Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang (Tangkuei Decoction to Pry Out Pain)

Tangkuei Decoction to Pry Out Pain

Yi Xue Qi Yuan, c. 1186

• Qiang Huo, Fang Feng, Sheng Ma, Ge Gen (disperse wind-damp); Yin Chen, Huang Qin, Ku Shen, Zhu Ling, Ze Xie (clear/drain damp-heat)
• Dang Gui, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Cang Zhu, Zhi Mu, Gan Cao

• Clears damp-heat and dispels wind-damp
• Relieves painful obstruction and supports the qi and blood

Damp-heat painful obstruction: hot, swollen, heavy, painful joints and legs, and damp-heat skin sores or weeping eczema of the lower body.

Tongue: greasy yellow coat. Pulse: slippery and rapid.

With more heat, increase Huang Qin and Ku Shen.

For damp-heat patterns; not for wind-cold-damp bi or deficiency.