tong mai si ni tang

Unblock the Pulse Decoction for Fridgid Extremities

About tong mai si ni tang

Tong Mai Si Ni Tang, Unblock the Pulse Decoction for Frigid Extremities, is Zhi Gan Cao, Zhi Fu Zi and Gan Jiang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that rescue devastated Yang, and records it as rescuing collapsed Yang and unblocking the pulse.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
zhi gan cao6 g
zhi fu zi12 g
gan jiang9 g

Actions and indications

Rescues collapsed Yang

  • Exhaustion of Heart Yang, with flourishing Yin in the interior pushing Yang outward
  • Shao Yin stage with Cold inside and Heat on the exterior
  • Icy cold limbs without aversion to cold, and a flushed face
  • Watery diarrhoea containing undigested food
  • Vomiting after drinking, possibly with dry heaves or a painful throat
  • Tongue pale or dark purple; pulse deep and faint, barely perceptible

Unblocks the pulse and invigorates the Blood

Modern uses

  • Prostration
  • Cardiac failure
  • Influenza
  • Typhoid fever
  • Autointoxication
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Dyspepsia
  • Jaundice
  • Hyperhidrosis

Symptoms

Names

Pinyintong mai si ni tang
English NameUnblock the Pulse Decoction for Fridgid Extremities

Classification

Category
Rescue Devastated Yang
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