Mobility 3

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Dr. Fung's Loranthus Herbal Supplement

Symptoms

• Arthralgia and Arthritis (Bi syndromes) - Wind-cold-damp
• Arthritis -Wind-cold-damp
• Back Pain, lower Wind-damp-cold
• Limbs, Cold
• Neuropathy - Cold
• Wind-damp Bi syndrome - wind damp cold pain

Therapeutic Actions

1. Treats physical discomfort due to exposure to wind, cold, or dampness. Symptoms include headache, numbness, pain, malaise, fatigue, and the like.
2. Treat arthritis and muscle pain that worsens in cold damp weather
3. This formula is particularly suitable for persons over 30 years of age

Chinese Therapeutic Effects

Tonify the blood 
Invigorate the blood 
Dispel cold, wind, dampness
Relieve joint pain
 

Formula Rationale

This is an empirical formula based on Dr. Fung’s 60 years of clinical experience.

Exposure to cold, wind, or dampness is a common occurrence, and can take place during sudden changes in weather or while participating in everyday outdoor activities. In other cases, exposure can result from being in a damp indoor environment for extended periods. In Chinese medicine, exposure to the excesses of cold, wind, or dampness leads to the initial symptoms of cough, runny nose, headache, fatigue, joint pain, and fever and chills. If not treated promptly, the cold, wind, or dampness accumulates, causing blood stasis, thus leading to more serious conditions, such as arthritis.

The overall goal of this formula is to remove blood stasis so that the accumulated excess(es) are resolved. The herbs that invigorate the blood are tang kuei (dang gui), spatholobus (ji xue teng), and Ardisia gigantifolia (zou ma tai). Loranthus (sang ji sheng), expels wind-dampness and tonifies the liver and kidney yin. Kirin ginseng (ji lin shen) tonifies the basal qi, and strengthens the spleen and tonifies the stomach, and helps alleviate fatigue. Chaenomelis (mu gua) relaxes the sinews, unblocks the channels, harmonizes the stomach and transforms dampness. Cistanche salsa (rou cong rong) tonifies the kidney and strengthens the yang, and moistens the intestines and facilitates the passage of stools. Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) adjusts the nutritive and protective qi levels and warms the channels and disperses cold. Chiang-huo(qiang huo) releases the exterior and disperses cold. Ardisia and du-huo dispel wind-dampness. Tienchi (san qi) transforms blood stasis and reduces swelling and pain. Rehmannia(shu di huang) tonifies the blood and nourishes the yin. Ginger extract (gan jiang) disperses cold and has been clinically shown to relieve arthritis pain and reduce stiffness. Achyranthes(niu xi) invigorates the blood, and strengthens the sinews and bones so that low back and knee pain is alleviated. Ho-shou-wu tonifies the liver and kidney and strengthens the low back and knees. Tinospora (shen jin teng) relaxes the sinews and activates the collaterals, and clears heat and drains dampness.
 

Clinical Notes

As Mobility 3 has tonic herbs it is suitable for long term use

Additional Formulas

• Combine Mobility 3 and Marrow Plus for long term administration
• Mobility 2 treats joint pain that is accompanied by inflammation
• AC-Q addresses lower body damp pain, as well as phlegm and Qi stagnation; thus, it's suitable for aching pain rather than for sharp, stabbing pain.

These formulas may be combined when necessary.
• SPZM for upper body spasm
• Channel Flow for intense pain Resinall E 
• Resinall K are for pain due to trauma or injury
• Sea-Q is a supplement for chronic joint pain

• Consider Backbone for lumbar pain