Prescriptions For Recuperating Depleted Yang and Rescuing Patients from Collapse
Tong Mai Si Ni Tang (通脉四逆汤)
Name
The Prescription of 通脉四逆汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Fu Zi 20 g,Gan Jiang 12 g.Explanation
Fu Zi: The principal drug, being pungent and sweet in flavor and very hot and toxic in nature, being good at supporting the congenital true fire of Ming Men, promoting the circulation of Qi and blood throughout the twelve regular channels, used raw to act on the whole body rapidly to warm up Yang-Qi and dispel cold.
Gan Jiang: warming the Yang-Qi of the middle-Jiao to remove cold in the interior, assisting Fu Zi in promoting the generation of Yang-Qi.
Zhi Gan Cao: Detoxicating and relieving the drastic and pungent nature of Gan Jiang and Fu Zi.
The Effect of 通脉四逆汤
Effect
Recuperating depleted Yang and dredging meridians.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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