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Health Benefits |
For: Gastro-Duodenal Ulcers • Chronic Gastroenteritis • Colitis • Bronchitis • Oral herpes |
Attributes: |
Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
Category: Warm Interior Cold ⌕ Subcategory: Warm the Middle and Dispel Cold ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang ⌕ Related Formula: |
Actions |
Tonify spleen • Tonify stomach • Warm middle burner |
Indications and Contraindications |
Appearance: Tongue -Pale tongue, white coating Pulse -Thin, submerge Face/other - |
Patterns: |
Indications: Diarrhea • Stomach ache • Vomiting • Nausea • Fatigue • Indigestion • Poor appetite |
Contraindications: Yin deficiency • Fever from externally contracted diseases |
Properties |
Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
Gan Jiang • Ginger (Dried) • 干姜 ♠ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold
9g |
Warm interior • Expel cold • Stop bleeding • Transform phlegm • Rescue devastated yang • Warm Middle Jiao • Warm lungs • Warm meridians |
Anticoagulant • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
Ren Shen • Ginseng • 人参 ♥ |
Tonify Qi
9g |
Tonify yuan qi • Tonify lung qi • Tonify heart qi • Calms Shen • Stop thirst • Helps impotence • Treats qi collapse • Tonify Spleen • Generate fluid • Stop thirst • Strengthen anti-pathogenic qi • Can go to all 5 zang organsUnlike Huang Qi, Ren Shen is adaptogenic and may be used by people with autoimmune disorders. |
adaptogen • anti-aging • anticoagulant • antiplatelet • antioxidant • antiplatelet • immunity booster • anti-inflammatory • antidepressant • hepatoprotective • stimulant |
Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
9g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating Dao Di: Zhe Jiang |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
Zhi Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 ♦ |
Tonify Qi
9g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effectsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
Directions: Grind all herbs into an even powder and mix with honey make the pills. Take 9 gram of pills two to three times a day. doses 2-3 times a day. Dang Shen can be substituted for Ren Shen. |
Modifications |
For |
+ Dan Shen + Mu Xiang |
Epigastric pain |
+ Ban Xia + Sha Ren |
Morning sickness/vomiting |
+ Chuan Jiao |
Pronounced cold symptoms |
+ Chuan Xiong + Dang Gui |
Migraines |
+ Dang Gui + Fu Ling |
Insomnia and palpitations |
+ Fu Zi |
Cold induced hernia |
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Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Gan Jiang: Pregnancy • Blood heat • Pregnancy • Bloody mucous • Night sweats • Unexplained sweating • Heat induced pain • Heat induce vomiting
Ren Shen: Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section. |
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