San Bi Tang (Three Painful Obstruction Decoction)

Three Painful Obstruction Decoction

Fu Ren Liang Fang, 1237

• Qin Jiao, Fang Feng, Du Huo, Xi Xin (dispel wind-damp)
• Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Shu Di, Bai Shao (tonify qi/blood); Du Zhong, Niu Xi, Rou Gui, Fu Ling, Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang

• Dispels wind-cold-damp and unblocks the channels
• Tonifies the qi, blood, Liver and Kidney

Chronic wind-cold-damp painful obstruction with deficiency: long-standing aching, weak, numb limbs and joints, worse with cold and fatigue, with general weakness.

Tongue: pale. Pulse: thin and weak.

Similar to Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang; choose by the pattern emphasis.

For chronic bi with deficiency; not for acute damp-heat bi.