Du Huo San - 独活散 - Angelica Pubescentis Powder

English:	Angelica Pubescentis Powder
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo	12g	Dispels Wind-Dampness, alleviates pain, disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness and releases the Exterior. With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs. With Ma Huang, for Wind-Cold with anhidrosis and body aches and pains.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	9g	Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	6g	Induces sweating, releases the Exterior and warms and disperses Cold pathogens. With Zhi Fu Zi, for Wind-Cold Bi.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	3g	Disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	9g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. With Dang Gui, for a Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi	6g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Drains Dampness, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Strengthens the tendons and bones, Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	6g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen	9g	Discharges Exterior conditions and releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back.

Formula Actions

• Expels Wind
• Dispels Cold
• Ventilates the Lungs

Syndromes

• Wind-Cold

Clinical Manifestations

Acute lower back ache, unrelieved by changing position or stretching The pain is often accompanied by hypertonicity and a cold sensation in the low back Wandering pain in the back and leg Soreness or itching of the throat Aversion to Wind and Cold Tight sensation and tender points in the back area Limitation of movement When turning from side to side the pain may radiate to the upper back and make turning difficult Stiffness and spasm of the back muscles Symptoms are relieved by warmth and exacerbated by Wind-Cold

Fever and chills Shivering Stiff neck Occipital headache Cough with expectoration of thin, watery or frothy white sputum Anhidrosis No thirst Aversion to Wind Blocked and / or runny nose with clear, watery nasal discharge Sneezing General body aches Maybe asthma T: Pink C: Thin, white and moist P: Floating and tight or Floating and soggy

Treats

Low back pain

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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