HERB FORMULAS

YI QI JIAN PI TANG - 翊气坚脾痰 - BOOST QI AND FORTIFY THE SPLEEN DECOCTION

English: Boost Qi and Fortify the Spleen Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3-15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Gan Jiang, eliminates Cold Dampness in the Spleen with loss of taste, a sticky sensation in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and a thick, white tongue coat for bleeding due to Deficiency of Spleen Yang with hemafecia or hematuria and frequent diarrhea due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 9-30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, tonifies Wei Qi, stabilizes the exterior, tonifies the Lungs, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh and expels toxins.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao 2-7g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, dispels Dampness, relieves diarrhea and alleviates pain.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 3-10g Warms the Middle and expels Cold.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Nourishes Qi
  • Activates Qi and Blood circulation

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen Qi Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Diarrhea with watery stools
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • No thirst
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal and/or epigastric fullness (likes pressure)
  • Abdominal pain
  • Gastrointestinal weakness
  • Pale face
  • Frequent urination
  • Tends toward fatigue
  • May have cold limbs
  • May have headache with fever
  • Body aches
  • Epistaxis
  • Hematemesis
  • Shortness of breath
  • Lassitude
  • Epigastric pain
  • All Blood from bleeding is pale
  • Edema
  • Insomnia
  • Hemoptysis
  • Intestinal bleeding
  • Chronic bleeding
  • Hemafecia
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Rectal bleeding
  • Profuse menstrual flow
  • Chest fullness and pain
  • Hypochondriac pain that shoots toward the Heart
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Rigid focal distention in the Heart region
  • Excessive production or drooling of foamy saliva
  • Emaciation
  • T: Pale, may be moist
  • C: White or None
  • P: Deep, weak and slow or Deep and thready or Big and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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