HERB FORMULAS

RAYNAUD'S #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Tonifies Qi and Blood and relieves numbness and pain.
With Dang Gui Wei, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with chronic non-healing sores, numbness, painful obstruction and paresthesia.
Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng 30g Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, activates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 20g Invigorates and nourishes the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 15g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 15g Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine and benefits the marrow.
Lignum Sappan Su Mu 15g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, reduces swellings, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi 15g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Deficiency Heat.
Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei 15g Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 9g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Damp-Cold Bi in the channels with generalized aches and pains and difficulty in rotating the trunk.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Su Mu, for painful, swollen bruises or hematomas.
With Su Mu and Dang Gui, for pain and swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms Yang
  • Scatters Cold
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Unblocks the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency with Cold congealing in the channels

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Body cold
  • A preference for warmth
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Limbs icy
  • Complexion white and shiny
  • Low back, knees and abdomen feel cold and painful
  • Lower abdomen feels cold and painful
  • Loose stools containing undigested food
  • “Cock-crow” diarrhea (occurs at about 5 am)
  • Chilling of the fingers and/or toes leading to their skin becoming somber white or greenish purple
  • Edema of face and limbs
  • Dysuria
  • Emission of coldness and numbness in the affected area
  • Possible slight pain
  • Warmth restores the normal skin color and temperature
  • Exposure to Cold worsens the condition
  • Severe:
    Abdominal ascites
  • T: Pale, moist and swollen
  • C: Thin and white or White and greasy
  • P: Deep, thready, weak and maybe slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For low back pain: For severe low back aching and pain:
+ 9g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + 9g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ 9g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan + 9g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
For swollen fingertips: + 15g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling + 15g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu For ulcerated extremities:
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
For numbness and pain of the fingers or toes: + 20g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ 12g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + 20g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 12g Cx. Mori Sang Zhi + 9gh Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
For more severe Cold symptoms:
+ 3g Hb. Asari Xi Xin With Qi Deficiency:
+ 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
With Blood Deficiency: For Stomach and abdominal fullness with loose stools:
+ 12g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
    + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
   
    + 9f Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang