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The top herbs in Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang are Pubescent Angelica Roots (Du Huo), Wild Ginger (Xi Xin) and Saposhnikovia Roots (Fang Feng)
Source date: 650 AD
Number of ingredients: 15 herbs
Key actions: Anti-rheumatic, clears Wind, Cold and Damp Stagnation. Strengthens the function of the Liver and Kidney. Tonifies Qi and Blood.
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Painful Obstruction with Liver and Kidney Deficiency' of which osteoarthritis is a symptom.
The top herbs in Er Miao San are Phellodendron Bark (Huang Bo) and Black Atractylodes Rhizomes (Cang Zhu)
Source date: 1481 AD
Number of ingredients: 2 herbs
Key actions: Expels Dampness from the Lower Burner. Drains Heat from the Lower Burner.
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner' of which osteoarthritis is a symptom.
The top herbs in Zhen Wu Tang are Prepared Aconite (Zhi Fu Zi), Atractylodes Rhizomes (Bai Zhu) and Poria-Cocos Mushrooms (Fu Ling)
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Warms and tonifies the Yang and Qi of the Spleen and Kidneys. Eliminates Dampness.
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Spleen or Kidney Yang Deficiency' of which osteoarthritis is a symptom.
Palpitations Dizziness Weakness and stiffness Aversion to cold Attraction to warmth Shortness of breath Scanty and yellow urine Lower back pain Weakness of the lower extremities Red and swollen feet