When the body feels the cold and damp

Heavy limbs, joints that feel the cold and damp, less suppleness on waking or after staying still for a long time, hands and feet often cold and numb… In TCM, these signs may be associated with Blood that circulates poorly in the meridians, compounded by Wind, Cold and Dampness: where the Blood no longer flows freely, these climatic factors settle in more easily.

Shu Jin Huo Xue Pian is a modern preparation from the Chinese pharmacopoeia. Our version brings together five herbs, three of which tradition associates with Blood circulation. It draws on an old saying of Chinese medicine: to dispel Wind, first attend to the Blood, for when the Blood circulates, the Wind dies down of its own accord (血行风自灭).

Moving the Blood, nourishing the tendons

Millettia vine, the herb with the highest dose, both nourishes and moves the Blood, and tradition associates it with supple tendons. Safflower and bugleweed back it up to set the Blood moving again; cyperus moves the Qi, since in TCM the Qi leads the Blood; mistletoe dispels Wind and Dampness and supports the Liver and Kidney, which nourish the tendons in TCM.

Invigorates the Blood and moves the Qi: Safflower, bugleweed and millettia vine set the Blood moving again, and cyperus carries the Qi along with it.

Supports joint comfort and suppleness: Millettia vine nourishes the Blood that irrigates the tendons, and mistletoe supports them, for a more supple body day after day.

Dispels Wind, Cold and Dampness: Mistletoe, which tradition ranks among the herbs that dispel Wind and Dampness, builds on a restored Blood circulation: when the Blood circulates, the Wind dies down of its own accord.