Tonify Qi and Blood Formulas
| Zhi Gan Cao Tang |
Remember: "When the little cinnamon
boy and ginger found honey potion they tonified qi, nourished
yin, dredged yang for so long that ginger passed out and
had to recover her pulse!"
Syndrome: HT / LU deficiency, Qi/Blood
deficiency
Action: tonify qi, nourish yin, dredge yang, recover
pulse
Key Sx: Palpitations, shortness of breath, intermittent
pulse, LU atrophy, non-productive cough, thin body type, insomnia,
night sweating, (T: dry thin with less coating) (P: weak rapid) |
Ba Zhen
Tang |
Remember: "The Baaaah Zen formula tonifies
qi and blood for the 4 gentlemen
who live in the Yes Woods!""
Action: Tonfy qi and blood
Indication: Qi and Blood deficiency
Ingredients: Si Wu Tang
+ Si Jun Zi Tang |
| Tai Shan Pan Shi San
|
Remember: "Tie Shan's son (makes) excess
sound!.... won't someone feed him now to tonify his SP and
nourish blood and calm fetus?"
Action: Tonfy SP, nourish blood and fetus
Indications: miscarriage, pale complexion, fatigue,
poor appetite, (T: pale with thin white coat, P: slippery weak)
Ingredients: Ren
Shen, Huang Qi, Bai
Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao, Dang
Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai
Shao, Shu Di Huang, Xu
Duan, Nuo Mi, Huang Qi, Sha
Ren |
Tonify Yin AND Yang Formulas - when both yin and yang are deficient
| Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao |
Remember: "Guide Lu o'er yian hill, where
he can tonify yin, yang, qi, and essence.
Action: Nourish yin, tonify qi and yang, enhance
essence
Indication: soreness in lumbar / knees, dizziness,
impotence, spermatorrhea
Ingredients: Lu Jiao Jiao, Gui Ban, Ren Shen, Gou
Qi Zi
cc: not for loose stools due to SP qi deficiency |
| Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan |
Remember: On Halloween I sometimes dress up as
an undead spirit with black hair, strong bones, and LV/KD and
tell folks to "qi bao my ran dan".
Action: Tonfy LV / KD, blacken hair, strengthen
bone
Indications: LV / KD deficiency, early grey hair,
loose hair, loose teeth, weak lumbar and knees, spermatorrhea, infertility
Ingredients: Chi/Bai He Shou Wu, Bai Fu Ling, Niu
Xi, Dang Gui, Gou Qi Zi, Tu Si Zi, Bu Gu Zhi |
| Di Huang Yin Zi |
Remember: "Old Yellow Yin Zi" was a
yellow dog, like old yeller. But when he got older he deperately needed
to tonify his KD yin and KD yang so he went out to the swamp
and was abducted by aliens.
Action: Enriches KD Yin, tonifies KD Yang, opens
orifices, transforms phlegm
Indication: inability to speak, disability or
paralysis of the lower extremities, cold lower limbs,
red facial complexion, deep weak pulse.
cc: Not suitable for hyperactive LV yang with severe
heat type |
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