Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Obviously, there's always a need for a differential diagnosis, but most commonly the issue seems to be blood stasis. I have Raynaud's Syndrome which becomes acute here in our Northeast winters. If the temperature drops below 50 degrees, then I'm constantly in gloves. I am pretty thin, and when my body gets cold, starting at the fingertips, my hands become white, then blue, then red progressing toward the wrist. My fingers become so numb that they are painful. In the past I have found it necessary to keep a TDP lamp nearby in the winter and must warm my hands before I touch patients. I like Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang from KPC Herbs. My entire body stays much warmer in the winter, and my hands far more comfortable. Just be aware that if one has a tendency to bruise, the formula seems to exacerbate the problem. Best....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 What about Dang gui si ni tang, if it's a Jue yin conformation... Line 351 Shang han lun pg 547 Mitchell/Ye/Wiseman " When there is reversal cold of the limbs and the pulse is fine and verging on empty, Dang gui si ni tang governs " ... Dang gui, Gui zhi, Shao yao, Xi xin, Gan cao, Tong cao, Da zao This formula is warmer than Xue fu zhu yu tang, which has Sheng di, Chi shao and Zhi ke in it, which are all cold, so it may be useful in those cold and wet Northeast winters, especially if you are blood def., which most people are. Just an idea, K. On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Kay King <spy9doc wrote: > Obviously, there's always a need for a differential diagnosis, but most > commonly the issue seems to be blood stasis. I have Raynaud's Syndrome which > becomes acute here in our Northeast winters. If the temperature drops below > 50 degrees, then I'm constantly in gloves. I am pretty thin, and when my > body gets cold, starting at the fingertips, my hands become white, then > blue, then red progressing toward the wrist. My fingers become so numb that > they are painful. In the past I have found it necessary to keep a TDP lamp > nearby in the winter and must warm my hands before I touch patients. > > I like Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang from KPC Herbs. My entire body stays much warmer > in the winter, and my hands far more comfortable. Just be aware that if one > has a tendency to bruise, the formula seems to exacerbate the problem. > Best....... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 thank you very much. --- On Sun, 11/16/08, Kay King <spy9doc wrote: > Kay King <spy9doc > Re: Raynaud's Disease > Chinese Medicine > Sunday, November 16, 2008, 6:26 PM > Obviously, there's always a need for a differential > diagnosis, but most commonly the issue seems to be blood > stasis. I have Raynaud's Syndrome which becomes acute > here in our Northeast winters. If the temperature drops > below 50 degrees, then I'm constantly in gloves. I am > pretty thin, and when my body gets cold, starting at the > fingertips, my hands become white, then blue, then red > progressing toward the wrist. My fingers become so numb that > they are painful. In the past I have found it necessary to > keep a TDP lamp nearby in the winter and must warm my hands > before I touch patients. > > I like Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang from KPC Herbs. My entire body > stays much warmer in the winter, and my hands far more > comfortable. Just be aware that if one has a tendency to > bruise, the formula seems to exacerbate the problem. > Best....... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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