The modern formula of Radix Polygoni Multiflori Tang is 18g of Radix Polygoni Multiflori, 9g of Poria, 6g of Radix Ginseng, 12g of Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 9g of Radix Paeoniae Alba.
According to the “Treatise on Typhoid Fever”, this formula is composed of several traditional Chinese medicines, including Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, and Radix Paeoniae Alba.
This product has the efficacy of warming the meridians and yang, dispelling cold and dampness (warming the meridians of the human body and dispelling cold in the body), and is mainly used for the treatment of shaoyin disease (a disease caused by the invasion of the shaoyin meridians by an exogenous pathogen) among the six meridians, which is effective in treating the symptoms of coldness, coldness in the hands and feet, bone pain and joint pain, etc. The formula contains epiphyllum as the kingpin.
In this formula, Radix Pseudostellariae is the principal medicine, which can restore yang to save the body (by warming and tonifying yang qi to save fainting, unconsciousness, etc.), dispel cold and relieve pain (by removing cold evils in the body to alleviate pain), Ginseng replenishes the vital energy (replenishing the root qi in the human body), Poria and Atractylodes Macrocephala strengthens the spleen and resolves dampness (strengthening the spleen and removing the dampness evils) as the principal medicines, and Paeonia lactiflora is the auxiliary medicine to harmonize the camps and relieve pain.
The adverse effects of this drug are not clear, but it should be noted that epiphyllum is toxic and should be decocted first for a long time to prevent poisoning.
If you have any of the above symptoms, we suggest you to go to the hospital for prompt medical treatment, and do not use the medicine on your own.