Si Ni Tang四逆湯
Frigid Extremities Decoction
Autres nomsDecoction to Treat Cold Limbs · Aconite, Ginger and Licorice Combination · Aconite and G.L. Combination
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Composition
Warms the Kidney and Heart Yang, stimulates exhausted Yang, warms the Ming Men Fire and the entire body by traveling through all twelve channels.
- Gan Jiang
- Gan Jiang
- Zhi Gan Cao
- Qi
- Yang
(Use only if condition is critical.)
- Gan JiangRz. Zingiberis4.5 g
Warms the Middle Jiao and Lungs, transforms thin mucus, expels Cold, rescues Yang, warms the channels (unblocks the pulse) and stops bleeding.
for Cold-Damp Bi.- Zhi Gan Cao
Tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and moderates the drying properties of the formula.
Actions
- Revives Yang
- Heats the Middle Jiao
- Dispels Cold from the Interior
- Halts diarrhea
Syndromes traités
- Exhaustion Arising from Heart Yang Deficiency: Yang Xu Jue Ni
- Kidney Yang Deficiency accompanied by Internal Cold
- Cold Affecting the Shao Yin
- The Yang Ming Han Pattern
- Yang Depleted by Overuse of Diaphoretic Therapy During the Tai Yang Stage
Manifestations
- Severely cold limbs
- Cold intolerance
- Curling up with knees bent while asleep
- Sluggishness and an unrelenting urge to sleep
- Emesis
- Loose stool containing unprocessed food particles
- Cold sensation with pain in the abdomen
- No sensation of thirst
- Unconsciousness
- Poor digestion
- Fluid swelling
- Pallid complexion
- Fever at the body's surface
- Flushed complexion
- Bluish discoloration of the lips and nail beds
- Corps de la langue
- Pale, or alternatively Dark purple
- Enduit
- White in color and slippery in texture
- Pouls
- Deep combined with thready, or deep combined with slow, or deep combined with faint
Indications
- Acute heart attack
- Heart failure
- Pituitary gland insufficiency
- Emesis and diarrhea from gastroenteritis, acute and chronic
- Underactive thyroid
- Insufficient blood flow to the brain
- Sudden-onset gastroenteritis
- Liver cirrhosis
- Long-standing prostate inflammation
- Poisoning
- Joint inflammation
- The flu
- Difficulty passing stool
- Pain in the abdomen
- Irregular heartbeat sensations
- Exhaustion
- Long-term kidney inflammation
- Congestive cardiac failure
- Sweating of the limbs
- Labored breathing
- Obstructive painful condition
- Underactive adrenal glands
- Swelling from fluid retention
- Stubborn, treatment-resistant arthritis
- Cholera infection
- Yellowing of the skin and eyes
- Heat lodged in the Intestines
- Circulatory shock
- Long-standing colon inflammation
- Non-organic uterine bleeding
- Repeated canker sores
- Prolapse of the stomach
- Ordinary cold
- Coughing
- Queasiness and emesis
- Loose stools
- Loss of appetite
- Physical debility
- Long-term kidney failure
- Sweating without exertion
- Impaired digestion
- Painful menstruation
Modifications
For Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency presenting with edema or leukorrhea
- +Dang Shen
- +Fu Ling
- +Ze Xie
For leukorrhea or edema caused by Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency
For breathlessness or rapid breathing
- +Ren Shen
For profound unconsciousness
- +Ren Shen
For severely cold limbs
For abdominal pain stemming from Blood Deficiency
For nausea, emesis, and throat soreness
For abrupt cessation of diarrhea
- +Ren Shen
For Qi and Yang collapse
- +Hong Shen
For gastroptosis accompanied by abdominal pain
For gastroptosis accompanied by nausea
For lumbar pain caused by Jue Yin Cold-Damp
For secondary dysmenorrhea accompanied by cold limbs and a pallid complexion
- +Wen Jing Tangformule
- +Ai Ye
- +Xiao Hui Xiang
- +Mai Men Dong
- +E Jiao
For facial flushing with severe irritability
- +Take formula Coldformule
For stubborn arthritis caused by Wind-Damp
- +Rou Gui
- +Bai Zhu
For long-standing arthritis caused by Cold
For abdominal pain caused by Cold
For edema together with palpitations
- +Ren Shen
- +Fu Ling
For diarrhea containing undigested food
- +Li Zhong Tangformule
For cold intolerance
- +Bai Zhu
For fever accompanied by insomnia and palpitations
For loose stools
For gastroptosis accompanied by abdominal bloating
For gastroptosis accompanied by belching
For secondary painful menstruation
Précautions
- This formula is contraindicated for patients presenting with True Heat with False Cold (C.M.: cold extremities, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, dark urine, T: Red, C: Yellow).
- Discontinue use of this formula as soon as the hands and feet regain warmth.