Activating Blood to Relieve Pain—Usheri and Clematis Wine
Usheri and Clematis Wine
[Drug Composition] Usheri Snake 10g, Clematis 15g, Dictamnus 15g, Thousand-Year Health 15g, Safflower 15g, Earthworm 5g, Ligusticum 10g, Angelica 15g, Chicken Blood Vine 15g, Astragalus 15g, Asarum 5g.
[Function & Indications] Dispelling wind-dampness, unblocking meridians, activating blood and relieving pain. Treats sciatica.
[Usage & Dosage] Take 10ml each time, twice daily. One course is 1kg of wine.
[Preparation Method] Place above herbs into a bottle, then add yellow wine until full, seal tightly. Begin taking after three days (add wine as consumed).
[Source] <Liaoning Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine> 1989, (6): 33
[Note] This formula treated 32 cases of sciatica: 16 cured after one course, 8 cured after two courses, markedly effective in 7 cases, ineffective in 1 case.