Chinese Herbs to Enhance Muscle Support

Many of us develop, often in our later years, conditions that make our muscles sore… like arthritis. There are many disorders with this common and painful symptom, but there is hope without pain killers and other addictive prescription drugs. Always make sure you talk to a doctor prior to self treating. These herbs can help maintain a healthy body but only if used appropriately. There are many quality websites to read up on these herbs to make sure that they are right for you. This information was found on numerous sites, but primarily on - herbasin.com.


Enhancing Your Muscle Support; Herb #1 

Huang Qi, also known as Radix Astragali, is used to relieve rheumatic condition, and to remove obstacles from the channels and relieve pain. For Conditions such as: Rheumatic arthritis with pain in the lower back and knees; headache characterized by association of headache with precordinal pain and cold legs. 

• Invigorating qi (the vital energy) and elevating the spleen-yang. The herb is used in the treatment of patients with symptoms such as weakness and fatigue, or of patients with numbness of limbs and apoplectic sequelae. It is also used in such conditions of prolapse of the viscera, e.g. prolapse of rectum due to chronic diarrhea, and prolapse of uterus. 

• Consolidating superficial resistance to stop sweating due to weakness and failure of superficial the vital energy. It is used in patients with spontaneous sweating due to weakness and failure of superficial qi. 

• Promoting pus discharge and tissue regeneration. It is used in the treatment of carbuncles and cellulitis which resist to rupture or which rupture but refuse to heal due to deficiency of blood. 

• Promoting diuresis to reduce edema. It is used in patients with edema of limbs, dysuria, palpitation and shortness of breath, caused by deficiency of the heart-yang and the kidney-yang.