According to Chinese medicine, yang qi has the function of warming, when yang qi is weak, the function of warming is weakened, which will lead to cold feet. When yang qi is stagnant, because yang qi cannot reach the four ends (the ends of the limbs), the symptom of cold feet also occurs, which can be combined with the patient’s specific symptoms and treated by taking the formula of Right Angelica Pill, Radix Rehmanniae Pill, and Four Reversed Pills.
1. Right Angelica Pill: composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Cinnamomum Cassiae, Chinese Yam and other traditional Chinese medicines, it has the efficacy of warming and tonifying the kidney yang, filling up the essence and stopping spermatorrhea (filling up the solid essence and preventing spermatorrhea and semen slippage), and it is suitable for those with insufficient kidney yang to alleviate the symptoms of coldness of the lower back and knees, lack of mental energy, fear of cold and coldness, and lack of warmth of the limbs.
2. Radix Rehmanniae Pill: composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Zingiberis, and Radix et Rhizoma Ginger, etc. It has the effect of warming the middle Jiao and strengthening the Spleen and is suitable for those with Spleen-Yang deficiency, and it is used to relieve symptoms such as cold and pain in the epigastric region, cold and loose stools in the limbs and stomach and the abdomen, and loss of appetite.
3. Si Reverse San: It is composed of Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, Citrus aurantium, Radix Bupleurum Chinense, Radix Paeoniae Alba and other medicines, which have the efficacy of dispersing the liver and regulating the spleen by penetrating the evil spirits. It is mainly used for treating Yang depression and syncope (cold limbs due to poor circulation of Yang Qi), with symptoms such as lack of warmth in the hands and feet.
The adverse effects and contraindications of the above three prescriptions are not yet clear.
Patients who are not feeling well are advised to consult a doctor in time for standardized treatment. If you want to improve the symptoms of cold feet by taking Chinese medicine, you should consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner first to identify the type of symptoms, and use the medicine under the guidance of the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not blindly self-medication. Acupuncture, tuina and other forms of treatment can also be chosen in accordance with medical advice.