HERB FORMULAS

SI NI JIA GUI TANG - 四逆加桂湯 - FRIGID EXTREMITIES DECOCTION PLUS CINNAMON

English: Frigid Extremities Decoction Plus Cinnamon
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 60g Warms the Kidney and Heart Yang, stimulates exhausted Yang, warms the Ming Men Fire and the entire body by traveling through all twelve channels.
With Gan Jiang, strengthens the Kidney and Spleen Yang,warms the Spleen and Kidneys, disperses Cold and treats overabundance of Yin fluids due to Deficiency Cold, Devastated Yang and debilitated Spleen and Kidney Yang with incessant diarrhea.
With Gan Jiang and Zhi Gan Cao strengthens the actions of fortifying Qi and benefiting the Yang for Cold extremities and diarrhea with undigested food due to Collapse of the Spleen and Kidney Yang.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 30g Warms the Middle Jiao and Lungs, transforms thin mucus, expels Cold, rescues Yang, warms the channels (unblocks the pulse) and stops bleeding.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Cold-Damp Bi.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for epigastric pain and vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold and detoxifies Zhi Fu Zi.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 15g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire.
With Zhi Fu Zi, powerfully tonifies Kidney Yang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency and Deficiency of Ming Men Fire.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Gan Jiang, for Cold, painful abdomen, anorexia, and diarrhea due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 15g Tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and moderates the drying properties of the formula.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Rescues Yang
  • Warms the Middle Jiao
  • Disperses Internal Cold
  • Stops diarrhea

SYNDROMES

  • Yang Deficiency
  • Yin type Shen Disturbance

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dull emotional expression
  • Dull eyes
  • A decrease in self-initiated activity
  • Talks little
  • Sentences have little content or are unfinished
  • Slow response
  • Poor hygiene
  • Loss of concentration
  • Decreased sex drive
  • Loner behavior
  • Low excitability
  • Disregard of social codes
  • Extremely cold extremities
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Sleeping with knees drawn up
  • Lethargy with a constant desire to sleep
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea with undigested food
  • Abdominal pain and Cold
  • Lack of thirst
  • Coma
  • Indigestion
  • Edema
  • Pale face
  • Superficial fever
  • Red face
  • Cyanosis of the lips and nails
  • T: Pale or Dark purple
  • C: White and slippery
  • P: Deep and thready or Deep and slow or Deep and faint

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with True Heat with False Cold (C.M.: cold extremities, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, dark urine, T: Red, C: Yellow).
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS