The Chinese medicine name for cervical spondylosis is collar paralysis, and Ge Gen Gui Zhi Tang can treat collar paralysis caused by the invasion of wind, cold and dampness.
Ge Gen Gui Zhi Tang is a traditional Chinese medicine formula composed of Ge Gen, Gui Zhi, Red Peony and Fang Feng. Ge Gen Gui Zhi Tang can treat paralysis of the collar caused by the invasion of wind-cold and dampness, and is also used for the first signs of measles.
In Pueraria Mirifica Tang, Pueraria Mirifica relieves muscle heat (relieving heat from the surface of the skin), Gui Zhi warms the meridians, Radix Paeoniae Alba invigorates the blood to dispel blood stasis, Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae promotes blood circulation and eliminates blood stasis, Fenfeng prevents dampness and relieves pain (removes the pain caused by excessive dampness), Radix Glycyrrhiza Glabra harmonizes the properties of the medicines, and Sheng Ma raises the Yang Qi.
The adverse effects as well as contraindications of Ge Gen Gui Zhi Tang are not clear. This formula should be used for the treatment of paralysis under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and can be used with additions or subtractions according to the condition, and should not be used on one’s own.