Chinese Herbal Medicine for Cold Hands and Feet

According to Chinese medicine, cold hands and feet are a sign of yang deficiency, which is usually associated with cold, deficiency of qi and blood, and poor qi and blood circulation, etc. It can be treated with Chinese medicines such as Jin Gui Kidney Qi Pills and Yi Qi Nourishing Oral Liquid under the guidance of a physician. 1. Jin Gui Kidney Qi Pill is composed of Di Huang, Yam, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Poria, Mudan Pi, Zedoaria, Gui Zhi, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, etc. It has the efficacy of warming and tonifying Kidney Yang (warming and replenishing Kidney yang qi), and it is suitable for the treatment of coldness and limb coldness (fear of coldness, coldness of the limbs), soreness of the waist and knees (the sensation of soreness and weakness of the waist and knees), and other conditions caused by Kidney yang deficiency. The adverse effects of Jin Gui Kidney Qi Pill are not clear, pregnant women should not take, and during the drug need to avoid intercourse, gas, avoid eating cold food. It should be noted that people with Yin deficiency and internal heat should not take Jin Gui Kidney Qi Pills. 2. Yiqi Nourishing Blood Oral Liquid is composed of Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae, Radix Astragali, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng and other qi and blood tonic drugs, which has the effect of benefiting qi and nourishing blood (replenishing the body’s qi and blood), and is suitable for the treatment of cold hands and feet, fatigue and malaise (mental fatigue, physical weakness) caused by qi and blood deficiency. Adverse reactions and contraindications of Yiqi Nourishing Blood Oral Liquid are not clear at present. It should be noted that the drug should not be taken by patients with cold and fever, and should be taken with caution by people with deficiency cold and diarrhea, and avoid indigestible food during the period of taking the drug. Cold hands and feet symptoms continue to not relieve the patient is recommended to consult the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of a physician to identify the use of medication, not to dispose of their own, so as not to delay the condition.