Description
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang’s main function is to warm the channels to dispel cold, nourish the blood, promote blood circulation, invigorate pulse, and alleviate pain. The formula is used to treat the following symptoms: deficiency of blood due to the accumulation of pathogenic cold, cold limbs due to stagnation of blood circulation and channels, and syncope due to a faint pulse. Clinically, the formula is commonly used to treat diseases such as Raynaud’s disease, thrombophlebitis, chilblain, and chronic rheumatic arthritis.
The formula is appropriate for treating cold limbs due to blood deficiency and accumulation of pathogenic cold only; it is not appropriate for treating cold limbs due to other factors.
