San Bi Tang (Three Painful Obstruction Decoction)

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.

Sān Bì Tāng  ·  三痺湯  ·  Three Painful Obstruction Decoction

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.

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