典藏书目

Chronic low back pain is invariably caused by damage to the Kidney Qi. When Kidney Qi is deficient, it becomes susceptible to Wind pathogenic factors. The Wind pathogen stagnates and accumulates in the Kidney Meridian, clashing with the Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive) Qi and Blood.

Chenxiang Wan (Agarwood Pill): Treats Wind deficiency of the Kidney organ, cold stagnation in the waist region, chronic pain radiating to the legs and knees, bi-syndrome or intermittent pain, fatigue, and emaciation.
Ingredients: Agarwood (Chen Xiang, 3 fen), Psoralea Fruit (Buguzhi, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried), Dendrobium Stem (Shihu, 3 fen, roots removed and sliced), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin, 3 fen), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 0.5 liang), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, 3 liang, soaked in wine, baked dry), Rehmannia Root (Gan Dihuang, 3 fen), Eucommia Bark (Duzhong, 3 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried), Artocarpus Heterophyllus Bark (Haitongpi, 3 fen, sliced).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and pound for five hundred strokes until uniform. Form pills the size of Chinese parasol tree seeds (Wutongzi).
Administration: Take 30 pills per dose, administered on an empty stomach and before sleep with warm wine as a vehicle.

Zhongru Wan (Stalactite Pill): Treats Kidney organ deficiency and exhaustion, invasion by Wind-cold, resulting in chronic low back pain, difficulty in walking and standing.
Ingredients: Stalactite Powder (Zhongru Fen, 1 liang), Yam Rhizome (Shuyu, 1 liang), Teasel Root (Xuduan, 1 liang), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin, 1 liang), Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, 1 liang, soaked in wine overnight, scraped clean of coarse skin, processed), Dendrobium Stem (Shihu, 1 liang, pulverized), Cornelian Cherry Fruit (Shanzhuyu, 1 liang), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, 2 liang).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and pound for several hundred strokes until uniform. Form pills the size of Chinese parasol tree seeds.
Administration: Take 20 pills per dose, before meals with warm wine as a vehicle, followed by another dose.

Niuxi San (Achyranthes Powder): Treats Wind-deficiency damp-bi syndrome, chronic low back pain, inability to bear weight or walk.
Ingredients: Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, 1 liang, sprouts removed), Acanthopanax Bark (Wujia Pi, 0.5 liang), Salvia Root (Danshen, 0.5 liang), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 3 liang), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin, 3 liang), Notopterygium Root (Qianghuo, 0.5 liang), Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 0.5 liang), Benzoin Resin (Anxi Xiang, small amount), Deer Antler (Lurong, small amount).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine.

Formula for Rubbing the Waist for Chronic Cold Low Back Pain:
Ingredients: Morinda Root (Baji, 1 liang), Aconite Root (Fuzi, 1 liang, raw, skin and lateral roots removed), Pyroxene (Yangqishi, 1 liang, finely ground), Sulfur (Liuhuang, 1 liang, finely ground), Male Sparrow Droppings (Xiong Que Fen, 1 liang, pounded into powder), Leek Seed (Jiu Zi, appropriate amount).
Preparation: Mix and pound the above ingredients uniformly.
Usage: Take an appropriate amount of powder, mix with wine to form a paste, apply to the waist area, and massage until heat is generated.

Fuzi Wan (Aconite Pill): Treats chronic low back pain with inability to turn the body.
Ingredients: Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, 1 liang, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed), Areca Seed (Binglang, 2.5 liang), Sichuan Aconite Root (Chuan Wutou, 1 liang, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed), Tianxiong (Tianxiong, 1 liang, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and pound for over one hundred strokes until uniform. Form pills the size of Chinese parasol tree seeds.
Administration: Take 15 pills per dose, on an empty stomach with warm wine as a vehicle.

Weilingxian San (Clematis Powder): Treats chronic low back pain that does not resolve.
Ingredients: Clematis Root (Weilingxian, 1 liang), Morning Glory Seed (Qianniuzi, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried), Magnolia Bark (N Hou, 0.5 liang, coarse skin removed, brushed with ginger juice and roasted until fragrant), Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 1 fen).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with hot decoction; stop when a slight sweat appears.

Another Formula:
Ingredients: Prepared Rehmannia Root (Gan Shu Dihuang, 3 fen), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu, 0.5 liang), Dried Lacquer (Ganqi, 0.5 liang, crushed and stir-fried until smoke emerges), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin, 3 fen), Licorice Root (Gancao, 0.5 liang, roasted until slightly reddish).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine.

Lurong Wan (Deer Antler Pill): Treats decline and deficiency of Kidney Qi, or injury to the Kidney Meridian by Wind-dampness, resulting in chronic low back pain that does not resolve.
Ingredients: Deer Antler (Lurong, 1 liang, hair removed, coated with butter and roasted yellow), Tianxiong (Tianxiong, 1 liang, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed), Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, 1.5 liang, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed), Eucommia Bark (Duzhong, 1 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and pound for several hundred strokes until uniform. Form pills the size of Chinese parasol tree seeds.
Administration: Take 20 pills per dose, on an empty stomach with warm wine as a vehicle.

Formula for Chronic Low Back Pain with Qi Attack Causing Chest and Abdominal Fullness:
Ingredients: Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 1 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried until yellow), Zanthoxylum Fruit (Han Jiao, 0.5 liang, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, lightly stir-fried to release moisture), Areca Seed (Binglang, 1 liang).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine before meals.

Formula for Chronic Low Back Pain and Leg/Knee Pain:
Ingredients: Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, 3 liang, sprouts removed), Polygonum Multiflorum Root (Heshouwu, 3 liang).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Soak in three sheng of wine for three days, then bake dry and sift into a powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine before meals.

For Chronic Low Back Pain:
Ingredients: Citrullus Lanatus Var. Citroides (Shi Tiangua, 1 liang), Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, processed), Winter Melon Peel (Donggua Pi), Winter Melon Seed (Donggua Zi), Chicken-heart Areca Seed (Jixin Binglang), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang), Lindera Root (Wuyao, each 0.5 liang).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine.

Juxiang San (Citrus Seed Powder): Treats chronic low back pain that does not resolve.
Ingredients: Tangerine Seed (Juhe), Fennel Seed (Huixiang), Trigonella Foenum-graecum Seed (Huluba Zi), Psoralea Fruit (Poguzhi, each stir-fried), Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, processed, equal parts).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, use wine-boiled rice paste to form pills.
Administration: Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach with warm wine as a vehicle.

Nuanshen San (Warming Kidney Powder): Treats chronic low back pain, all caused by Kidney cold.
Ingredients: Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed, 1 liang), Alisma Rhizome (Zexie, 1.5 liang), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse skin removed, 1.5 liang), Sichuan Pepper (Shujiao, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, stir-fried to release moisture).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with wine, taken three times daily.

Niuxi Wan (Achyranthes Pill): Treats chronic accumulation of cold qi causing low back pain, weakness in walking, stagnation in the waist region causing stabbing pain, and inability to bend or extend.
Ingredients: Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, soaked in wine, baked dry, stir-fried), Processed Aconite Root (Fuzi, cracked, skin and lateral roots removed, 2 liang each), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse skin removed), Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, soaked in decoction, baked dry, stir-fried), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 1 liang each).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and pound for several hundred strokes until uniform. Form pills the size of Chinese parasol tree seeds.
Administration: Take 20 pills per dose, with warm wine as a vehicle.

Ganqi San (Dried Lacquer Powder): Treats long-standing low back pain.
Ingredients: Dried Lacquer (Ganqi, roasted until smoke emerges), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang), Cinnamon Bark (Gui, coarse skin removed), Licorice Root (Gancao, roasted and sliced, 1 liang 1 fen each), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Gan Dihuang, baked, 2.5 liang).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine.

Another Formula: For unbearable chronic low back pain, effective immediately.
Ingredients: Blue Salt (Qingyan, 0.5 liang, stir-fried), Black Morning Glory Seed (Hei Qianniuzi, 1 liang, stir-fried), Psoralea Fruit (Poguzhi, 1 liang, stir-fried until fragrant and cooked), Fennel Seed (Huixiang, 0.5 liang).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, use wine paste to form pills.
Administration: Take several pills per dose, on an empty stomach with warm wine as a vehicle.

Formula for Treating Low Back Pain: For chronic pain lasting years. Low back pain is invariably caused by damage to Kidney Qi. When the Kidney is deficient, it is affected by Wind pathogenic factors, which stagnate in the Kidney Meridian, interfering with the Ying and Wei Qi and Blood.
Ingredients: Rehmannia Root (Gan Dihuang, 10 fen), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu, 5 fen), Dried Lacquer (Ganqi, 5 fen), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin, 8 fen), Licorice Root (Gancao, 5 fen, roasted).
Preparation: Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder.
Administration: Mix with wine and take 2 qian per dose.