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DU HUO JI SHENG WAN
(Lower Back Pain and
Leg Pain Formula)
Du Huo Ji Shen Wang is a formula
comprised of fifteen herbs which increase
the circulation to relieve pain, especially pain of the lower back
and knees. It is used for
stiffness and numbness due to cold, chronic sciatica,
arthritis, and rheumatism.
The fifteen herbs are:
Radix angelicae pubescentis (du huo)
Herba taxilli (san ji sheng)
Cortex eucommiae (du zhong)
Radix achyranthis bidentatae (niu xi)
Radix gentiana macrophyllae (qin jiao)
Poria (fu ling)
Cortex cinnamomi (rou gui)
Radix saposhnikoviae (fang feng)
Radix codonopsis (dang sheng)
Rhizoma cnidii (chuang xiong)
Herba asari (xi xin)
Radix angelicae sinensis (dang gui)
Radix paeonia alba (bai shao)
Radix rehmanniae preparata (shu di huang)
Radix glycyrrhizae (gan cao)
CAUTION: Do not take this formula if you are pregnant.
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Dr. Tai-Nan Wang L.Ac., O.M.D.,
Q.M.E.