Min Tong Granules - Formulas
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang Granules, 100g
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang Granules, 100g
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Warms the channels, disperses cold, nourishes the blood, and unblocks the blood vessels.*
This formula may be regarded as a variation of Cinnamon Twig Decoction (gui zhi tang). The source text notes that it is indicated for cold injuring the terminal yin with "extremely cold hands and feet with a pulse that is thin almost to the point of being inperceptible." The use of this formula has been expanded over the centuries to encompass a variety of conditions due to cold invading the channels with underlying blood deficiency. (from Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas and Strategies)
English Name: Tang-Kuei & Jujube Combination Granules
Chinese Name: Dang Gui Si Ni Tang Granules
Unit Size: 100 grams
Properties: Source: Discussion of Cold-induced Disorders (Shang han lun)
Actions: Warms the channels, disperses cold, nourishes the blood, and unblocks the blood vessels.
Pattern: Cold injuring the terminal yin with extremely cold hands and feet;Cold invading the channels with underlying blood deficiency.
Chinese Symptomology: Long-standing cold hands and feet that are both cold to the touch and feel very cold to the patient;Pain in the joints;Irregular menstruation;Abdominal pain and cold;Pain in the lower back and legs
Contraindications: This formula should be used with caution during the spring and summer seasons, or in warm climates, since it easily injures the fluids. It is contraindicated in patients with fire from yin deficiency.
Ingredients
Angelica Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui) 18.90% Paeonia Radix (Bai Shao) 18.90% Cinnamomum Ramulus (Gui Zhi) 18.90% Ziziphus Fructus - Red (Hong Zao) 16.20% Glycyrrhiza Radix (Gan Cao) 13.55% Akebia trifoliata (Mu Tong - 3 leaves) 13.55%
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