Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness

TCM Materia Medica

Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness - Herbal Functional Grouping (16 herbs)

Full List by Function by Channel by Property

Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness General Introduction

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.

Herbs That Dispel Wind Dampness Section Summary / Study Notes

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.

Wei Ling Xian - cold bi with intense pain.
Qin Jiao - warm painful obstruction.

Hai Feng Teng, Luo Shi Teng - wind damp affecting the sinews and joints with pain, reduces range of motion (ROM), spasms.

Hai Feng Teng - cold bi.
Luo Shi Teng - hot bi.

B C D H L M Q S W X

B
Bai Hua She (Agkistrodon, Bungarus Snake with Inner Organs Removed)
Ba Qia (Chinaroot Greenbier Rhizome)
C
Cang Er Zi (Cocklebur Fruit, Xanthium)
Can Sha (Silkworm Feces)
D
Du Huo (Angelica Root)
H
Hai Feng Teng (Kadsura Stem, Futokadsura Stem)
Hai Tong Pi (Coral Bean Bark)
L
Luo Shi Teng (Star Jasmine Stem)
M
Mu Gua (Quince Fruit)
Q
Qian Jin Ba (Flemingia Philippinensis Root)
Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root)
S
Sang Zhi (Mulberry Twig)
W
Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root)
Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark)
Wu Shao She (Black Striped Snake)
X
Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckia Plant)

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