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formula
Tang Kuei and Jujube C.
chinese formulae
definition
Tang Kuei and Jujube C. = Dang Gui Si Ni Tang = "Tang Kuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 321; Yeung, p. 79; Bensky and Barolet, p. 216.
signs and symptoms: Cold hands and feet, anemia, diarrhea, borborygmus, headaches, abdominal fullness, pain in the waist and abdomen.
tongue and pulse: pale tongue with a white coating, and deep, thin pulse, or one that is so thin that it is almost imperceptible.
indications: Cold in the Channels in a patient with underlying Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency). With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as midline pain, peptic ulcer, diarrhea, intestinal colic, uterine pain, abdominal cramps in women, hernia, frostbite, gangrene, thromboangiitis obliterans, chronic urticaria, Raynaud's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, sciatica, and calluses and corns.
cautions and contraindications: Use with caution in warm climates, since it easily injures the Fluids. Contraindicated in patients with Fire from Yin Xu (Deficiency).
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 10 grams: white peony (bai shao yao).
» 9 grams: Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui), cinnamon twig (gui zhi).
» 6 grams: akebia (mu tong).
» 3 grams: asarum (xi xin), honey-baked licorice (zhi gan cao), jujube (da zao).
modifications:
» for cold and pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation with scanty menstruation, add leonurus (yi mu cao) and cyperus (xiang fu).
» for hernial disorders due to cold, add lindera (wu yao), fennel (xiao hui xiang) and alpinia (gao liang jiang).
» for chronic, resistant sciatica, add aconite (fu zi), rhubarb (da huang), dipsacus (xu duan) and cibotium (gou ji).
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