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Frigid Extremities Powder

Pin Yin: Si Ni San

Category: Regulate and harmonize Liver and Spleen
Additional Categories: Promote movement of Qi

Actions:
   Releases Depression and promotes movement of Liver Qi, and harmonizes Liver, Spleen, and Stomach;
  ---used for mild Depression of Heat in the Interior with appearance of False Cold in the limbs; also used for conditions of Liver Invading Spleen or Liver Invading Stomach.
   (See Liver Qi Depression; Liver Invading Spleen; Liver Invading Stomach .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Bupleuri, Rx [chai hu]

3-4

Citri seu Ponciri Immaturus, Fr (= Aurantii Immaturus, Fr) [zhi shi]

3-4

Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Rx [bai shao]

4-8

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

2-3

Associated Modern Diseases: gastritis, peptic ulcer, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, hepatitis, intestinal obstruction, mastitis, fibrocystic breasts.

A variation of this formula called chai hu shu gan wan is used more often. It adds chuan xiong, chen pi and xiang fu.

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