Effective Herbal Formulas for Treating Low Back Pain with 100% Efficacy
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragalus) 15-30g, Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis) 12g, Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong) 8g, Chi Shao (Red Peony) 10g, Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) 15g, Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga) 5-8g, Wu Yao (Lindera) 8-12g, Di Long (Earthworm) 10g.
Dosage: 1 dose per day, decocted in water, taken 3 times daily.
Function: Tonifies Qi and strengthens the lower back, invigorates blood circulation, regulates Qi, and alleviates pain.
Indications: Various types of low back pain. Applicable for external pathogens, internal injuries, and conditions not caused by new external pathogens but rather by Qi stagnation and blood stasis, or muscle and bone fatigue. If there are symptoms of cold and dampness, such as coldness in the lower back, greasy tongue coating, and a bland taste in the mouth, add Wei Ling Xian (Clematis) and Xi Xin (Asarum); for stabbing pain due to blood stasis, add Tao Ren (Peach Kernel); for kidney Yang deficiency with cold pain in the lower back and knees, add Shan Yao (Chinese Yam), Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea), Du Zhong (Eucommia), Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula), and Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta).
Formula Two: Kidney Tonifying and Back Strengthening Formula
Ingredients: Gou Ji (Cibotium) 12g, Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula) 9g, Sang Ji Sheng (Mulberry Mistletoe) 15g, Du Zhong (Eucommia), Niu Xi (Achyranthes), Mu Guo (Papaya) each 9g, Yi Yi Ren (Job’s Tears) 30g, fresh pig kidney 1 (cut open, remove the white part of the renal pelvis, wash, and decoct to extract the broth for the herbs) (Muslim patients can use lamb kidney instead).
Dosage: 1 dose per day, using pig kidney broth to decoct the herbs, taken 2 times daily.
Function: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens the lower back.
Indications: Low back pain due to kidney deficiency. Pain in the lower back without lifting ability, but no tenderness or percussion pain, shortness of breath, weak urination, weak and thin pulse, and scanty tongue coating.
If cold symptoms are prominent, add Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea) and Hu Tao Ren (Walnut) each 9g.
Formula Three: Invigorating Blood and Unblocking the Governor Vessel Decoction
Ingredients: Huang Qi (Astragalus) 18g, Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis) 9g, Dan Shen (Salvia) 18g, Du Zhong (Eucommia), Chi Shao (Red Peony), Di Long (Earthworm), Su Mu (Sappan Wood), Ze Lan (Lycopus) each 9g, Gou Ji (Cibotium) 12g, Lu Jiao Pian (Deer Antler) 18g.
Dosage: 1 dose per day, decocted in water, taken 2 times daily.
Function: Unblocks the Governor Vessel, invigorates blood, benefits essence, and fills the marrow.
Indications: Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.
Formula Four: Strongly Nourishing Liver and Kidney Pill
Ingredients: Zhi He Shou Wu (Processed Fo-Ti) 120g, Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta), Du Zhong (Eucommia), Bai Ji Li (Tribulus), Sang Shen Zi (Mulberry Fruit), Bu Gu Zhi (Psoralea), Yi Zhi Ren (Alpinia) 60g each, Niu Xi (Achyranthes) 90g, Chuan Niu Xi (Cyathula), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes), Gou Ji (Cibotium), Lu Jiao Shuang (Deer Antler Powder) each 60g.
Dosage: Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a wutong seed, store in a bottle. Take 40 pills, 2 times a day, before breakfast and dinner with salt water.
Function: Strongly nourishes the liver and kidneys.
Indications: Low back pain (due to liver and kidney deficiency). Symptoms include persistent pain in the lower back and sacrum, difficulty bending and turning, worsening with exertion, fatigue in limbs, weak knees, and a feeling of emptiness in the lower back, with difficulty supporting while sitting or standing, and a pulse that is often deep, slow, and weak.
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