HERBS AND ACTIONS
Pin Yin
Actions
Zhi Fu Zi
Warms the Kidney and Heart Yang, stimulates exhausted Yang, warms the Ming Men Fire and the entire body by traveling through all twelve channels.
Gan Jiang
Warms the Middle Jiao and Lungs, transforms thin mucus, expels Cold, rescues Yang, warms the channels (unblocks the pulse) and stops bleeding.
Zhi Gan Cao
Tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and moderates the drying properties of the formula.
FORMULA ACTIONS
Rescues Yang
Warms the Middle Jiao
Disperses Internal Cold
Stops diarrhea
SYNDROMES
Heart Yang Deficiency Exhaustion: Yang Xu Jue Ni
Kidney Yang Deficiency with Internal Cold
Shao Yin Cold
Yang Ming Han
Excess use of diaphoretics in Tai Yang Stage leading to loss of Yang
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
Extremely cold extremities
Aversion to Cold
Sleeping with knees drawn up
Lethargy with a constant desire to sleep
Vomiting
Diarrhea with undigested food
Abdominal pain and Cold
Lack of thirst
Coma
Indigestion
Edema
Pale face
Superficial fever
Red face
Cyanosis of the lips and nails
T: Pale or Dark purple
C: White and slippery
P: Deep and thready or Deep and slow or Deep and faint
TREATS
Acute myocardial infarction
Cardiac insufficiency
Hypopituitarism
Vomiting and diarrhea due to acute and chronic gastroenteritis
Hypothyroidism
Cerebrovascular insufficiency
Acute gastroenteritis
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Chronic prostatitis
Intoxication
Arthritis
Influenza
Constipation
Abdominal pain
Palpitations
Fatigue
Chronic nephritis
Congestive Heart failure
Perspiration on the extremities
Dyspnea
Painful obstruction
Adrenal insufficiency
Edema
Intractable arthritis
Cholera
Jaundice
Intestinal Heat
Shock
Chronic colitis
Functional uterine bleeding
Recurrent aphthous ulcers
Gastroptosis
Common cold
Cough
Nausea/Vomiting
Diarrhea
Anorexia
Weakness
Chronic renal failure
Spontaneous perspiration
Indigestion
Dysmenorrhea
 
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Contraindicated for those with True Heat with False Cold .
Stop this formula immediately once the hands and feet have warmed up.