Natural Chinese Herbal Formulas That Rescues Devastated Yang

Si Ni Tang

Frigid Extremities Decoction

Main Action of Si Ni Tang
The functions of this TCM Herbal formula are to rescue collapsed yang and warm the middle burner while stopping diarrhea. The formula is best suited in conditions of kidney yang deficiency with internal cold. The yin pathogen cold continues to injure the kidney yang Qi which is the foundation of the entire body's yang energy. Because kidney yang is deficient it will not be able to properly continue it's function of warming all the zang -fu organs in the body.

Indications and Symptoms for Si Ni Tang
severe cold in extremities, aversion to cold, sleeps with knees drawn up, lethargy, desire to sleep constantly, vomiting, diarrhea, undigested food in stool, abdominal pain, cold sensation in abdomen, lack of thirst Tongue - pale body, white slippery coat Pulse - faint, thin

Herbal Ingredients of Si Ni Tang

Sheng Fu Zi - 1 piece

(6 -9g) -warms and tonify kidney yang, promotes yang circulation to extremities

Gan Jiang

- 4.5g. -warms middle jiao, eliminates cold, tonify spleens function

Zhi Gan Cao

- 6g. -tonify spleen Qi, alleviates toxicity of Fu Zi

Cooking Preparation of Si Ni Tang
When preparing this natural medicine Herbal formula Fu Zi is usually used to replace the more toxic Sheng Fu Zi (Raw Fu Zi). Fu Zi is usually cooked for 30 - 60 minutes before the other ingredients are decocted.

Additional Information on Si Ni Tang
This Herbal formula is very useful because it is able to tonify both the kidney and spleen yang Qi at the same time without injuring the yin fluids. Si Ni Tang is usually used for Chronic Yang Qi deficiency leading to yang collapse or yang collapse due to excessive sweating. When these symptoms arise with true cold and deficiency heat signs Si Ni Tang is still able to treat this presentation with great success but the decoction should be taken cool in this circumstance. When the appropriate symptoms have presented themselves this Herbal formula is able to treat such diseases as acute myocardial infarction, cardiac insufficiency, coming and diarrhea due to acute or chronic gastroenteritis, hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency and intractable arthritis.