Scleroderma #5

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Angelica Pubescentis	Du Huo	9g	Alleviates pain, Bones and sinews, Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness from the Lower Jiao, Vitalizes the vessels.
Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng	6g	Expels Wind-Dampness, strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and nourishes the Blood. With Du Huo and Niu Xi, for Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency and Wind-Dampness causing low back and leg pain, stiffness and soreness.
Rx. Aristolochiae	Guang Fang Ji	6g	Expels Wind-Dampness, clears Heat, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Rx. Angelica Sinensis	Dang Gui	6g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood, disperses Blood Stasis and treats abdominal pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	6g	Invigorates the Blood, regulates Qi, expels Wind-Cold and alleviates pain. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses, and amenorrhea. and Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness, and paralysis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	6g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood and reduces swelling from sores and abscesses. With Chuan Xiong and Dang Gui, for abscesses, boils, and trauma induced pain.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	6g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit. With Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong and Hong Hua, for External or traumatic injury with pain and bruising.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	6g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
Caulis Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng	6g	Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, activates the channels and relaxes the sinews. With Sang Ji Shen, Du Huo and Niu Xi, for Wind-Damp Bi, especially chronic painful obstruction in women and the elderly where there is also Blood Deficiency.
Hb. Lycopodii	Shen Jin Cao	6g	Dispels Wind and eliminates Dampness Relaxes the sinews, invigorates the collaterals and invigorates the Blood.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	6g	Benefits the joints, Invigorates the Blood, Nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin, Strengthens the sinews and bones.
Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi	6g	Benefits the joints, Dispels Wind-Dampness, Promotes diuresis, Reduces edema, Stops spasms, Unblocks the channels and collaterals.

Formula Actions

• Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness
• Stops Bi pain
• Moves Qi
• Invigorates the Blood

Syndromes

• Wind-Cold-Damp Generating Qi and Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Numbness and heaviness of the extremities Soreness and fixed pain of joints Stiffness or numbness of the muscles or skin Pain worse on cloudy or rainy days Maybe peripheral or systemic edema Pain is alleviated by pressure and warmth Pain lingers and is recalcitrant to treatment Worse during cloudy or wet weather Limited movement Edema Maybe stifling sensation in chest Maybe anorexia or indigestion Maybe abdominal distention

Maybe loose or semi-liquid stools Muscle aches Radiating pain in the legs Low back pain Numbness in the lower extremities Pain in the trunk and extremities Abdominal pain Sciatica Aversion to Wind and Cold Knee pain T: Pale or Pink with purple spots C: Normal or Greasy and white P: Choppy or Taut

Treats

Scleroderma

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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