Prescription: Rhizoma Atractylodis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Lumbricus, Herba Polygoni Avicularis, Bombyx Batryticatus, Fructus Chaenomelis, Semen Plantaginis, Herba Lycopodii, Radix Cyathulae, Caulis Lonicerae, Rhizoma Alismatis, Cortex Phellodendri and Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae.
Usage: decoct in water for 3 times, daily 1 dose.
Indications: clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, relaxing muscles and tendons and dredging collaterals. Used to treat lumbago, TCM syndrome differentiation belongs to damp-heat accumulation type and steaming type. Symptoms include low back pain, heat sensation in the sore spot, swelling pain in the lower leg, aggravated pain in hot days or rainy days, slightly relieved after exercise, general lethargy, aversion to heat, thirst, short urination, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery or thin pulse.
Famous prescription for treating lumbago (qi stagnation and blood stasis)
Prescription: Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Caulis Spatholobi, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Cyathulae, Radix Aconiti Preparata, Fructus Chaenomelis, Rhizoma Corydalis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Curcumae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Diarrhea, Scorpio, Semen Persicae and Carthami Flos.
Usage: decoct in water for 3 times, daily 1 dose.
Indications: promoting qi and blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals. It is used to treat lumbago, which belongs to qi stagnation and blood stasis type according to TCM syndrome differentiation. Symptoms include: acute onset, acute pain in the waist and legs at early stage, refusal to press, stiff waist, unfavorable pitching and rollover, even inability to get out of bed, aggravated pain at night, difficulty in falling asleep, dull pain at later stage, inconvenient walking, purple lip color, dark or petechial tongue, thin white or yellow fur, and thin or many pulses.
Famous prescription for treating lumbago (deficiency of both qi and blood)
Prescription: Radix Astragali, Poria, Caulis Spatholobi, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Pseudostellariae, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Fructus Lycii, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, parched malt, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and parched grass.
Usage: decoct in water for 3 times, daily 1 dose.
Indications: invigorating qi and blood, nourishing tendons and dredging collaterals. It is used to treat low back pain, and TCM syndrome differentiation belongs to deficiency of both qi and blood. Symptoms include backache and weakness, mild pain, persistent weakness of knees and legs, pain relief at rest, palpitation and shortness of breath when tired, numbness of legs and feet, mental fatigue, insufficient diet, dizziness, pale complexion, pale fingernails, pale tongue, little moss and thready pulse.
Famous prescription for treating lumbago (wind-cold attacking collaterals)
Prescription: Herba Ephedrae, Radix Puerariae, Asari, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, Onion, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Lumbricus, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Saposhnikoviae and Radix Glycyrrhizae.
Usage: decoct in water for 3 times, daily 1 dose.
Indications: expelling wind and cold, dredging collaterals and relieving pain. It is used to treat low back pain, and TCM syndrome differentiation belongs to the type of wind-cold attacking collaterals. Symptoms include pain in the waist and legs, cramps that can't turn sideways, small movements, or numbness of the skin, numbness and swelling of the outside of the calf and the back of the foot, aversion to cold, pale tongue, thin white fur and tight pulse.
A famous prescription for treating lumbago (cold and dampness blocking collaterals)
Prescription: Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Cortex Eucommiae, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Rhizoma Corydalis, Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Cyathulae, Fructus Chaenomelis, Herba Taxilli, Poria, Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, Cortex Cinnamomi, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (decocted first) and Asari.
Usage: decoct in water for 3 times, daily 1 dose.
Indications: dispelling cold and removing dampness, warming meridians and dredging collaterals. It is used to treat lumbago, which belongs to cold-dampness blocking collateral type according to TCM syndrome differentiation. Symptoms include severe cold pain in the waist and legs, unfavorable lateral rotation, slight decrease after moderate exercise, aggravated pain in rainy days, aggravated cold pain, relieved heat pain, heavy head, heavy knees and legs, cold limbs, lingering course of disease, pale tongue, white fur and delayed or tight pulse.
Famous prescription for treating lumbago (spleen and kidney yang deficiency)
Prescription: Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Cortex Eucommiae, Radix Dipsaci, Herba Epimedii, Radix Morindae Officinalis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Semen Cuscutae, Caulis Spatholobi, Fructus Corni, Rhizoma Cibotii, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Cortex Moutan, diarrhea, Cortex Cinnamomi, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (decocted first) and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata.
Usage: decoct in water for 3 times, each bite 1 dose.
Indications: Warming spleen and kidney, dredging collaterals and nourishing tendons. It is used to treat lumbago, which belongs to spleen and kidney yang deficiency type according to TCM syndrome differentiation. Symptoms include backache, chills in the waist and legs, ranging from cold wind blowing to sitting in water. Warm and comfortable, accompanied by shortness of breath and laziness, spontaneous sweating, fatigue, tepid hands and feet, loose stool, even nocturnal diarrhea, cold in the uterus, nocturnal emission, pale tongue, thin fur and weak pulse.
Reminder: Everyone's physical condition is different. The prescriptions provided in this paper should be added or subtracted according to the situation, and should not be blindly copied. It is recommended to seek the guidance of a professional doctor.