Yao Tong Fang Yi Hao
Star腰痛方一号 (Low Back Pain Formula One)
Source: Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (1989)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yao Tong Fang Yi Hao (Low Back Pain Formula One), 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, opens the channels and collaterals, relieves low back pain.
Presentation: Acute, severe low back pain from external injury.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ge Gen
as printed: Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xu Duan
as printed: Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gui Zhi
as printed: Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Xue Jie (Sanguis Draconis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ji Xue Teng
as printed: Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Du Huo
as printed: Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mu Gua
as printed: Mu Gua (Fructus Chaenomelis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Chuan Niu Xi
as printed: Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Wei Ling Xian
as printed: Wei Ling Xian (Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Yan Hu Suo
as printed: Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle)
|
g | — | — |
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Full herb lists
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Chuan Niu Xi, Du Huo, Ge Gen, Gui Zhi, Ji Xue Teng, Mu Dan Pi, Mu Gua, Wei Ling Xian, Xu Duan, Xue Jie and Yan Hu Suo
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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