Safflower, Cinnamon, Rhizoma Ligusticum, Rhizoma Ligusticum, Cortex Eucommiae, Sangzhi

For the treatment of rheumatic pain and blood stasis, it can be combined with 3-10g of saffron, 3-10g of cinnamon stick, 3-10g of chuanxiong rhizome, 5-12g of hyssop, 9-15g of mulberry stick, and is recommended to be used under the guidance of a medical practitioner. Safflower has the effect of activating blood circulation and promoting menstruation, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain, and is used in treating menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea, chest paralysis, stabbing pain in the chest and ribs, and bruises and injuries. Gui Zhi has the effects of sweating and relieving the muscles (relieving evil qi from the surface of the skin), warming the meridians, assisting yang in transforming qi, and calming the flushing and descending qi. It is used for wind-cold cold, cold pain in the epigastrium (cold pains in the stomach and abdomen), menstrual closure of the blood, paralysis of the joints, edema, palpitation, and running dolphin. Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong has the effect of promoting blood circulation, dispelling wind and relieving pain, and is used in treating chest paralysis and heart pain, stabbing pain in the chest and hypochondrium, swelling and pain in bruises, irregular menstruation, menstrual closure and dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain in the abdomen and obstruction of the abdomen, headache, and rheumatic paralysis. Cow’s Knee has the effects of dispelling blood stasis, tonifying the liver and kidney, strengthening the muscles and bones, inducing diuresis and diaphoresis (to improve the problem of incomplete urination and low urine output), inducing the blood to flow downward, and is used in treating menstrual closure, menstrual pain, lumbar and knee pains, weakness of the muscles and bones, gonorrhea (increase in the frequency of urination and astringent pain of dribbling), edema, headache, vertigo, toothache, mouth sores, vomiting of blood, epistaxis. Sangzhi has the efficacy of dispelling wind-dampness and benefiting joints, and is used in rheumatic paralysis, soreness and numbness of shoulder, arm and joints. Adverse effects of the above drugs are not clear, pregnant women should be cautious. If there is any related condition, it is recommended to treat it under the guidance of professional physicians, and not blindly self-medication.