du huo ji sheng tang  獨活寄生湯

Source: Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies《千金要方》

sang ji sheng	mulberry mistletoe	Ramulus Loranthi
du huo	pubescent angelica root	Radix Angelicae Pubescentis
du zhong	eucommia bark	Cortex Eucommiae
huai niu xi	achyranthes root	Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
xi xin	manchurian wildginger	Herba Asari
qin jiao	gentiana macrophylla root	Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae
fu ling	poria	Poria
rou gui	cassia bark	Cortex Cinnamomi
fang feng	ledebouriella root	Radix Ledebouriellae
chuan xiong	Sichuan lovage	Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
ren shen	ginseng	Radix Ginseng
zhi gan cao	roasted liquorice root	Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata
dang gui	angelica root	Radix Angelicae Sinensis
bai shao	white peony root	Radix Paeoniae Alba
shu di	processed rhemannia rhizome	Rhizoma Rehmanniae Praeparatae

Indications: cold pain in the back and knees, difficulty in joint movements, limb numbness or coldness sensitive to low temperatures, palpitation and breath shortness. The tongue is pale with white fur, and the pulse is weak. With appropriate modifications, modern TCM uses this formula for conditions like arthritis, cartilage hyperplasia of inside joint, osteoarthritis, chronic lumbar strain and sciatica, that belong to deficiency of kidney and liver.