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0209 八珍湯 (Ba Zhen Tang)

 

Dang Gui and Ginseng Eight Combination

 

Eight-Treasure Decoction

 

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
當歸	Radix Angelicae sinensis	Dang Gui	Angelica
川芎	Rhizoma Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	Ligusticum
白芍	Radix Paeoniae alba	Bai Shao	White Peony
熟地黃	Radix Rehmanniae praeparata	Shu Di Huang	Cooked Rehmannia
人參	Radix Ginseng	Ren Shen	Ginseng
白朮	Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	White Atractylodes
茯苓	Poria	Fu Ling	Hoelen
生薑	Rhizoma Zingiberis recens	Sheng Jiang	Fresh Ginger
大棗	Fructus Jujubae	Da Zao	Jujube
炙甘草	Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle	Zhi Gan Cao	Processed Licorice

  

【Classic Literature Reference】

Zheng Zhi Zhun Sheng (Standards for Diagnosis and Treatment, 1602).

Compiler: Wang, Ken-Tang.

 

 

【Indications】

Traditional: Traditional: Both qi and blood deficiencies marked by pale and sallow complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, lassitude and sluggishness, fatigue, shortness of breath, palpitation, reduced appetite, a pale tongue with thin and coating, and a thready and weak or big and forceless pulse.

Modern: Anemia, irregular menstruation, chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy, thrombocytopenic purpura, habitual abortion, pruritus senilis, and postoperative weakness. 

 

 

Pattern of Both Qi and Blood Deficiencies

 

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