HERBAL FORMULA FOR NECK & SHOULDER PAIN

This herbal formula deals with neck tightness, numbness in the arms, headache and difficulty with movement of the neck and shoulder.

Characteristics of neck and shoulder pain include:

• Pain that occurs from the bottom of your head to the top of your shoulders. Pain may spread to the upper back or arms.
• Pain that is worse with movement.
• Limited movement. The neck and shoulder may be stiff or tender.
• Headaches. These are common and may persist for months.
• Nerve-related symptoms caused by pressure on the spinal nerve roots or spinal cord include:
• Numbness, tingling, or weakness in the arm or hand.
• A burning feeling when touched on the skin of the arm or hand.
• A pain that feels like a shock and extends into the arm or hand.

If your neck and shoulder pain is long-lasting (chronic), it may be difficult to cope with daily life. Common side effects of chronic pain include fatigue, depression, and anxiety.

Description of herbal formula according to traditional herbal medicine:

Ramulus Cinnamomi: Used to treat neck and shoulder pain caused by stagnation of wind, cold and dampness. Gui zhi travels to the superficial layers of the body, warms the muscles, and opens the channels and collaterals thus relieving pain.

Radix Purariae: Is excellent for relieving headache, stiffness and pain in the neck and shoulders. This herb enters the Spleen, which controls the muscles. Ge gen is acrid and cool and thus dispels pathogenic factors from the muscle layer and relieves pain.

Radix Saposhnikoviae: Treats painful obstruction syndrome that attacks the muscles and joints, leading to arthritis. This is the herb of choice when body aches and pain are the chief complaint.

Radix Clematidis: Clinically, it is best for musculoskeletal pain, spasms and cramps of the muscles, numbness and pain of the extremities, and difficulty with extension and flexion. Alleviates the pain and numbness associated with bone spurs of the neck, spine.

Semen Coicis: Eliminates dampness from the muscles to relieve pain. “It is best for tightness and spasms of the tendons restricting flexibility, It also effectively treats muscle, joint and tendon pain.

White Willow Bark: Willow bark is a proven painkiller appropriate for arthritis and pain caused by inflammation. Unlike aspirin, the calculates in willow bark do not increase the risk of bleeding. They do not irritate the lining of the stomach. For these reasons, willow bark is useful for people who have chronic joint pain but cannot take NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitors. Willow bark continues to provide pain relief longer than aspirin.

Radix Schefflerai:  Relieves pain. Releases joints stiffness.

Rhizoma Homalomenae: Dispels wind and dampness, strengthens tendons and bones. It treats both acute and chronic numbness and is most suitable for elderly patients with weakness.

Radix Astragali: Numbness of the muscles is due to insufficient nourishment and circulation. Huang qi has a strong effect to tonify which helps to generate blood and increase blood flow to the extremities. It tonifies and promotes normal circulation of to relieve skin and muscle numbness and pain.

Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii: Eliminates wind, cold and dampness to relieve pain. These three factors commonly attack the muscles and joints leading to neck and shoulder pain. This herb is used to treat soreness, pain and numbness in the neck, upper back and shoulders.

Radix Paeoniae Alba: Contain daisein, paenoniflorin and has strong antispasmodic effects to alleviate muscle spasm, cramps and pain.

Radix Rehmanniae: Has shown marked effectiveness in reducing inflammation and swelling and is used for arthritis with good results.

Rhizoma Corydalis: Invigorates blood, activates qi and alleviates pain.

Skullcap:Is used for trouble sleeping because of neck pain. This herb is used for inflammation.

Holy basil: We added this herb to protect the body from stress caused from pain and inflammation.

Moutan: When having pain it can add stress to the body, we added this herb to keep the immune system strong.

White willow bark: This is an all natural anti-inflammatory herb.

Green tea: A very small amount of green tea is added to help blend the herbal formula.

This formula is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose the above condition. The information given is strictly according to herbal medicine  and should be used and prescribed as an herbal supplement.