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rx
formula
Aconite and G.L.C.
chinese formulae
definition
Aconite and G.L.C. = Si Ni Tang = "Frigid Extremities Decoction"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 313; Bensky and Barolet, p. 226.
signs and symptoms: Very cold extremities, aversion to cold, sleeping in a curled up position, constant desire to sleep, vomiting, pallor, abdominal pain and cold, diarrhea with undigested food, lack of thirst.
tongue and pulse: pale tongue with a white, greasy coating, and deep, thin or deep, faint pulse.
indications: Kidney Yang Xu (Deficiency). With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as acute myocardial infarction, cardiac insufficiency, neurotic vomiting, gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea, hypothyroidism, hypoadrenalism, hypopituitarism, and arthritis.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated in true Heat and false Cold (cold extremities, thirst, scanty urine, and a red tongue with a yellow coating).
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 3 grams: honey-baked licorice (zhi gan cao).
» 2 grams: ginger (gan jiang).
» 0.5 grams: aconite (fu zi).
administration: If the patient is red-faced and very irritable due to false Heat, administer the decoction cold.
modifications:
» for Wind Damp Bi syndrome, add cinnamon bark (rou gui) and white atractylodes (bai zhu).
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