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Dang Gui Yin Zi (當歸飲子) nourishes and invigorates the blood and dispels wind; for chronic dry, itchy skin disorders from blood deficiency generating wind.
English Name
Tangkuei Drink
Classical Source
Ji Sheng Fang, 1253
Ingredients
- Si Wu Tang (Dang Gui, Shu Di, Bai Shao, Chuan Xiong) nourish blood; He Shou Wu, Huang Qi (nourish/qi)
- Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Bai Ji Li (dispel wind); Gan Cao
Actions & Functions
- Nourishes and invigorates the blood
- Dispels wind and stops itching
Indications
Blood deficiency with wind: chronic, dry, itchy skin, recurrent urticaria, and lichenified eczema, worse at night, with dry skin and a pale complexion.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale. Pulse: thin (or wiry and thin).
Modifications
For damp, weeping rashes use Xiao Feng San instead.
Cautions & Contraindications
For dry, blood-deficiency itchy skin; not for acute weeping damp-heat rashes.
