Description
Fu Ling Si Ni Tang (Poria Frigid Extremities Decoction), from Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun).
Actions: Restore yang and boost yin, tranquilize the heart, and calm the mind
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of cold distal extremities and vexation with yin and yang deficiency, accompanied with reversal cold of the limbs, aversion to cold, vexation and agitation, or palpitation, or dysentery and diarrhea, or difficulty in micturition, pale tongue with white coating, deep and faint and thready pulse
Category: Formulas That Restore Yang to Rescue From Counterflow (Desertion).
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 537–538.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 12 g
|
12g | 27.27% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 5 g
|
5g | 11.36% | — | |
|
Zhi Fu Zi
as printed: Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata (fu zi) 15 g
|
15g | 34.09% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 6 g
|
6g | 13.64% | — | |
|
Gan Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis (gan jiang) 6 g
|
6g | 13.64% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net warm (+1.07)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 41%, warm 11%, hot 48%.
Taste
- pungent 31%
- sweet 50%
- bitter 6%
- bland 14%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Heart 100%
- Kidney 73%
- Lung 66%
- Stomach 27%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
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