Formula One: Low Back Pain Formula
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: One dose per day, decocted in water, taken three 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 pathogens but rather by Qi stagnation and blood stasis, or muscle and bone fatigue. If accompanied by cold and dampness, with cold sensation in the lower back and a greasy tongue coating, 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 Guo Zhi (Psoralea), Du Zhong (Eucommia), Chuan Duan (Euphorbia), and Tu Si Zi (Cuscuta).
Formula Two: Kidney Tonifying and Lower Back Strengthening Formula
Ingredients: Gou Ji (Cynomorium) 12g, Chuan Duan (Euphorbia) 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) (Muslims can substitute with lamb kidney).
Dosage: One dose per day, decocted with pig kidney broth, taken twice 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, thin and weak pulse, and scanty tongue coating.
If cold symptoms are prominent, add Bu Guo Zhi (Psoralea) and Hu Tao Ren (Walnut) each 9g.
Formula Three: Tongdu Huoxue 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 (Cynomorium) 12g, Lu Jiao Pian (Deer Antler) 18g.
Dosage: One dose per day, decocted in water, taken twice daily.
Function: Opens the governor vessel, invigorates blood circulation, and nourishes essence and fills marrow.
Indications: Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.
Formula Four: Strongly Tonifying 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 Guo Zhi (Psoralea), Yi Zhi Ren (Alpinia) 60g each, Niu Xi (Achyranthes) 90g, Chuan Duan (Euphorbia), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes), Gou Ji (Cynomorium), 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 Chinese parasol seed, store in a bottle. Take 40 pills, twice a day, before breakfast and dinner with salt water.
Function: Strongly tonifies 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 sensation 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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