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1311 補中益氣湯 (Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang)

 

Ginseng and Astragalus Combination

 

Tonify the Middle and Augment the Oi Decoction

 

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
黃耆	Radix Astragal	Huang Qi	Astragalus
炙甘草	Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle	Zhi Gan Cao	Baked Licorice
人參	Radix Ginseng	Ren Shen	Ginseng
生薑	Rhizoma Zingiberis recens	Sheng Jiang	Fresh Ginger
陳皮	Pericarpium Citri reticulatae	Chen Pi	Citrus Peel
白朮	Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	White Atractylodes
當歸	Radix Angelicae sinensis	Dang Gui	Angelica
大棗	Fructus Jujubae	Da Zao	Jujube
升麻	Rhizoma Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma	Cimicifuga
柴胡	Radix Bupleuri	Chai Hu	Bupleurum

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

Pi Wei Lun (A Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach, 1249).

Compiler: Li, Gao.

 

【Indications】

Traditional:

1. Deficiency of Spleen and Stomach qi marked by fever, spontaneous sweating, thirst, a preference for warm beverages, shortness of breath, disinclination to talk, fatigue, weak limbs, a pale complexion, loose stools, a pale tongue with thin and white coating, and a surging and forceless pulse.
2. Deficiency and sinking of qi marked by prolapsed uterus, prolapsed rectum, chronic diarrhea, and chronic dysentery.

Modern: General weakness or weakness following a severe illness, hysteroptosis, prolapsed rectum, gastroptosis, fever, chronic fatigue syndrome, myasthenia gravis, cancer, chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis, leukorrhea, chronic bronchitis, angioneurotic headache, chronic rhinitis, leukopenia, and coronary heart disease.

 

 

Pattern of Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency/Sinking of Qi

 

 

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