Joint Care Combination - Guan Jie (adapted)
Adapted from the formula Guan Jie
Product Specifications
Practitioner Notes
Formula Type
Extract
TCM Pattern
Treats wind-damp heat-bi patterns manifesting with redness, swelling and pain in the joints, low back pain or sciatic pain.
Therapeutic Functions
Dispels wind-damp-heat, quickens the blood and transforms stasis, disperses swelling, disinhibits the joints and relieves bi pain.*
Clinical Indications
The acute stages of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar pain and sciatic pain
Symptoms & Signs
Swollen, hot, and painful joints, low back pain and pain along the path of sciatic nerve
Precautions
This joint care formula to relieve bi pain is meant to be used only for wind-damp heat-bi patterns and not wind-cold damp-bi. Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Pulse Quality
Rapid and slippery
Tongue Appearance
Red with a yellow fur
IngredientsAdapted
Modern Patent Formula
| Pin Yin | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| hai tong pi | Erythrina bark |
| huang bai | Phellodendron bark |
| cang zhu | Atractylodes lancea rhizome |
| yi yi ren | Coix seed |
| han fang ji | Stephania tetranda root |
| huai niu xi | Achyranthes root |
| qin jiao | Large-leaf Gentian root |
| rou gui | Cinnamon bark |
| xi xian cao | Siegesbeckia herb |
| gan jiang | Dry Ginger rhizome |
| du huo | Pubescent Angelica root |
| fang feng | Siler root |
| chuan xiong | Ligusticum wallichii rhizome |