Si Ni Tang
Ingredients: Prepared aconitum tuber root (fu zi), Ginger root (gan jiang), Chinese licorice root (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 四逆湯 Pin-Yin: Si Ni Tang English: Aconite, Ginger, & Licorice Combination Romaji: Shigyaku To Kanji: 四逆湯 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun, 206)
How it works:
- Replenishes depleted yang
- Rescues patient from collapse
Clinical Applications:
- Shaoyin disorder caused by deficiency in kidney yang with internal cold
- Improperly treated taiyang disorder resulting in the depletion of yang
This 2000-year-old formula was developed by the renowned Han dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Si Ni Tang replenishes depleted yang and rescues the patient from collapse in order to treat shaoyin disorder caused by kidney yang deficiency with internal cold. This formula can also be used in cases of improperly treated taiyang disorder resulting in the depletion of yang.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Raw Aconite |
Sheng Fu Zi |
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Dried Ginger |
Gan Jiang |
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Baked Licorice |
Zhi Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Aconite replenishes the kidney yang and combats coldness, Ginger warms the spleen yang and fights coldness, and Licorice supplements the qi, harmonizes the middle, balance the toxicity of Aconite, and protects the yin.