AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
| Health Benefits |
| For: Diabetic neuropathy • Frozen shoulder • Neck and shoulder pain • Synovitis • Multiple myeloma • Raynauds disease • Aversion to cold • Poor circulation • Restless leg syndrome • Frostbite |
| Attributes: Analgesic • Anticancer |
| Products (online examples) |
Capsules
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Pills
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Capsules
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Granules
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| Other Names: Huang Qi Wu Wu Tang • Astragalus Five Decoction • Astragalus Super Five Formula |
| Categories and Properties (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Warm Interior Cold ⌕ Subcategory: Warm the Channels and Disperse Cold ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue ⌕ |
| Actions |
| Warm channels • Remove obstructions • Tonify qi |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue -pale Pulse -choppy • thin • faint Face/other -Dull and pale face • Pale Lips • Dry hair • Dry skin • Depressed |
| Patterns: Blood deficiency • Interior cold • Qi Deficiency • Channel obstruction |
| Indications: Insomnia • Fatigue • Painless numbness for fingers and toes • Muscle paresthesias (feeling of pins and needles) • Amenorrhea |
| Contraindications: Pregnancy • Excess heat |
| Properties |
Properties (This data is adapted from a product found online)
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| HERBS |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Huang Qi • Astragalus • 黄芪 ♠ |
Tonify Qi
9g |
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 |
| Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝 ♥ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
9g |
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 BiPAIRS with Shao Yao and Fu Ling |
diuretic, anticoagulant, vasodilation, diaphoretic, antipyretic, emmenagogue, antiparasitic, cardiotonic, antibiotic, hypoglycemic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, sedative |
| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍 ♣ |
Tonify Blood
12g -15g |
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 |
| Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜 ♣ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
6g |
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
12 pieces |
Tonify spleen • Tonify qi • Calm the spirit • Harmonize other herb's properties • Nourish blood |
antibaterial • antidepressant • anti-inflammatory • anodyne • antifungal • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • sedative |
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| Decoction Directions:
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| Modifications |
For |
| None noted |
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| Caution |
- Do not use if pregnant
- May conflict with anticoagulants
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy, Liver Wind, hyperactive Yang from Yin xu, Wind Heat, blood heat, heavy menses, measles, open skin sores
Huang Qi: Autoimmune diseases • Exterior excess • Qi stagnation • Damp obstruction • Food stagnation • Yin deficiency
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery
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 |
| Notes |
| This formula promotes circulation and warms fingers and toes . The ginger warms the body. The cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, which improves circulation. |
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