The cold hands and feet may be caused by the lack of yang qi, unable to warm the limbs, long-term cold hands and feet may cause a series of harm, seriously affecting the normal quality of life. So what are the Chinese medicines for cold hands and feet?

1. Pill

Ingredients: Pineapple, dry ginger, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, and so on.

Effects: Strengthening the spleen and vital energy, warming the middle and driving away cold.

Suitable for people: Radix Rehmanniae Pill can effectively relieve symptoms such as cold limbs, pale tongue, fear of cold, indigestion, loss of appetite, etc. It can also help treat chronic enteritis, gastric ulcer, ulcerative colitis and other disorders.

2. Sijunzi Pill

Ingredients: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae, Poria, and so on.

Functions: Enriching qi, strengthening the spleen, warming and drying dampness.

Suitable for people: Sijunzi Pill is a traditional tonic for people with weak spleen and stomach and insufficient yang qi, which can relieve symptoms such as abdominal pain, night sweating, mouth ulcers, etc. It can also be used as an adjunctive treatment for male infertility, middle- and late-stage gastrointestinal malignancies, and medicated uraemia and other diseases.

3. Right Angelica Pill

Ingredients: cinnamon, Chinese yam, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Semen Cuscutae, Fructus Lycii, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Cortex Eucommiae, and so on.

Functions: Warms the kidney qi, strengthens essence and helps Yang.

Suitable for people: Right Angelica Pill can alleviate the symptoms of lumbar and knee soreness, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, fear of cold and fear of cold, etc., which are caused by the deficiency of kidney and yang, and it has a very good effect of relieving and treating the symptoms of cold hands and feet.

4. Jin Gui Kidney Qi Pills

Ingredients: Poria, rhizome, yam, cinnamon, epimedium, psyllium, etc..

Functions: Promote qi and water, warm and tonify kidney yang.

Suitable for: Jin Gui Kidney Qi Pill can alleviate the symptoms of kidney qi deficiency, such as lumbar and knee soreness, dysuria, stiff and cold limbs, generalized swelling, fear of cold, etc., but some of the ingredients contained in it may damage the health of the fetus, so pregnant women are prohibited from taking this medicine.

5. Bazhen Tang

Ingredients: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Poria, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparatae, and so on.

Benefits: Benefits qi and blood, qi and blood double tonic.

Suitable for people: Bazhen Tang can effectively relieve dizziness, cold limbs, chest tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue, loss of appetite, pale tongue, etc., caused by deficiency of qi and blood, and is suitable for people who are recovering from illnesses, chronic illnesses, or deficiency of qi and blood.

Conclusion: The Chinese medicines for cold hands and feet mainly include some medicines that warm yang qi and replenish qi and blood, and the common ones are Jin Gui Kidney qi pills, Ba Zhen Tang, Yu Gui Pill, Si Jun Zi Pill, and Pian Zi Lizhong Pill, etc. The patients should use the medicines under the guidance of the professional doctors to avoid the interactions.