HERB FORMULAS

REN SHEN GE JIE SAN - 人參蛤蚧散 - GINSENG AND GECKO POWDER

English: Ginseng and Gecko Powder
Also Known As: Shen Jie San

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Gecko Ge Jie 1 pair Tonifies Kidneys and Lungs, relieves cough and dyspnea and strengthens Yang .
With Chuan Bei Mu, for chronic cough and wheezing due to Lung Deficiency with Phlegm Heat.
With Ren Shen, tonifies both Lungs and Kidneys to treat wheezing and coughs due to Deficiency of both the Lungs and Kidneys and disorders of the Kidney Qi such as impotence and premature ejaculation.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 60g Strongly tonifies Yuan Qi and augments Lung and Spleen Qi.
With Ge Jie, restores the mutually supportive and proper action the Lungs and kidneys to treat weak inhalation with wheezing that is worse on exertion.
Poria Fu Ling 60g Benefits the Spleen by draining Dampness and trans-forms Phlegm.
With Sang Bai Pi and Xing Ren, regulates and descends rebellious Lung Qi.
Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi 60g Stops cough and wheezing and drains Heat from the Lungs.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 150g Stops cough and wheezing.
With Chuan Bei Mu, for wheezing and cough from externally contracted Lung disorders, non-productive cough from Lung Deficiency disorders and coughing of thick, yellow sputum due to Phlegm-Fire.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu 60g Clears Heat, moistens the Lungs, disperses stagnation, transforms Phlegm and stops cough.
With Zhi Mu, for Lung Heat cough due to Yin Deficiency Fire Flaring with scanty, difficult to expectorate sputum.
Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 60g Clears Heat from the Lungs, clears Deficiency Fire and nourishes the Kidneys to grasp Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 150g Aids in tonifying Yuan Qi, moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Xing Ren and Chuan Bei Mu, for Heat induced dry cough.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Qi
  • Replenishes Jing
  • Strengthens the Kidneys
  • Clears the Lungs
  • Clears Heat
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Stops cough
  • Arrests wheezing

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency: Kidney Not Grasping Qi
  • Lung and Kidney Qi Deficiency with Phlegm-Heat
  • Lung Qi Deficiency with Heat in the Lungs (especially good in winter)
  • Lung Heat
  • Chronic Consumptive Lung Disease due to Deficiency Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic cough
  • Wheezing
  • Thick, yellow sputum
  • Sensation of Heat and irritability in the chest
  • Gradual emaciation
  • Facial edema
  • Chronic Lung atrophy
  • Coughing of pus and Blood
  • Dyspnea
  • T: Purple
  • C: Thin and white or Thin, yellow and greasy
  • P: Superficial and Deficient especially in the first position

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with an External invasion.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula is most appropriate when there is Heat.

MODIFICATIONS

For asthma due to Lung Deficiency: For more Lung and Kidney Deficiencies:
+ Sm. Juglandis Hu Tao Ren + Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For more Phlegm Accumulation:
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
+ Bul. Lilii Bai He + Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For Yin Deficiency:
+ Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum Ju Hong + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For an acute asthma attack due to Heat:
or
+ Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
- Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
- Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
- Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
For an acute asthma attack due to Cold:
+ Minor Blue-Green Dragon Decoction
Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 15g Sm. Juglandis Hu Tao Ren
For a chronic cough without Heat signs:
+ 10g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong - Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 10g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi - Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 12g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For profuse bleeding with or without pus:
+ 12g Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao + Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 15g Bul. Lilii Bai He + Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
    + Charred Cacumen Platycladi Chao Bai Zi Ren