Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness herbs traditional chinese medicineBai Hua She Agkistrodon, Bungarus Snake with Inner Organs Removed Ba Qia Chinaroot Greenbier Rhizome Cang Er Zi Cocklebur Fruit, Xanthium Can Sha Silkworm Feces Du Huo Angelica Root Hai Feng Teng Kadsura Stem, Futokadsura Stem Hai Tong Pi Coral Bean Bark Luo Shi Teng Star Jasmine Stem Mu Gua Quince Fruit Qian Jin Ba Flemingia Philippinensis Root Qin Jiao Gentiana Macrophylla Root Sang Zhi Mulberry Twig Wei Ling Xian Clematis Root Wu Jia Pi Acanthopanax Root Bark Wu Shao She Black Striped Snake Xi Xian Cao Siegesbeckia Plant
Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness
Function Overview
- For wind-dampness from the muscle, sinews, joints, and bones; bi-syndromes.
- Wind-Predominant bi (xing bi) - pain moves from joint to joint.
- Cold-Predominant bi (tong bi) - severe, fixed pain that is made worse by cold.
- Damp-Predominant bi (zhuo bi) - fixed pain with swelling and numbness.
- Hot-Painful bi (re bi) - heat signs; acute, painful, swelling present.
Summary & Key Herbs
- Wind-cold-damp: Du Huo, Wei Ling Xian, Qian Nian Jian, Wu Jia Pi, Mu Gua.
- Wind-heat-damp: Xi Xian Cao, Luo Shi Teng, Si Gua Luo.
- Pain in the upper body: Qiang Huo and Sang Zhi.
- Pain in the lower body: Du Huo, Mu Gua, Can Sha.
- Pain upper and/or lower: Luo Shi Teng, Hai Feng Teng, Wei Ling Xian.
- Sang Zhi, Si Gua Luo, Luo Shi Teng - mild, also release the exterior, clear heat - children and adolescents (strong constitution).
- Qian Nian Jian, Wu Jia Pi, Xi Xian Cao, Du Huo - for elderly or those with weak constitutions; have tonifying properties. Combine with herbs that tonify the liver and kidneys.
- Wei Ling Xian, Qin Jiao - pain secondary to wind damp, for lower extremities.
- Hai Feng Teng, Luo Shi Teng - wind damp affecting the sinews and joints with pain, reduces range of motion (ROM), spasms.
16 herbs in this functional category.