si ni jia ren shen tang

Name: si ni jia ren shen tang
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Fridgid Extremitites Decoction plus Ginseng

About si ni jia ren shen tang

Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang, Frigid Extremities Decoction plus Ginseng, adds Ren Shen to Zhi Fu Zi, Gan Jiang and Zhi Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that rescue devastated Yang.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
zhi fu zi	6 g
gan jiang	4.5 g
zhi gan cao	6 g
ren shen	—

Actions and indications

Rescues Yang

Collapse from exhausted Heart Yang (Yang Xu Jue Ni)
Kidney Yang deficiency with internal Cold, possibly with Qi and Yin deficiency as well
Severe, rapid breathlessness
Limbs icy cold with aversion to cold; sleeping with the knees drawn up
Lethargy and constant sleepiness, and in severe cases coma
Pale face, or a red face with superficial fever; bluish lips and nails
Tongue pale or dark purple with a slippery white coat; pulse deep and thready, deep and slow, or deep and faint

Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses internal Cold and stops diarrhea

Vomiting and diarrhea without thirst
Cold and pain in the abdomen, with indigestion
Edema

Modern uses

Shock
Acute myocardial infarction
Cardiac insufficiency
Cor pulmonale
Cerebrovascular insufficiency
Hypopituitarism
Hypothyroidism
Adrenal insufficiency
Acute gastroenteritis
Vomiting and diarrhea in acute or chronic gastroenteritis
Cholera
Chronic colitis
Gastroptosis
Indigestion
Abdominal pain
Intestinal Heat
Cirrhosis of the liver
Jaundice
Chronic prostatitis
Functional uterine bleeding
Recurrent aphthous ulcers
Intoxication
Arthritis
Intractable arthritis
Influenza
Common cold
Cough
Asthma
Dyspnea

Symptoms

Abdominal pain
Absence of thirst
Aversion to cold
Cold limbs
Coma
Cyanosis
Diarrhea
Edema
Fatigue
Fever
Flushed face
Indigestion
Pallor
Shortness of breath
Somnolence
Vomiting

Cautions

contraindication True Heat with false Cold: cold limbs but thirst for cold drinks, dark urine, a red tongue and a yellow coat
caution Stop at once when the hands and feet have become warm

Names

Pinyin	si ni jia ren shen tang
English Name	Fridgid Extremitites Decoction plus Ginseng

Classification

Category: Rescue Devastated Yang

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