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Flex (GT)
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
- Gout
- Gouty arthritis
WESTERN THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS
- Decreases the absorption and increases the elimination of uric acid and other unwanted substances
- Analgesic effect of relieving pain
- Anti-inflammatory effect of reducing swelling and inflammation
- Antipyretic effect of relieving burning sensations and reducing inflammation
INGREDIENTS
- Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis)
- Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis)
- Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra)
- Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)
- He Zi (Fructus Chebulae)
- Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis)
- Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi)
- Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae)
- Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum)
- Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis)
- Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis)
- Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis)
- Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae)
FORMULA EXPLANATION
Traditional Chinese medicine considers gout as bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome) with damp heat. The presence of damp heat begins with the inability of the Spleen and Stomach to adequately transform and transport food, followed by the accumulation of damp heat blocking the channels and collaterals, leading to severe pain. This correlates with the Western medicine concept of gout, which starts with an improper diet followed by excessive accumulation of uric acid. Therefore, optimal treatment requires herbs to strengthen the Spleen and Stomach, drain damp-heat, open the channels and collaterals, and relieve pain.
In this formula, Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis) and Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis) strengthen the Spleen and Stomach to resolve dampness and swelling. Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae), Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis), and Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis) drain damp-heat and help expel uric acid from the body through urination. Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis), and Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) clear heat and sedate fire. Together they reduce the inflammation and burning sensation. Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi) opens the channels and collaterals. Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) activates blood circulation and relieves pain. Lastly, He Zi (Fructus Chebulae) and Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis) are astringent herbs that reduce swelling and inflammation.
In summary, Flex (GT) is a comprehensive formula that targets both the cause and the symptoms of gout. It incorporates herbs to strengthen the Spleen and Stomach, drain damp-heat, open the channels and collaterals, and relieve pain.
In this formula, Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis) and Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis) strengthen the Spleen and Stomach to resolve dampness and swelling. Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae), Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis), and Che Qian Zi (Semen Plantaginis) drain damp-heat and help expel uric acid from the body through urination. Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis), and Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae) clear heat and sedate fire. Together they reduce the inflammation and burning sensation. Ji Xue Teng (Caulis Spatholobi) opens the channels and collaterals. Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) activates blood circulation and relieves pain. Lastly, He Zi (Fructus Chebulae) and Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis) are astringent herbs that reduce swelling and inflammation.
In summary, Flex (GT) is a comprehensive formula that targets both the cause and the symptoms of gout. It incorporates herbs to strengthen the Spleen and Stomach, drain damp-heat, open the channels and collaterals, and relieve pain.
BACKGROUND
Gout is a form of arthritis characterized by sudden, severe pain attacks, tenderness, redness, warmth, and swelling (inflammation) in certain joints. Gout usually affects the large toe, but it can affect other joints in the leg (knee, ankle, and foot) and sometimes in the arm (hand, wrist, and elbow). Gout is partly caused by excessive intake of food rich in uric acid or decreased excretion of uric acid through the kidneys. As uric acid deposits in the joints, it causes severe pain, known as gout.