Juan Bi Wan Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction - TCM Herbal Formula

Names Of Juan Bi Wan

Juan Bi Wan TCM Herbal Formula

English Name: Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction
Pinyin Name: Juan Bi Wan
Alternate Names: Juan Bi Tang, Chuan Pi Tang, Chiang-huo and Curcuma Combination, Notopterygium and Turmeric Combination

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How Is Juan Bi Wan Categorized?

Juan Bi Wan Functional Groupings

Primary Category: Expel Dampness
Subcategory: Dispel Wind-Dampness

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Sub Categories Within The Expel Dampness Category

Clear Damp-Heat Dispel Wind-Dampness Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness Transform Damp Turbidity Warm and Transform Water and Dampness

There Are 21 Formulas In Our Expel Dampness Category

How Is Juan Bi Wan Used Clinically?

Juan Bi Wan Usages and Indications

Wind-cold-damp bi syndromes in qi deficient patients - joint pain possibly with heaviness of the limbs that generally improves with movement. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gouty arthritis. With wind-cold-damp patterns other inflammatory conditions such as fibromyalgia.
Atrophy from qi and blood stagnation - stroke recovery.

Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Juan Bi Wan

Juan Bi Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Arthritis (Bi Syndromes)Fibromyalgia (CFS)Osteoarthritis (OA)Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Stroke (CVA)

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Liver Wind Spleen Invasion - Cold Damp Spleen Qi Deficiency Stomach Dampness

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Juan Bi Wan - Chiang-huo & Curcuma Combination

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What Are Some Common Combinations For Juan Bi Wan?

Clinical Formula Combinations and Modifications

There are two formulas with the same name, the one primarily described above is from the classic text "selected formulas" - the other which has a slightly different herbal formulation is from the "medical revelations" source.

Juan Bi Wan Has 8Ingredients

Qiang Huo

Notopterygium Root

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category

Usages

Release exterior, disperse cold - useful with wind-cold and damp associated body/joint pain
Guiding herb for the GV and Tai Yang Channels

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Jiang Huang

Tumeric Rhizome

Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category

Usages

Invigorate blood, unblock menses - chest and abdominal pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, pain and swelling due to trauma.
Promote the movement of Qi, alleviate pain - epigastric and/or abdominal pain.
Expel wind, promote movement of blood - wind damp painful obstruction w/blood stasis (particularly in the shoulders).

Dang Gui

Chinese Angelica Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category

Usages

Tonifies the blood, regulates menses - pallid, ashen complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, palpitations, irregular menses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.
Invigorates/harmonizes the blood, disperses cold - important herb to stop pain due to blood stasis - abdominal pain, trauma, carbuncles due to blood stasis, chronic bi.
Moistens dry intestines due to blood deficiency.
Reduces swellings, expels pus, generates flesh - sores.

Bai Shao

White Peony Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category

Usages

Nourishes the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood deficiency (pale, lusterless complexion and nails) - menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding - very common herb for gynecological disorders (Si Wu Tang).
Calms liver yang, alleviates pain from constrained liver qi or disharmony between the liver and the spleen due to liver yang rising - cramping and spasms (limbs and abdomen), abdominal pain from dysentery, headache and dizziness.
Preserves yin, adjusts ying and wei levels - vaginal discharge and spermatorrhea, exterior wind-cold from deficiency with continuous sweating, spontaneous sweating, night sweats.

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Huang Qi

Astragalus Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonifies spleen qi - lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea.
Raises yang qi of spleen and stomach - prolapse of uterus, stomach, rectum, uterine bleeding.
Augments the wei qi and stabilizes the exterior - deficiency w/spontaneous sweating, frequent colds or shortness of breath.
Tonify qi and blood due to loss of blood - postpartum fever.
Edema from deficiency.
Promote discharge of pus, generate flesh - sores due to deficiency.

Fang Feng

Ledebouriella root, siler

Appears in the Herbs That Release The Exterior Wind Cold category

Usages

Releases exterior, expel wind-cold (headache, chills, body ache)
Bi-Syndromes, Wind-Damp, alleviates pain, relieves spasms (not very strong, only as a supporting herb)
Trembling hands and/or feet
Spleen/Liver intestinal issues - painful diarrhea, bright blood in stool
Migraines

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Gan Cao

Licorice Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).

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Da Zao

Chinese Date, Jujube

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonifies spleen qi - weakness, shortness of breath, reduced appetite, loose stools.
Nourishes the blood, calms the spirit - irritability, pale complexion, emotional disturbances, restlessness.
Useful to harmonize the harsh properties of other herbs.

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