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rx
formula
Tang Kuei and Anemarrhena C.
chinese formulae
definition
Tang Kuei and Anemarrhena C. = Dang Gui Lien Tung Tang.
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 506; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 371.
signs and symptoms: Arthralgia with swelling and heat, suppurative skin disease on the legs, shoulder stiffness, eczema in the genital area, aversion to cold, fever.
tongue and pulse:
indications: Damp-Heat. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as arthralgia with swelling, generalized swelling and pain, dermatitis in the lower limbs, beriberi, and scabies.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 2.5 grams: Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui), capillaris (yin chen hao), polyporus (zhu ling), white atractylodes (bai zhu), anemarrhena (zhi mu), alisma (ze xie), notopterygium (qiang huo), scute (huang qin).
» 2 grams: pueraria (ge gen), red atractylodes (cang zhu), ginseng (ren shen), siler (fang feng).
» 1 gram: licorice (gan cao), sophora (ku shen), cimicifuga (sheng ma).
modifications:
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