HERB FORMULAS
English: | Boost the Qi and Nourish the Constructive Decoction |
Also Known As: |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen | 1-9g | Powerfully tonifies Qi. With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen. With Bai Zhu, Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency with Dampness with anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal distention and fatigue. With Huang Qi, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, and spontaneous sweat. |
Poria | Fu Ling | 9-18g | Strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes
the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm. With Ren Shen and Bai Zhu, for weak and deficient Spleen with fatigue, anorexia and loose stools. With Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiency. |
Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 3-9g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm and helps prevent Stagnation from tonic herbs. |
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii | Zhe Bei Mu | 3-12g | Clears Heat and dissipates nodules. |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | 3-15g | Tonifies, invigorates
and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces
swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain. With Huang Qi, for ulcerated abscesses with insufficient drainage or which drain a clear thin discharge. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis. |
Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | 3-10g | Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi. |
Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | 9-30g | Tonifies Qi and Blood, promotes
the discharge of pus, generates flesh and expels toxins. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with chronic non-healing sores, numbness, painful obstruction and paresthesias. |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata | Shu Di Huang | 9-30g | Nourishes the Blood, nourishes
Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and
fills the Marrow. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction. With Ren Shen, for Qi and Blood Deficiency. With Dang Gui, Bai Shao and Chuan Xiong, for anemia. With Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Dang Gui, Bai Shao and Fu Ling, for anemia with fatigue and weakness. |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao | 5-30g | Nourishes the Blood, softens
the Liver and relieves pain. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis. With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation. With Huang Qi and Ren Shen, restrains sweating from Deficiency. |
Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | 3-10g | Expels pus. With Gan Cao, for Lung abscess with expectoration of pus and pain in the chest and flanks. |
Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 1.5-14g | Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi.and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. |
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | 3-15g | Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi. With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency. With Ren She, Fu Ling, Gan Cao, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang and Chuan Xiong, for Blood Deficiency. |
Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | 3-12g | Spreads Liver Qi, relieves
Stagnation and raises Yang Qi. With Bai Shao, Ren Shen and Bai Zhu, fortifies Qi. |
- Tonifies Qi and Blood
- Qi and Blood Deficiency
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CONTRAINDICATIONS |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
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+ Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang |
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- Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |