Trauma formula

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Hi, I have a patient who had knee surgery about 4 months ago and she

would like me to prescribe herbs. I have not prescribed a lot of

herbs for this kind of thing, so I thought I would seek some advice.

There seems to be some heat in the area, but no swelling. She also

has pain distal to Lu 9 on her wrist and that area is also warm to the

touch (and moxa made it worse). One shoulder gets painful off and on

as well, but responds well to acupuncture (the wrist and knee get

better with acupuncture, but never fully resolve). She has a coated

tongue in the back, so I am thinking some dampheat clearing herbs are

in order. I'm not clear on how much blood stagnation herbs to use at

this stage of the game. I have the sense that she could be prone to

wind-damp/arthritic/bi-syndrome type problems (she has chronic

allergies/rhinitis which seem to have a fair amount of wind).

 

Any formula ideas?

 

Laura