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Huang Qi Ren Shen Tang黄芪痰人汤

Astragalus and Ginseng Decoction

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Huang QiRx. Astragali15 g

    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 urination and reduces edema.

    • Ren Shen
    for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweat.
    • Bai Zhu
    for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
    for night sweats.
    raises Yang Qi of the Spleen, allowing turbid Yin to descend and be eliminated, treating chronic diarrhea, a dragging sensation in the abdomen, fatigue, shortness of breath, uterine bleeding and prolapses.
  • Sheng MaRz. Cimicifugae4.5 g

    Releases the exterior, clears Heat, relieves toxicity, raises Yang and lifts Sunken *Qi.*

    raises the clear Qi, allowing turbidity to descend and moistening the Intestines.
  • Chen PiPer Citri Reticulatae6 g

    Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends *Qi and helps prevent Stagnation from tonic herbs.*

    • Bai Zhu
    for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp-Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.
  • Ren ShenRx. Ginseng9 g

    Powerfully tonifies *Yuan Qi, tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi*, Lung Qi, Heart Qi and calms the Spirit. Generates Body Fluids, stops thirst and tonifies Qi in Deficiency patients with Exterior conditions.**

    • Bai Zhu
    tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
    for Lung Qi Deficiency.
  • Mai Men DongRx. Ophiopogonis12 g

    Moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Yin, stops cough, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids.

    for symptoms associated with excessive loss of fluids in Summerheat disorders and Qi and Yin Deficiencies with fatigue, shortness of breath thirst and dry mouth.
    • Huang Qi, Dang Gui
    Wu Wei Zi,* for irritability due to severe loss of fluids due to sweating.
  • Bai ZhuRz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae9 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism, stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating.*

  • Cang ZhuRz. Atractylodes9 g

    Strongly dries Dampness and tonifies the Spleen, i Induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Dampness from the Lower *Jiao.*

    for chest, epigastric and abdominal pain, distention and discomfort due to Dampness and Qi Obstruction.
    • Huang Bai
    for pain, swelling, and weakness of the lower extremities or skin lesions due to Wind-Dampness.
    • Bai Zhu
    for musculoskeletal disorders of the arms and shoulders due to Phlegm Stagnation.
  • Huang BaiCx. Phellodendri9 g

    Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower *Jiao*.

    for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat.
    eliminates Dampness and clears Heat.
  • Shen QuMassa Medicata Fermentata3 g

    Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, harmonizes the Stomach and moves *Qi.*

    • Bai Zhu
    for Food Stagnation and diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
  • Dang GuiRx. Angelicae Sinensis9 g

    Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops cough and treats dyspnea.

    for Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
  • Zhi Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata4.5 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.*

  • Wu Wei ZiFr. Schisandrae9 g

    Contains leakage of Lung Qi, stops cough, astringes sweat, generates fluids and tonifies *Qi*.

    • Ren Shen
    • Mai Men Dong
    for exhaustion of Qi and Yin with shortness of breath, cough, and thirst and spontaneous night sweats with Qi Deficiency.
    for Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat.
  • Xiang FuRz. Cyperi9 g

    Spreads and regulates Liver *Qi.*

  • Zhi MuRz. Anemarrhenae9 g

    Clears Heat from the Qi Stage, from the Lung and from the Stomach, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates fluids, clears Deficiency Fire, quenches thirst and ameliorates the Dryness of tonifying or warming herbs.

Actions

  • Builds up Qi while enriching the Blood
  • Bolsters Spleen function
  • Lifts the Spleen and Stomach's Yang Qi upward
  • Reinforces the Wei Qi
  • Vents pathogenic factors from the exterior
  • Purges Heat from the body
  • Counteracts toxic influences
  • Smooths the movement of Qi
  • Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
  • Removes Dampness by drying it
  • Converts and resolves Phlegm
  • Directs Qi downward
  • Enriches the Yin
  • Produces bodily fluids
  • Checks excessive sweating
  • Dispels Deficiency Heat from the upper body
  • Dispels Damp-Heat from the lower body
  • Bolsters the Qi of the Heart, Spleen and Kidney
  • Corrects disorder in the Chong Mai, Du Mai and Ren Mai
  • Encourages the Clear to rise and the turbid to descend

Patterns treated

  • Summerheat Injuring the Spleen's Qi
  • Damp-Heat Lodged in the Middle Jiao, Combined with Heart, Spleen and Kidney Qi Deficiency

Manifestations

  • A worn-out, tired feeling
  • Excessive drowsiness
  • Weakness in the limbs
  • A depleted sense of vitality and spirit
  • Limp, weak legs lacking muscle tone
  • Cold hands and feet in the early morning and evening, and a return of Fire-like Heat as the Yang Qi peaks at noon
  • Aching in both the upper and lower back
  • Headaches that occur often
  • Cannot manage to eat
  • Lacking any appetite
  • Unusually pronounced sweating with no exertion
  • A sensation of coldness enveloping the skin and hair
  • Hot weather makes every symptom worse
  • Loss of the ability to taste food
  • Sparks of Fire appearing before the eyes
  • Dim, unclear eyesight
  • Urinating often
  • Straining to pass stool that is bound up
  • Pain in the epigastric, cardiac area
  • Pain in the flank; a sharp cramping or constriction beneath the navel as though tied with cords, or, at its worst, sharp stabbing pain in the lower abdomen
  • Trouble letting the abdomen relax
  • A blocked, congested feeling in the chest
  • Frequent retching, or dry heaving, or coughing up phlegm with foam at the mouth
  • Stiffness of the tongue
  • Aching in the eyes
  • Pain in the shoulder blade area
  • Sluggishness
  • Loss of appetite
  • Possibly a yellowish tinge to the skin
  • Absence of thirst, or
  • A thirst that carries no wish to drink fluids
  • A queasy stomach
  • Throwing up
  • Fever appearing in the afternoon hours
  • Generalized aching in the body
  • A dull, yellowish facial color
  • Reduced volume of urine
  • Watery, frequent bowel discharge
  • An uneasy feeling in the chest
  • Pain and bloating in the epigastrium
  • A lackluster overall appearance
  • Possibly a sense of confusion
  • Stools that are soft and unformed
  • Possibly small blisters on the skin
  • A heavy sensation in the limbs
Tongue body
Pink in hue
Coating
Coated in a greasy yellow film
Pulse
A pulse quality that is soft and rapid

Indications

  • Allergic rhinitis occurring during the fall season
  • A case of candidiasis
  • A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Modifications