Triple-Armored Pulse-Restorative Decoction

Source: Wēn Bìng Tiáo Biàn 温病条辨

Ingredients:

Action: Nurtures yīn and subdues yáng; nourishes the blood and extinguishes wind.

Indication: Yīn-blood depletion in the latter stages of febrile disease with wriggling of the extremities, and tetanic reversal. Tongue: Crimson and dry. Pulse: Forceless, fine, rapid and skipping. It also treats affect damage or miscellaneous disease with yīn vacuity and hyperactive yáng, characterized by dizziness, tinnitus, and heart palpitation.

Category: Wind-relieving formulas / Internal wind formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Zhì gān cǎo supplements heart qì and restores the pulse. Shú dì huáng, Bái sháo, Mài dōng, Huǒ má rén, and ē jiāo enrich yīn and nourish the blood, thereby abating vacuity heat. Mǔ lì, Guī bǎn, and Biē jiǎ foster yīn and subdue yáng, thereby settling the tetanic reversal. Over recent years, this formula has also been used to treat spasm due to hypocalcemia, making use of the high calcium content of Mǔ lì and Guī bǎn.

Notes: This is Jiā jiǎn fù mài tāng (加减复脉汤 Pulse-Restorative Variant Decoction) plus muli, biejia, and guiban (three shells or armors.)

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