AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
| Health Benefits |
| For: Peptic ulcer • Chronic allergies • Gastritis • Colitis • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Constipation • Ear infection • Low white blood cell (leukopenia) • Lead poisoning |
| Attributes: Detoxifying • hyperglycemic • Immunostimulant • Anti-inflammation • Gastro-reliever |
| Products (online examples) |
Capsules
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Tablets
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Extract
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Granules
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| Other Names: Astragalus Center Fortifying Decoction • Huang Chi Chien Chung Tang • Astragalus Combination |
| Categories and Properties (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Warm Interior Cold ⌕ Subcategory: Warm the Middle and Dispel Cold ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue ⌕ |
| Actions |
| Warms middle burner • Relief pain • Normalize interior |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue -Pale • White coat • Swollen Pulse -choppy • thin • faint Face/other - |
| Patterns: Middle burner cold • Severe Qi defficiency • Spleen vacuity cold • Stomach vacuity cold |
| Indications: Dull abdominal pain • Intermittent fever • Spontaneous sweating • Shortness of breath • Anemia • Poor appetite • Dyspepsia • Fatigue • IBS • Leukopenia |
| Contraindications: Heat • Yin deficiency heat |
| Properties |
Data adapted from product found online.
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| HERBS |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Yi Tang • Malt Sugar • 饴糖 ♠ |
Tonify Qi
10g-15g |
Moisten lungs • Stop coughing • Tonify spleen Qi • Reduce spasms • Alleviate pain • Coat choking objectsAdd at very end of decoction |
Atitussive |
| Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝 ♠ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
5g -12g |
Activate yang qi, warm yang, open channels, expel Wind Cold from muscle layer • warm Middle Jiao • regulate Wei Qi • improve circulation • relieve pain • thin mucus • treat chest Bi |
diuretic, anticoagulant, vasodilation, diaphoretic, antipyretic, emmenagogue, antiparasitic, cardiotonic, antibiotic, hypoglycemic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, sedative |
| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍 ♥ |
Tonify Blood
10g-20g |
Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiDao Di: Zhe Jiang • AKA Shao Yao |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
| Zhi Gan Cao • Honey Fried Licorice Root • 甘草 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
3g-10g |
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 |
| Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜 ♦ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
5g-10g |
Release exterior • Stops vomiting • Relieve Nausea • Stops cough • Reduce herb toxicity • Regulate central flow of Qi |
Expectorant • Cough Suppressant • Digestive • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
| Da Zao • Jujube • 大枣 ♦ |
Tonify Qi
12g |
Tonify spleen • Tonify qi • Calm the spirit • Harmonize other herb's properties • Nourish blood |
antibaterial • antidepressant • anti-inflammatory • anodyne • antifungal • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • sedative |
| Huang Qi • Astragalus • 黄芪 ♠ |
Tonify Qi
6g-30g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify protective qi • Tonify Lung Qi • Tonify Qi to move blood • Raise stomach yang qi • Improve urination • Relief Edema • Discharge pus • Generate fleshSheng - to dry damp • Chao - to tonify Spleen, stop sweating, calm fetus • Chao jiao - to stop diarrhea |
Antioxidant • Immune System Booster • Diuretic • Anti-aging • Hypoglycemic • Hypotensive • Hepatoprotective |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
Decoction Directions:
- This formula is basically Minor Construct the Middle Decoction + Huang Qi. Today, 3-5 pieces of Da Zao is generally used. Add Yi Tang (Maltose) to the cooked decoction. Do not substitute with other sugar.
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| Modifications |
For |
| — amount of Yi Tang + Wu Zhu Yu + Wa Leng Zi |
Acid reflux 19 |
| + Gan Jiang + Chen Pi + Jiang Ban Xia + Fu Ling |
Acute acid reflux with copious clear liquid 19 |
| + Zhi Shi + Hou Po + Shen Qu + Mai Ya |
Acid reflux with poor appetite and fetid flatulence 19 |
| + Liang Fu Wan |
Acid reflux with epigastric discomfort19 |
| — Gui Zhi + Rou Gui |
Acute cold or flu19 |
| + Bai Zhu |
Diarrhea 3 |
| + Bai Shao + Wu Mei |
Roundworms 3 |
| + Si Wu Tang |
Postpartum fatigue and weakness 3 |
| + Hai Piao Xiao + Bai Ji |
Peptic ulcer 3 |
| + Chao Gu Ya + Sha Ren |
Anorexia 3 |
| + Huo Xiang + Cang Zhu + Pei Lan |
IBS with soft stool from cold dampness 3 |
| — Yi Tang + Hai Piao Xiao + Bai Zhi |
Peptic Ulcer from spleen/stomach deficiency 3 |
| + Hai Piao Xiao + Bai Ji + San Qi |
Bleeding peptic ulcer 3 |
| Caution |
- Do not use if pregnant
- May conflict with anticoagulants
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Yi Tang: Cloying • Excess damp heat • Phlegm heat cough• Heat • Pediatric food stagnation • Pediatric malnutrition • Fullness of middle jiao with vomiting
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy, Liver Wind, hyperactive Yang from Yin xu, Wind Heat, blood heat, heavy menses, measles, open skin sores
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section.
Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
Da Zao: Epigastric discomfort and bloating • Food stagnation • Damp excess • Damp Phlegm • Intestinal worms
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery
Huang Qi: Autoimmune diseases • Exterior excess • Qi stagnation • Damp obstruction • Food stagnation • Yin deficiency |
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