Formula

Unblock the Pulse Decoction for Frigid Extremities

通脉四逆湯tong mai si ni tang
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3 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a Shaoyin presentation: diarrhea of undigested food, interior cold with exterior heat, reversal cold of the hands and feet, a faint pulse on the verge of expiring, no aversion to cold despite the cold interior, and a red facial complexion — with variable signs such as abdominal pain, dry retching, or sore throat. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：少陰病，下利清穀，裏寒外熱，手足厥逆，脉微欲絶，身反不惡寒，其人面色赤，或腹痛，或乾嘔，或…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·通脉四逆湯（证治条文·宋本317）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Licorice二兩
  • Aconite (Fu zi)一枚
  • Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·通脉四逆湯（组成·宋本317）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·通脉四逆湯（证治条文·宋本317）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·通脉四逆湯（煎服法·宋本317）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.