DU HUO JI SHENG WAN- DU HUO and Loranthus CombinationDu Huo & Loranthus Dú huó jì sheng wán        
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Dispel Dampness
1.
Disperses painful obstruction (Bi syndrome), dispels Wind, Cold and Damp, tonifies the Liver and Kidney, replenishes the Qi and Blood.
INDICATIONS
1. Bi syndrome due to deficiency of Liver and Kidney, Qi and Blood, with attack by Cold, Wind and Damp:
Fixed, heavy and cold pain in lower back or lower limbs, difficult joint movement, aversion to cold, attraction to warmth. T- pale with white coat. P- thready and weak. There may also be: numb extremities, paralysis palpitations, shortness of breath.
APPLICATIONS: Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lower back pain, sciatica, old inury to lumbar muscels, sequelae of poliomyelitis, sequelae of cerebrovascular accident.
INGREDIENTS
Angelica pubescens- 独活 Dú huó- Downy angelica
Achyranthes bidentata- 怀牛膝 Huái niú xī- Two toothed amaranthus
Asarum heterotropoides- 细辛 Xì xīn- Wild ginger
Codonopsis pilosula-  党参 Dǎng shēn  Codonopsis root
Cinnamomum cassia- 肉桂 Ròu guì- Bastard cinnamon  
Angelica polymorpha- 当归 Dāng guī- Angelica
Poria cocos- 茯苓 Fú líng- Hoelen fungus
Ligusticum chuanxiong川芎 Chuān xiōng- Szechuan lovage root, Cnidium
Paeonia lactiflora- 白芍 Bái sháo- White peony root
Gentiana macrophylla 秦艽  Qín jiāo  Gentiana root
Taxillus chinensis-  桑寄生 Sāng jì shēng- Mulberry mistletoe
Glycyrrhiza uralensis- 炙甘草 Zhì gān cǎo- Honey baked licorice
Rehmannia glutinosa- 熟地黃 Shú dì huáng- Cooked rehmannia
Eucommia ulmoides- 杜仲 Dù zhòng-  Eucommia
Ledebouriella divaricata- 防风 Fáng fēng- "Protect wind"- Siler
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Yin Deficiency and Heat Syndromes.
COMMENTS: This formula is suitable for chronic Cold Damp Deficient arthritis conditions or musculo-skeletal disorders. needs to be taken long term to achieve best results.