Regarding qi and blood, if we compare the human body to a boat, qi and blood are like water and wind that make the boat move. If the qi and blood are weak, the movement of the boat is easily obstructed, and the limbs are restrained and difficult to bend and extend, which is one of the manifestations.
Moreover, Qi and blood are generated by the spleen. If spleen deficiency cannot generate Qi and blood, it will be difficult for the essence of water and grains to be distributed and nourished throughout the body. The human body is also prone to becoming weak and dry, unable to resist the invasion of wind, cold, and dampness into the muscles and veins, causing limb spasms and difficulty in stretching.
This syndrome is commonly seen in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, sequelae of cerebrovascular accidents, and muscle rigidity.
Rheumatoid arthritis is prone to muscle atrophy and joint fibrosis or skeletal rigidity in severe cases.
Cerebrovascular accident sequelae refer to hemiplegia, limb numbness, language disorders, etc.
Muscle rigidity refers to a group of muscle diseases characterized by the difficulty of relaxing the affected skeletal muscles after contraction, the alleviation or disappearance of symptoms after continuous contraction, and the aggravation of symptoms by cold. Including myotonic dystrophy, congenital myotonia, and para myotonia.
Qing Dynasty physician Weng Zao compiled Volume Four of the "Compilation of Medical Notes": Huangqi Pill, used to treat Qi deficiency, weak blood, emaciation, and spasms. The syndrome differentiation is based on pale tongue, thin white coating, and weak pulse.
【 Composition 】: 30g Huangqi, 30g Ginseng, 30g Poria cocos, 30g Rehmannia glutinosa, 30g Coix seed, 22g Qianghuo, 15g Yuanzhi.
The qi of the human body includes essence, strength, and aura. The origin of human life depends on "essence" and is governed by the liver and kidneys. Maintaining life relies on "force" (vitality), which is controlled by the lungs and spleen. God makes people active, controlled by the heart. From here, it enters the five internal organs, making people full of vitality and energy, as calm as a virgin, and as moving as a rabbit.
Using sweet and warm Astragalus membranaceus to nourish the lungs, fur and skin, and spleen to nourish the muscles of the limbs, it replenishes qi and solidifies the surface, supporting the body's kinetic energy and yang energy.
Sweet and slightly bitter, warm ginseng enters the lungs to promote qi circulation, enters the spleen to transform and produce qi and blood, and enters the heart to produce fluids and calm the mind. This greatly replenishes vitality and stabilizes the five viscera.
Both flavors are sweet, warm, and nourishing, combined with internal and external qi, making people feel invigorated and full of energy, with a majestic aura like a rainbow.
Fuling is sweet and calm, with a healthy temperament that gives people the strength to work. Yixin Qi, let the God return to the main task at home. Nourish kidney qi and provide support for human strength. Together with the two flavors, it helps people to be full of vitality and energy.
Far sightedness, calming the mind and enhancing intelligence. Fuling makes the gods return home to take charge, while Yuanzhi makes people's thoughts active and have lofty aspirations. It has a bitter, pungent, and warm taste, and is less likely to enter the spleen meridian than Poria cocos. It focuses on entering the lungs to expel phlegm and open the orifices, nourishing the heart and blood, and promoting kidney function.
Paired with Poria cocos, it nourishes blood and strengthens the spleen, calms the mind and helps with sleep, providing good physical strength after a full night's sleep.
Paired with ginseng, it can also nourish the heart, calm the mind, nourish the kidneys and qi, and improve mental health.
Rehmannia glutinosa is sweet and warm, which enters the liver to replenish blood and the kidneys to replenish essence. The essence and blood coexist in the same source, and only then can yang qi have a biochemical source. And blood is yin, and Shu Di is particularly famous for replenishing yin blood, which can nourish tendons.
The above flavors work together to invigorate the spleen and qi, transform qi and blood, nourish the weak and benefit the muscles, and increase flesh, preventing people from losing weight and nourishing the muscles and meridians, eliminating the root cause of limb tightness and contraction.
But apart from the goal of tight limbs that are difficult to bend and stretch, only Coix seed and Qianghuo are capable of removing wind, cold, and dampness invasion, like experts in the field.
Coix seed is sweet, light, and cool. It enters the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians, and has the ability to promote lung qi circulation, central burner circulation, heart kidney harmony, and mental peace.
And it is also an expert in stretching muscles and veins. Moisture enters the tendons, causing them to become constricted and difficult to bend or stretch.
Coix seed is a famous herb for removing dampness, and it can nourish the upper, middle, and lower corners of the body. It has the advantages of nourishing without stagnation and not causing severe diarrhea. It can not only replenish deficiency but also strengthen the body, thus eliminating the evil energy between muscles and bones.
Qiang is active and warm, with a bitter taste. It can enter the bladder and kidney meridians to vaporize cold and dampness, relieve surface coldness, dispel wind and dampness, and relieve pain. It can reach the limbs, unblock blood vessels, and treat all wind and qi, muscle and palm spasms, and limb weakness.
The combination of two flavors can promote the circulation of muscles, relieve spasms, and relieve urgency.
Paired with the preceding flavors, it effectively eliminates the body slimming caused by Qi and blood deficiency, wind and cold dampness invasion, as well as the tightness and difficulty in extending limbs.
Huangqi Pill preparation and administration method: decoct in water and take for two days.