HERB FORMULAS

REN SHEN GU BEN TANG - 人參股本汤 - GINSENG DECOCTION TO STRENGTHEN THE ROOT

English: Ginseng Decoction to Strengthen the Root
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 6g Tonifies Lung Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst.
With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency.
With Tian Men Dong, for Qi and Yin Deficiency with a fever, thirst, irritability, shortness of breath and a dry, red tongue.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) (12g) (Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 20g Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm.
With Ren Shen and Shu Di Huang, for Debility and low grade fever due to Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 20g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops coughing.
With Tian Men Dong, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with consumptive coughing and occasional hemoptysis.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 20g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin,nourishes Jing and Blood and arrests coughing and wheezing.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 20g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Fire from the Lungs
  • Nourishes Yin and Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen Yin Deficiency
  • Kidney Yin Deficiency with Lung Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Consumptive cough
  • Consumptive fever
  • Hemoptysis
  • Night sweating
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • T: Red tongue
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Weak, thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For herpes genitalia due to Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising Generating Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with Qi and Yin Deficiency:
For herpes genitalia due to Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising Generating Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with Qi and Yin Deficiency with recalcitrant lesions:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen + 15g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 12g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + 12g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 12g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 9g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 9g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + 9g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ 9g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 9g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 6g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + 6g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ 6g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + 6g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
For herpes genitalia due to Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising Generating Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with Qi and Yin Deficiency with severe itching and pain:
 + 9g Rx. Ampelopsis Bai Lian
+ 9g Rx. Cynanchi Atrati Bai Wei
+ 9g Fr. Quisqualis Xi Yang Shen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Testa Glycinis Lu Dou Yi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang    
   
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen    
+ 12g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren    
+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao    
+ 9g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi    
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao    
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao    
+ 9g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen    
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi    
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao    
+ 6g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma    
+ 6g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen    
+ 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae Zi Cao    
   
+ 9g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng    
   
+ 12g Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming