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SP - Qi Xue Xu |
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang |
當
歸
四
逆
湯 |
Dang
Gui Decoction for frigid extremities
Functions: Warms meridians, expel cold, nourish blood,
moves blood stasis unblocks blood vessels
Categories: SP Yang Xu. Wind-Damp Bi.
Formula:
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Dang Gui
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Radix
angelicae sinensis
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9g
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Bai Shao
Yao
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Radix
paeoniae
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9g
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Gui Zhi
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Ramulus
cinnamomi cassiae
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9g
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Xi Xin
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Herba
cum radice asari
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6g
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Zhi Gan Cao
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Honey
fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis
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6g
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Da Zao
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Fructus
zizyphi jujubae
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5 pieces
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Mu Tong
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Caulis
mutong
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6g
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Indications:
Blood and yin deficiency with cold evil qi which leads to
obstruction of the channels which causes pain. This is known as
jueyin syndrome in which the patient feels cold (especially hands
and feet) subjectively but not to the touch. Raynauld's syndrome.
T: pale, white coat; P: deep, thin, or minute.
Guizhi is special as it guides herbs to the upper limbs and
opens the blood vessels. With baishao, guizhi warms
the meridians and expels cold, and harmonizes the ying and wei
levels thus regulating yin and yang. Mutong strengthens the
effects by encouraging the flow in the meridians and blood vessels.
This formula can also be used in cases of joint pain, irregular
menses, abdominal cold pain, and lower back cold pain.
Note:
Tthe way this formula differs from si ni
tang is that there is cold in the meridians with an
underlying blood deficiency, this results in cold hands and
feet only, not the whole limb. Si ni tang is used when there
is pathogenic yin cold generated from yang deficiency causing cold
limbs, tiredness, & watery diarrhea.
It should also be compared to si ni san
which is used in a hot type collapse disorder where the fingers and
toes are cold, there is aversion to heat, irritability, insomnia,
constipation, dark urine, and other internal heat signs.
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