 Tangkuei Decoction For Frigid Extremities
| English: | Tangkuei Decoction For Frigid Extremities |
| Also Known As: | Tangkuei and Jujube Combination Decoction with Chinese Angelica for Treating Vital Prostration with Cold Limbs Decoction with Chinese Angelica to Treat Cold Limbs |
Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Rx. Angelica Sinensis | Dang Gui | 1-12g | Tonifies Blood, regulates menstruation, invigorates and harmonizes Blood and disperses Cold With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood. With Bai Shao, Gui Zhi and Xi Xin, for Blood and Yang Deficiencies with cold extremities, back and/or buttocks. With Zhi Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal pain. |
| Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao | 3-15g | Nourishes Blood, regulates menstruation and adjusts the Ying and Wei. With Zhi Gan Cao, regulates the relationship between the Liver and Spleen and nourishes the sinews, treats abdominal pain due to disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, epigastric, hypochondriac or flank pain and muscle spasms, pain and numbness, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency. With Gui Zhi, harmonizes Ying and Wei in Tai Yang Zhong Feng. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood. With Dang Gui, Sheng Jiang and Da Zao, for Wind-Cold with Deficiency and perspiration. |
| Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | 3-12g | Releases the exterior, adjusts the Ying and Wei, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain, disperses Cold, unblocks Yang and transforms the Qi, warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest and warms and facilitates the flow of Blood through the vessels. With Bai Shao, warms and tonifies the Middle Jiao. With Zhi Gan Cao, for palpitations and shortness of breath due to injured Yang of the chest. |
| Hb. cum Rx. Asari | Xi Xin | 1.5-9g | Releases Exterior Wind and Cold, disperses Internal Cold, warms the Lungs and alleviates pain. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 2-6g | Alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs. |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | 3-9g | Nourishes Blood and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. |
| Caul. Akebiae | Mu Tong | 3-9g | Promotes urination and unblocks blood vessels. With Dang Gui, promotes circulation of Blood and stops pain. |
- Warms the Channels
- Disperses Cold
- Nourishes the Blood
- Unblocks the Blood vessels
- Cold in the Channels due to Blood Deficiency
- Jue Yin Cold
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