Chinese Herbal Formula for Acute Lumbar Sprain
Chinese Herbal Formula (I)
【Diagnosis】Lumbar injury affecting kidney energy.
【Treatment Principle】Tonifying kidneys and strengthening waist, regulating qi and relieving pain.
【Formula Name】Peach Kernel and Eucommia Decoction.
【Composition】Safflower 9 g, Peach Kernel 9 g, Qianghuo 9 g, Red Peony Root 9 g, Stir-fried Eucommia 15 g, Eucommia 9 g, Chaenomeles 9 g, Fennel Seed 9 g, Bajie 9 g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose per day, twice daily, with yellow wine as a guide, taken after meals.
【Source】Guo Huanzhang's formula.
Chinese Herbal Formula (II)
【Diagnosis】Qi and blood stagnation, obstruction of lumbar collateral channels.
【Treatment Principle】Regulating qi and activating blood, relaxing tendons and relieving spasms.
【Formula Name】Spasm-Relieving Decoction with Additions.
【Composition】White Dragon Beard 15–20 g, Hook Vine Root 15 g, Tail of Angelica 15 g, Purple Salvia 20 g, Prepared Frankincense and Myrrh each 6–10 g, Corydalis 12 g, White Peony Root 35 g, Fried Licorice 20 g, Stretching Grass 15 g, Raw Ephedra 3 g, Prepared Rehmannia 18 g, Red Safflower 3 g, Eucommia 12 g, Cyperus 10 g.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose per day, twice daily.
【Source】Jiang Zuobai's formula<Sprain>