If there is no suitable proprietary Chinese medicine for patients with cold-dampness in the liver meridian, they can take Chinese herbal tonics such as Yin-Chen-Ju-Shi Tang and Wu Ling-San. The specific medication should follow the doctor’s prescription.
Cold-dampness in the liver meridian is mainly manifested as jaundice, diarrhea, hernia, abdominal distension, fear of cold and fear of cold, sunken and stringy pulse, and whitish and greasy moss, and so on.
1. Yin Chen Jiao Pian Tang: It is composed of cinnamon, licorice, dry ginger, epiphyllum, Yin Chen, atractylodes, and has the effect of warming yang and favoring dampness. It is used for the treatment of yin yellowness, body coldness, and sunken and thin pulse caused by cold and dampness in the liver meridian. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear.
2. Wu Ling San: It is composed of Poria, Zeloda, Poria, Atractylodes Macrocephalae and Cinnamon, which has the efficacy of warming yang and transforming qi (warming yang qi in the body), inducing dampness and promoting the flow of water. It is used for the treatment of Yang failure to transform Qi (blockage of Qi in the body), cold and dampness internal stagnation, such as dysuria (unsmooth urination), abdominal distension, diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite, edema, and so on. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear.
Patients with cold-dampness in the liver meridian should standardize the treatment under the guidance of physician’s diagnosis, and should not use the medicine blindly on their own to avoid adverse consequences.