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Huang Qi Yi Yi Ren Fu Zi Tang黄芪薏苡仁附子汤

Astragalus, Coix and Aconite Decoction

Medicinals
12

Composition

  • Yi Yi RenSm. Coicis20 g

    Strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.

    for Spleen Deficiency with Excess Dampness and edema.
    for Spleen Deficient diarrhea.
  • Huang QiRx. Astragali20 g

    Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, promotes urination and reduces edema.

    • Bai Zhu
    for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
    • Zhu Fu Zi
    for spontaneous sweat and chills due to Yang Deficiency.
  • Dang ShenRx. Codonopsis15 g

    Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments *Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids*.

    for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
    • Bai Zhu
    for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
    for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
  • Fu LingPoria15 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle *Jiao*.

    for a weak and deficient Spleen with fatigue, anorexia and loose stools.
  • Zhi Fu ZiRx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata9 g

    Restores Devastated *Yang and, warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang,* disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.**

    • Gan Jiang
    warms the Spleen and Kidneys, benefits Yang and disperses Cold.
    strengthens its actions of fortifying Qi and benefiting the Yang for Cold extremities and diarrhea with undigested food due to Collapse of the Spleen and Kidney Yang.
    for Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency with retention of pathogenic water with abdominal pain, which is worse with Cold, urinary difficulty, and deep aching and heaviness in the extremities.
    • Bai Zhu
    • Gan Jiang
    for internal ascendance of Yin Cold leading to lack of arousal of Spleen Yang with abdominal pain and Cold with watery diarrhea.
    • Dang Shen, Bai Zhu
    Gan Jiang, for Spleen Yang* Deficiency.
  • Bai ZhuRz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae9 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.*

    for Deficiency Cold of the Middle Jiao with abdominal pain, distention, vomiting and diarrhea.
    for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with Dampness.
    for Edema due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency.
    • 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.
  • Chen PiPer. Citri Reticulatae9 g

    Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.

    • Bai Zhu
    for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.
  • Zhi Ban XiaRz. Pinelliae Preparatum9 g

    Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.

    • Chen Pi
    for epigastric and abdominal distention or pain due to disharmony of the Stomach Qi.
    for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
  • Da Fu PiPer. Arecae9 g

    Descends Qi, eases the Middle, promotes urination and reduces edema.

    • Bai Zhu
    for Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness accumulating in the skin and floating edema.
  • Gan JiangRz. Zingiberis6 g

    Warms the Middle, expels Cold, rescues Devastated Yang and expels Interior Cold.

    • Bai Zhu
    for diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
    for epigastric pain and vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
    • Fu Ling, Bai Zhu
    Gan Cao, for Cold-Dampness in the Lower Jiao* leading to a sense of heaviness and Cold in the lower back.
  • Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae6 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

    for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
    for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
    • Dang Shen, Fu Ling
    Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi*.
  • Da ZaoFr. Jujube12 g

    Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments *Qi, nourishes the Blood, calms the Spirit and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.*

    for Weakness and lassitude due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.

Actions

Warms the Spleen and Kidneys While Bolstering Them

Patterns treated

Deficiency of Yang in the Spleen and Kidney

Manifestations

  • A pale, dull facial coloring
  • Swelling throughout the entire body
  • Lightheadedness
  • A dislike of cold
  • Favoring warm conditions
  • A cold feeling throughout the body
  • Cold, icy extremities
  • Tiredness and low energy
  • Limbs lacking strength
  • A fluttering, irregular heartbeat sensation
  • Perspires with little provocation
  • A lessened desire to eat
  • Coldness and pain felt in the low back, knees, and abdomen
  • Scant stools, yet copious urine
  • A cold, aching sensation in the lower abdomen
  • Unformed stools with undigested food particles
  • Diarrhea at daybreak, the so-called “cock-crow” pattern (around 5 am)
  • Painful or difficult urination
  • A diminished sex drive
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Hair that has lost its shine
  • Bones that feel weak and soft
  • In severe cases, fluid accumulation in the abdomen (ascites)
Tongue body
A tongue that is Pale, moist, and swollen
Coating
Either thin and white, or white and greasy
Pulse
Deep and soft, or deep, thready, weak, and possibly slow

Indications

A diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome

Modifications