness, loosening muscles in abdomen. |
| Chen Xiang Tian Ma Tang Aquilaria and Gastrodia Decoction |
Calms Liver-Wind; Transforms Phlegm. | Epilepsy due to Liver-Wind or Phlegm-Wind (in children with a constitutional weakness, in particular). | Back stiffness; Convulsion; Foamy saliva; Revulsed eyes; Stertorous breathing; Stiff jaw; Stiffness of the neck; Hysteria (weak women with excess emotionality, and repeated palpitations and bleeding); Paralysis of the face. |