Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

This prescription would be particularly indicated if the hands are very cold.

Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
(Poria-Ramulus Cinnamomi-Atractylodes-Glycyrrhiza Decoction)

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 12 g

Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 9 g

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 6 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 3 g

Explanation

This formula treats Phlegm-Fluids obstructing the epigastrium and chest with such
manifestations as a feeling of fullness and oppression of the chest, a feeling of cold, coughing of
white-watery-frothy sputum (characteristic of Phlegm-Fluids), shortness of breath and dizziness.
The tongue would be Pale, Swollen, with teethmarks and a sticky-white coating.

Variations

These variations apply to all previous formulae.

• In case of very severe and stabbing pain in the chest, cold limbs, cold sweating, cyanosis
  of lips and Knotted pulse, use one of the two following prescriptions:

Tong Mai Si Ni Tang and Su He Xiang Wan
(Penetrating the Blood Vessels Four-Rebellious Decoction and Styrax Pill)

Tong Mai Si Ni Tang

FU ZI Radix Aconiti carmichaeli praeparata 15 g

GAN JIANG Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis 9 g

ZHI GAN CAO Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 6 g

Explanation

This prescription rescues the Yang and dispels Cold.

Su He Xiang Wan

SU HE XIANG Styrax liquidis 30 g

SHE XIANG Secretio Moschus moschiferi 60 g

BING PIAN Borneol 30 g

AN XI XIANG Benzoinum 60 g