Lei Feng Wan - 累风囊 - Rheumatoid Arthritis Pill

English:	Rheumatoid Arthritis Pill
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo	15g	Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
Caul. Piperis Kadsurae	Hai Feng Teng	15g	Dispels Wind-Dampness, Disperses Cold, Stops pain, Unblocks the channels.
Caul. Trachelospermi	Luo Shi Teng	15g	Cools the Blood, Dispels Wind-Dampness, Reduces swellings, Unblocks the channels and collaterals.
Zaocys	Wu Shao She	10g	Strongly unblocks channels, extinguishes Wind, dispels Wind from the sinews, strengthens tendons and bones and settles jitteriness and convulsions. With Bai Hua She, for convulsions associated with tetanus. With Di Long, for Bi syndrome.
Agkistrodon	Bai Hua She	10g	Powerfully unblocks the channels, extinguishes Wind, dispels Wind from the sinews and settles jitteriness and convulsions.
Caul. Tripterygii	Lei Gong Teng	10g	Dispels Wind and Dampness, strongly clears Heat, resolves toxicity, reduces swellings and stops pain.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Scorpio	Quan Xie	5g	Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, tracks down Wind, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain. With Di Ling, for Liver Yang and Heat constraint.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	15g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	6g	Tonifies the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	10g	Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang. With Wu Wei Zi, for Yin and Yang Deficiencies of the Liver and Kidneys.
Pheretima	Di Long	10g	Drains Heat, settles convulsions, extinguishes Wind and stops spasms, Clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals and anchors Liver Yang.
Olibanum	Ru Xiang	6g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, relaxes the sinews, invigorates the channels and alleviates pain. With Mo Yao, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with numbness throughout the body and unresponsive extremities.
Myrrh	Mo Yao	6g	Disperses Cold, Overcomes Dampness, Scours out Wind, Stops pain.

Formula Actions

• Dispels Wind
• Harmonizes the channels
• Stops pain
• Eliminates Cold
• Invigorates the Blood

Syndromes

• Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

General pain or Stabbing pain Localized pain Pain worse at night Aversion to Cold Joint deformity Severe pain of the small joints Muscular atrophy

Cold extremities Preference for warmth Limited movement Difficulty walking Emaciation Swelling of the limbs T: Slightly purplish or Purplish C: Thin, white and greasy

Treats

Rheumatic arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Arthralgia

Periarthritis of the shoulder Sciatica

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For aversion to Cold and cold extremities:		For Swelling of the limbs:
- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	+ 10g Cx. Acanthopanacis	Wu Jia Pi
- Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	+ 10g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	For weak limbs:
+ 5g Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	+ 10g Rz. Polygonati	Huang Jing
For spasms of the limbs:		+ 10g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	For Heat in the joints:
+ 5-15g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	+ Caulis Lonicerae	Ren Dong Teng