Function and Indications-The effects of Shenjincao are to dispel wind and cold, remove dampness and reduce swelling, relax muscles and activate blood circulation.

Cure wind-cold-damp paralysis, joint pain, numbness of the skin, weakness of the limbs, edema, and bruises.

① "Supplements to Materia Medica": The patient has been suffering from wind paralysis for a long time, with pain and coldness in the feet and knees, rough skin, and weak strength.

② "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": lowers the qi, eliminates the qi in the chest, pushes away the food stored in the stomach, removes the accumulation of hardness in the abdomen, and eliminates edema.

③ "Herbal Medicines": Reduce swelling and remove rheumatism.

Soak in wine to relax muscles and activate collaterals.

It can cure Qi knot pain, injuries, internal injuries of gold sores, remove phlegm and relieve cough.

④ "Commonly Used Herbal Medicines in Zhejiang Folk Medicine": relax muscles and reduce inflammation.

Treat joint pain and herpes zoster.

⑤ "Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Northeast China": Relaxes muscles and activates blood circulation, dispels wind and cold, and relieves pain.

Treats waist and leg pain, rheumatic joint swelling and pain, and irregular menstruation.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 3 to 5 yuan; or soaked in wine.

External use: pound and apply.