Yao Tong Fang Er Hao
Star腰痛方二号 (Low Back Pain Formula Two)
Source: Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (1989)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yao Tong Fang Er Hao (Low Back Pain Formula Two), from the Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine) — a variation of Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang.
Actions: Dispels wind-dampness, nourishes the Liver and Kidney, tonifies qi and blood.
Presentation: Chronic back pain; strengthens soft tissues to aid recovery.
Composition: Herbs listed without doses.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 1164.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Du Huo
as printed: Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Sang Ji Sheng
as printed: Sang Ji Sheng (Herba Taxilli)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Qian Nian Jian
as printed: Qian Nian Jian (Rhizoma Homalomenae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Du Zhong
as printed: Du Zhong (Cortex Eucommiae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Wei Ling Xian
as printed: Wei Ling Xian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ji Xue Teng
as printed: Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mu Gua
as printed: Mu Gua (Fructus Chaenomelis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Chuan Niu Xi
as printed: Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae)
|
g | — | — |
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Full herb lists
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Chuan Niu Xi, Du Huo, Du Zhong, Ji Xue Teng, Mu Gua, Qian Nian Jian, Sang Ji Sheng, Sheng Di Huang and Wei Ling Xian
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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