Actions: Expels wind-dampness, disperses painful obstruction, and tonifies deficiency.
It strengthens bone and improves blood circulation, heavy and painful sensations at fixed locations in the lower back and lower extremities accompanied by weakness and stiffness, an aversion to cold and attraction to warmth, palpitation, short of breath.
Biomedical: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lower back pain, sciatica, and sequelae of poliomyelitis.
