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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of very cold extremities |
| Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan Aconitum Regulating the Centre Pill; Prepared Aconite Pill to Regulate the Middle |
Eliminates Cold; Warms Yang; Tonifies Qi and Yang; Strengthens Stomach and Spleen. | Cold from Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, with internal cold. | Cold body; Diarrhea; Fullness of the abdomen that responds favorably to pressure; Fullness of the epigastrium that responds favorably to pressure; Pain of the abdomen due to Cold; Pain of the epigastrium due to Cold; Very cold extremities; Vomiting; Chronic or recurrent mouth ulcer due to Empty-Cold of the Spleen and Stomach; Slight sweating (rather cold); Pale, swollen, tooth-marked tongue, moisty-white coating; Hidden-Slow-Deep pulse (Fú Chi Chen). |
| Si Ni Tang Frigid Extremities Decoction; Aconite, Ginger and Licorice Decoction |
Restores the Yang; Warms the Middle Burner. | Kidney and Spleen-Yang Deficiency. | Aversion to cold; Cold abdomen; Cold-type arthritis; Diarrhea; Drowsiness; Heart failure; Lethargy; Myocardial infarction; Pain of the abdomen; Undigested food particles in the stools; Very cold extremities; Vomiting; Desire to curl up (lying with body curled up); No thirst; Pale or mauve tongue, slippery-white coating; Hidden-Deep pulse (Fú Chen). |
| Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang Frigid Extremities Decoction plus Ginseng |
Restores Body Fluids, Qi and Yang. | Kidney and Spleen-Yang Deficiency. | Aversion to cold; Cold abdomen; Cold-type arthritis; Diarrhea; Diarrhea has ceased but the extremities remain cold; Drowsiness; Heart failure; Lethargy; Myocardial infarction; Pain of the abdomen; Undigested food particles in the stools; Very cold extremities; Vomiting; Desire to curl up (lying with body curled up); No thirst; Pale or mauve tongue, slippery-white coating; Hidden-Deep pulse (Fú Chen). |