HERB FORMULAS

SHEN QI DI HUANG TANG - 参芪地黄湯 - GINSENG, ASTRAGTALUS AND REHMANNIA DECOCTION

English: Ginseng, Astragalus and Rehmannia Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 1-9g Tonifies Qi.
With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency.
With Huang Qi, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, and spontaneous sweat.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 9-30g Tonifies Qi and Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 8-30g Tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes Jing, Yin and Blood.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 4-20g Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes Jing and Yin and stops perspiration.
With Shan Yao, tonifies the Liver and Spleen.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 4-15g Strengthens the Spleen , stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.
Poria Fu Ling 3-30g Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 3-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood clears and Deficiency Fire.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 3-30g Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.
With Fu Ling and Mu Dan Pi, regulates the Kidneys, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies.
With Fu Ling, promotes urination.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness, and vertigo.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Spleen
  • Augments Qi
  • Supplements the Kidneys
  • Nourishes Yin

SYNDROMES

  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Dry Heat with Blood and Phlegm Stagnation
  • Qi and Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Lassitude
  • Fatigue
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Palpitations
  • Emaciation
  • Lack of strength
  • Dry, rough eyes
  • Possible distended feeling in eyes
  • A pale, lusterless face
  • Possible malar flush
  • Restless
  • Insomnia
  • Poor memory
  • Scanty, yellow urination or
  • Profuse, clear urination
  • Dry, parched throat
  • Tasteless feeling in the mouth
  • Low back and knee soreness and
  • Weakness
  • Low grade fever
  • Five Sole heat
  • Possible sweating
  • Possible tremors of the hands and tongue
  • Scanty intake
  • Abdominal distention after meal
  • Loose stools
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin or Peeled
  • P: Empty and rapid or Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For chronic Kidney failure (uremia): For chronic Kidney failure (uremia) with more marked Yin Deficiency:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15-30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15-30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 15-30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15-30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ 6g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 6g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ 6g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For chronic Kidney failure (uremia) with concomitant Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ 12g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15-30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 12g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
For chronic Kidney failure (uremia) with concomitant Lung Yin Deficiency:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15-30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 15-30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + 15-30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 6g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 1g Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Jiao
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ 1g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 6g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For chronic Kidney failure (uremia) with palpitations and insomnia:
+ 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 12g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 15-30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 12g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For chronic Kidney failure (uremia) with low back pain:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 15-30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 15-30g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + 15-30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 6g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ 12g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren + 6g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ 6g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ 12g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For chronic glomerulonephritis: + 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For chronic glomerulonephritis with low back pain:
+ 30g Hb. Verbena Ma Bian Cao
+ 30g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 30g Hb. Verbena Ma Bian Cao
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 30g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
+ 9g Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian +15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
For chronic glomerulonephritis with a dry mouth, an afternoon low-grade fever, a parched throat or an enduring sore throat:
+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
+ 30g Hb. Verbena Ma Bian Cao + 9g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
+ 30g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng For chronic glomerulonephritis with anorexia and abdominal fullness, especially after eating:
+15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi + 30g Hb. Verbena Ma Bian Cao
+ 9g Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian + 30g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
+ 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong +15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 9g Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For chronic glomerulonephritis with low back pain: + 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ 9g Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 9g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
   
+ 30g Hb. Verbena Ma Bian Cao    
+ 30g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng    
+15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen    
   
+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang    
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi    
+ 9g Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian    
+ 9g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen    
+ 9g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren