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Generalized Pain Dispel Stasis Decoction)

This formula comes from Wang Qing-ren’s late Qing dynasty Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Correcting the Errors in the Forest of Medicine). Our version is a 10:1 powdered extract in 500mg gelatin capsules.

Rx:

Functions
Quickens the blood and dispels stasis, moves the qi and opens the flow network vessels, frees the flow of impediment and stops pain

Indications
Enduring impediment conditions associated with blood stasis having entered the network vessels, such as chronic body and joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia syndrome, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, and ankylosing spondylitis

The signs & symptoms of blood stasis include:

• Fixed, severe, and/or enduring pain which often is worse at night

• Visibly engorged veins or venules

• Black, brown, and/or purple discolorations

• A dark, purplish tongue and/or possible static speckles or macules

The signs & symptoms of qi stagnation include:

• Frustration

• Irritability

• A bowstring pulse

The signs & symptoms of wind damp impediment include:

• Joint pain

Formula explanation
Within this formula, Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Dang Gui, Wu Ling Zhi, Chuan Xiong, and Chuan Niu Xi quicken the blood and dispel stasis. Qin Jiao and Qiang Huo dispel wind and free the flow of impediment. Di Long and Mo Yao free the flow of the network vessels and stop pain. Xiang Fu moves the qi, remembering that, if the qi moves, the blood moves. Gan Cao harmonizes and regulates all the other medicinals in the formula. In addition, Dang Gui also nourishes the blood to insure that the blood-quickening medicinals do not damage the blood in the process of attacking and quickening it.

Dosage
Three capsules two times per day equal not less than 30 grams of bulk medicinals. However, because our extraction process is so much more efficient than stovetop decoction, we believe this amount of extract is actually more like the equivalent of 45-60 grams of bulk-dispensed herbs.