Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Tang-kuei and Anemarrhena Combination (Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang)


1318 當歸拈痛湯 (Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang)

Tang-kuei and Anemarrhena Combination

Relieve Pain Decoction with Tang-kuei


Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

防風

Radix Saposhnikoviae

Fang Feng

Saposhnikovia

羌活

Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii

Qiang Huo

Notopterygium Root

升麻

Rhizoma Cimicifugae

Sheng Ma

Cimicifuga

葛根

Radix Puerariae

Ge Gen

Pueraria

黃芩

Radix Scutellariae

Huang Qin

Scute

苦參

Radix Sophorae flavescentis

Ku Shen

Sophora Root

知母

Rhizoma Anemarrhenae

Zhi Mu

Anemarrhena

甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Gan Cao

Licorice

茵陳蒿

Herba Artemisiae capillaris

Yin Chen Hao

Artemisiae

白朮

Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae macrocephalae

Bai Zhu

White Atractylodes

人參

Radix Ginseng

Ren Shen

Ginseng

蒼朮

Rhizoma Atractylodis

Cang Zhu

Atractylodes

當歸

Radix Angelicae sinensis

Dang Gui

Chinese Angelica Root

豬苓

Polyporus

Zhu Ling

Polyporus

澤瀉

Rhizoma Alismatis

Ze Xie

Alisma

 

Classic Literature Reference

Lan Shi Mi Cang/Li Dong yuan Fang (Secret Collection of the Orchid House, 1251).

Compiler: Li, Dong-yuan.

 

Indications

Traditional: Damp-heat syndrome marked by a heavy sensation in the upper back and shoulders; fullness and congestion in the chest and epigastrium; general¡P aching; swelling and severe pain in the legs and ankles; or skin lesion in the lower body manifested by itching, burning, and irritation.

 

Modern: Eczema in the genital area, urticaria, allergic purpura, neurodermatitis or other types of dermatitis in the lower limbs, gonorrhea, arthralgia with swelling and pain, somatic swelling and pain, and beriberi scabies.1-3

 

Pattern of Damp-Heat

Herbs and Actions

 

 

 

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