Sciatica according to Chinese Medicine
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Five herbal formulas that might help with sciatica
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Warms the Interior. Disperses Cold. Unblocks the bowels. Alleviates pain.
Why might Da Huang Fu Zi Tang help with sciatica?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Exterior Cold invading the Interior' of which sciatica is a symptom.
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
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.
Why might Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang help with sciatica?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Painful Obstruction with Liver and Kidney Deficiency' of which sciatica is a symptom.
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 9 herbs
Key actions: Clears Heat and inflammations. Unblocks the flow of Yang Qi and promotes movement (in areas with painful obstruction). Clears Wind and Damp. Relieves pain.
Why might Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang help with sciatica?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Painful Obstruction with Wind-Cold-Damp' of which sciatica is a symptom.
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Augments the Qi. Warms and harmonizes the channels. Unblocks painful obstruction .
Why might Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang help with sciatica?
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of sciatica
Ma Huang Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 4 herbs
Key actions: Releases exterior cold. Treats wheezing.
Why might Ma Huang Tang help with sciatica?
Ma Huang Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of sciatica
Acupuncture points used for sciatica
Other symptoms often associated with sciatica
Dizziness Palpitations Shortness of breath Painful period Infertility Late period Dark clots in menstrual blood Abdominal pain after childbirth Abdominal pain Constipation