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Yáng-Upbearing Stomach-Boosting Decoction
升阳益胃汤 〔升陽益胃湯〕shēng yáng yì wèi tāng
Source: Pí Wèi Lùn 脾胃论
Ingredients:
- Huáng qí (黄芪 Astragali Radix, astragalus [root]) 12g
- Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) (or Dǎng shēn (党参 Codonopsis Radix, codonopsis [root])) 10g
- Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) 10g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 3g
- Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 6g
- Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome]) 6g
- Chái hú (柴胡 Bupleuri Radix, bupleurum [root]) 6g
- Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 6g
- Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root]) 6g
- Dú huó (独活 Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, pubescent angelica) 6g
- Bái sháo (白芍 Paeoniae Radix Alba, white peony [root]) 10g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 10g
- Zé xiè (泽泻 Alismatis Rhizoma, alisma [tuber]) 6g
- Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 3g
- Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) 5 slices
- Dà zǎo (大枣 Jujubae Fructus, jujube) 3 pieces
Action: Supplements qì and fortifies the spleen; upbears yáng and boosts the stomach.
Indication: Spleen-stomach vacuity characterized by generalized heaviness and aching, lassitude of spirit, hypersomnia, no thought of food and drink, inability to taste food, aversion to cold, bitter taste in the mouth,
Category: Supplementing formulas / Qì-supplementing formulas
Method: Decoct with water.
Rationale: Rén shēn, Bái zhú, Fú líng, Gān cǎo, Chén pí, Bàn xià and Huáng qí supplement the center and boost qì, as well as fortifying the spleen and drying dampness. Huáng qí in particular greatly supplements the lung and spleen, banking earth to engender metal. Thus, it has the effect of supplementing qì and boosting defense. Chái hú, Fáng fēng, Qiāng huó, and Dú huó combined with Huáng qí upbear and effuse yáng qì and dispel wind-damp. Zé xiè and Fú líng are a bland-sweet damp-percolating combination that addresses the frequent urination due to spleen dampness. Huáng lián is a bitter agent that fortifies the stomach and strengthens the intestines. Ginger and Dà zǎo harmonize provisioning and defense.
Similar: Shēn líng bái zhú sǎn (参苓白朮散 Ginseng, Poria, and White Atractylodes Powder)
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