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San Bi Tang (三痺湯) dispels wind-cold-damp and tonifies the qi, blood, Liver and Kidney; for chronic painful obstruction of the limbs with marked underlying deficiency.
English Name
Three Painful Obstruction Decoction
Classical Source
Fu Ren Liang Fang, 1237
Ingredients
Actions & Functions
- Dispels wind-cold-damp and unblocks the channels
- Tonifies the qi, blood, Liver and Kidney
Indications
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 & Pulse
Tongue: pale. Pulse: thin and weak.
Modifications
Similar to Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang; choose by the pattern emphasis.
Cautions & Contraindications
For chronic bi with deficiency; not for acute damp-heat bi.
