獨活寄生湯

Pubescent Angelica and Loranthus Decoction
(du huo ji sheng tang 獨活寄生湯)

Source: Prescriptions Worth their weight in Thousand Gold for Emergencies《千金要方》

sang ji sheng	Chinese taxillus herb	Ramulus Loranthi	桑寄生
du huo	double-teeth pubescent angelica root	Radix Angelicae Pubescentis	獨活
du zhong	eucommia bark	Cortex Eucommiae	杜仲
niu xi	achyranthes root	Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae	牛膝
xi xin	manchurian wildginger	Herba Asari	細辛
qin jiao	largeleaf gentian root	Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae	秦艽
fu ling	poria	Poria	茯苓
rou gui	cassia bark	Cortex Cinnamomi	肉桂
fang feng	ledebouriella root	Radix Ledebouriellae	防風
chuan xiong	Sichuan lovage	Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong	川芎
ren shen	ginseng	Radix Ginseng	人參
zhi gan cao	roasted liquorice root	Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata	炙甘草
dang gui	angelica root	Radix Angelicae Sinensis	當歸
bai shao	white peony root	Radix Paeoniae Alba	白芍
sheng di	rhemannia root	Radix Rehmanniae	生地

Indications: Pain in the back and lower limbs, difficulty in joint movements, numbness or coldness of the limbs, palpitation and breath shortness. This formula is usually used for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic lumbar strain and sciatica.

適應症：痺症表現腰膝疼痛，關節屈伸不利，或麻木不仁，畏寒喜暖，心悸氣短。現多用於風濕性關節炎、腰肌勞損、骨質增生、坐骨神經痛等，屬肝腎兩虛，氣血不足情況。