SI NI TANG

Interior-Warming & Spleen-Fortifying • Cold-Dispelling & Qi-Augmenting Formula

Symptoms

Core Issue: Middle Burner Yang Deficiency with Internal Cold.

Digestive: Watery diarrhea (with no thirst), abdominal pain that improves with heat and pressure, nausea, and a total loss of appetite.

Thermal Signs: Cold hands and feet (though less severe than Si Ni Tang), aversion to cold, and a preference for hot drinks.

Vitality: Muscle fatigue, a feeling of heaviness, and a pale facial complexion.

Tongue: Pale, swollen, with tooth-marks and a white, moist coating.

Pulse: Deep (Chen) and slow (Chi) or weak (Ruo).

Ingredients

Gan Jiang (Zingiber officinale)
Raw Herbs 5g Granules 45,5g

Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 54,5g

Posology

Granules

3g to 6g per day, divided into two doses.

Raw Herbs
Boil in 1000–1200ml of water and drink 1 to 3 cups per day.

Description

Li Zhong Tang focuses on restoring the "central fire" of the body so that digestion and energy transport can resume.

Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) is the Chief; it is a potent interior-warming agent that disperses stagnant cold in the Middle Burner.

Ren Shen (Ginseng) is the Deputy; it strongly tonifies the Original Qi and supports the Chief in restoring overall vitality.

Bai Zhu acts as the Assistant; it dries the dampness that invariably accompanies internal cold and strengthens the Spleen's transport function.

Zhi Gan Cao harmonizes the formula and prevents the dryness of Gan Jiang and Bai Zhu from excessively injuring fluids.

Contraindications

STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED in cases of Yin Deficiency Heat (night sweats, red tongue with no coating).

Do not use in cases of Excess Heat or high fever with thirst.

Use with caution during pregnancy due to the very hot and dynamic nature of Gan Jiang.