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Frigid Extremities Decoction plus Ginseng

傷寒論湯劑
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Source
傷寒論
Original text
-- With aversion to cold, faint pulse, and recurrence of diarrhea; if the diarrhea stops, there is loss of blood: Sini plus Ginseng Tang governs it. (Shang Han Lun)
Composition
Licorice two liang, roasted; Aconite one piece, raw, peeled, broken into eight pieces; Dried Ginger one and a half liang; Ginseng one liang. The four ingredients above, with three sheng of water, boil to reduce to one sheng and two ge, remove the dregs, divide and take warm in two doses. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)
Preparation
The four ingredients above, with three sheng of water, boil to reduce to one sheng and two ge, remove the dregs, divide and take warm in two doses.
Form
湯劑
Function
Restore Yang and rescue from counterflow, tonify Qi and secure collapse.
Traditional indications
Heart failure, shock, with diarrhea that has lasted long and suddenly stops, but with profuse sweating, or sweat like beads, counterflow cold of the four limbs, mental fatigue and desire to sleep, and a pulse that is faint and about to expire.
Modifications
Heart vexation, restless agitation: add Poria:20.
Cautions
Prescriptions containing raw aconite must be decocted for more than two hours to remove toxicity.