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Angelica Pubescens & Taxillus
Decoction
This formula is a slight modification of Sun Si-maio’s famous formula of this
name found in his Tang dynasty Qian Jin Yao Fang (Essential Formulas [worth a]
Thousand [Pieces of] Gold) published in 652 CE. Hua Jiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli)
has been substituted for Xi Xin (Herba Asari) since this latter ingredient
contains the nephrotoxin aristolochic acid. Our version is a 10:1 powdered
extract in 500 mg gelatin capsules.
Rx:
Sang Ji Sheng (Herba Taxilli)
Shu Di (cooked Radix Rehmanniae)
Fu Ling (Poria)
Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)
Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae)
Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae)
Du Zhong (Cortex Eucommiae)
Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Albae)
Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng)
Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong)
Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi)
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
Hua Jiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli)
Functions: Dispels wind, eliminates dampness, scatters cold, alleviates
impediment and stops pain, boosts the liver and kidneys and supplements the qi
and blood
Indications: Enduring wind damp cold impediment complicated by
liver-kidney dual vacuity and qi and blood insufficiency manifesting as chronic
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatic sciatica, lumbar
strain, lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, pain in the midline and back
during pregnancy, hemiplegia due to stroke, and the sequelae of poliomyelitis
Signs & symptoms of wind damp cold impediment include:
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Joint pain accompanied by
possible swelling, heaviness, lack of redness or heat, and worsening on exposure
to cold but ameliorating on exposure to heat
Signs & symptoms of
liver-kidney dual vacuity include:
Signs & symptoms of qi and
blood vacuity include:
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Fatigue
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Lack of strength
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Pale nails, lips, facial
complexion, or under-eyelids
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A pale, possibly enlarged
tongue
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A fine, forceless pulse
Formula explanation:
Within this formula, Du Huo is the sovereign. It tracks down and searches out
hidden or deep-lying wind, scatters cold, and eliminates dampness from the lower
burner and sinews and bones. Hua Jiao emits and scatters wind cold from the yin
channels and sweeps away wind dampness from out of the sinews and bones, thus
stopping pain. Fang Feng dispels wind evils and overcomes dampness. Qin Jiao
eliminates wind dampness and relaxes the sinews. Sang Ji Sheng, Du Zhong, and
Niu Xi dispel wind dampness while simultaneously supplementing the liver and
kidneys. Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Shu Di Huang, and Bai Shao nourish the blood
while simultaneously quickening the it. Ren Shen and Fu Ling supplement the qi
and fortify the spleen. Rou Gui warms and frees the flow of the blood vessels,
and Gan Cao regulates and harmonizes all these other medicinals. Thus this
formula as a whole attacks and dispels evils at the same time as it supplements
and supports the righteous.
Dosage: According to Him-che Yeung in Handbook of Chinese Herbs and
Formulas, Vol. 2, the standard daily dose in decoction for this formula is 93
grams. Because of the 10:1 concentration ratio and the efficiency of our
manufacturing process it would take only 13 capsules per day of Blue Poppy's
version of this formula to equal the standard daily dose. The actual prescribed
dose should be determined by the practitioner on a case by case basis.
My patients does present the signs and symptoms of:
Wind cold damp impediment Yes No
Liver-kidney dual vacuity Yes No
Qi & blood vacuity Yes No
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