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Frigid Extremities Decoction
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Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; Zingiberis Rhizoma; Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata
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Restores yang to rescue from counterflow.
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Reversal counterflow cold of the four limbs is due to heart and kidney yang deficiency. This pattern is marked by reversal counterflow cold of the four limbs, aversion to cold, lying in bed curled up, debilitated spirit, desire to sleep, pale complexion, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, no thirst, a white, slippery tongue coating, and a feeble, thin pulse.
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2
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Pulse-Engendering Powder
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Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Ophiopogonis Radix; Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus
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Boosts qi and promotes fluid production; astringes yin and arrests sweating.
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1. Qi and yin consumption due to warm-heat or summerheat invasion. The clinical manifestations include profuse sweating, mental fatigue, general sluggish sensation, lack of strength, weak breathing, reluctance to speak, dry throat, and thirst. The tongue is red and dry with a scanty coating and the pulse is deficient and rapid. 2. Deficiency of both qi and yin due to a prolonged cough. The clinical manifestations include a dry cough with little expectoration, weak breathing, spontaneous sweating, and a dry mouth. The tongue is dry and the pulse is deficient and thready.
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Yang-Returning Emergency Decoction
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Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata; Zingiberis Rhizoma; Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle; Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma; Cinnamomi Cortex; Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium; Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus; Poria; Pinelliae Rhizoma
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Restores yang to rescue from desertion, boosts qi and engenders pulse.
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This formula treats pathogenic cold directly attacking the three yin channels, causing yang weakness. This pattern is characterized by reversal cold of the limbs, debilitated spirit, desire to sleep, aversion to cold, lying curled up, vomiting and diarrhea, stomach pain, no thirst, shivering, greenish-purple nails and lips, frothy saliva, a pale white tongue body with a white tongue coating, and a deep, feeble or barely perceivable pulse.
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