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| Health Benefits |
| For: ulcerative colitis |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Products |
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Powder |
Granules |
Powder |
Pills |
| Category: Tonify Blood ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Source: Nei Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun |
| Actions: generate blood, tonify Qi, consolidate exterior |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: pale Pulse: weak, large, forceless on hard press Other:red complexion |
| Patterns: blood deficiency, yin fails to hold yang leading to yang floating |
| Indications: Blood & Qi deficiency with floating Yang [35] • Blood and Qi deficiency from overwork, mild fever, yang floating, thirst for warm water, dry mouth, large weak pulse, lack of strength with pressing, red complexion. Blood deficiency with yang floating • Main symptom: fever, similar to Bai Hu Tang symptom, blood deficiency: yin fails to hold yang and yang lack of attachment so floating to superior. [31]
• fever and headache from blood loss, muscle hot sensation, irritability, exterior deficiency[Bensky] |
| Contraindications: tidal fever from Yin deficiency |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, 当归补血汤, Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood, |
| Herb List: Huang Qi(K, 30g) • Jiu Xi Dang Gui(M, 6g) |
| Commentary: This formula's goal is to prevent loss of Qi and focusing Qi inward to generate Blood. Dang Gui is washed with wine. This treats Blood xu from massive blood loss (ie postpartum) which leads to the detachment of Qi and Blood. Blood is the car while Qi is the driver. Yin fails to hold the yang and therefore yang floats upwards leading to fever and sweating. The symptoms are similar for Bai Hu Tang except Bai Hu Tang is for excess heat. This is for deficiency heat. Use Huang Qi instead of Ren Shen because we are loosing Qi at the surface and Huang Qi goes to the surface. [Song]. |
| Related Formulas: |
| NCCAOM: The 3 NCCAOM formulas for Blood Deficiency are Sì Wù Tāng, Dāng Guī Bǔ Xuě Tāng, and Sháo Yào Gān Cǎo Tāng. • Si Wu Tang is for blood deficiency with blood stasis leading to menses disorders (dysmenorrhea, scanty menses) and miscarriages. • Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang is for blood deficiency with floating Yang. Floating Yang is when Yin is so deficient it cannot hold Yang. This leads to fever and sweating. It has two herb (Huang Qi and Dang Gui at 5:1 ratio). This formula treats blood deficiency from massive blood loss in cases like postpartum. • Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang is for LV/SP disharmony where blood deficiency is causing injury to the Fluids. This formula also only has two herbs(Shao Yao and Zhi Gan Cao with 3:1 ratio). |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Huang Qi • Astragalus • 黄芪 |
30g
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Tonify Spleen and Lung Qi • Tonify Wei Qi • Tonify Qi to move blood • Raise Stomach Yang Qi • Improve urination • Relief Edema • Discharge pus • Generate flesh • Push Qi to the surfaceSheng - 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 |
| Dang Gui • Chinese Angelica • 当归 |
6g
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Tonify blood • Move Blood and Qi • Regulate menses • Invigorate blood • Dispel cold • Unblock bowels • Reduce abscess swelling • Alleviate pain • Clear pus • Generate flesh • Moisten intestines Dang Gui Shen (body) - tonify blood • Quan Dang Gui - harmonize blood (tonify and invigorate) • Dang Gui Wei (tail) - invigorate blood • According to the Board Exams, this herb does not affect estrogen because it has not yet been determined in which way it does affect it. However, there are numerous research articles on Dang Gui and estrogen. |
phytoestrogen • antispasmodic • cholagogue • antibaterial • antiviral • antiobesity • anti-inflammatory • antifungal • mild laxative • immune system boost • volatile oil inhibits uterine contractions |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: Basic formula for fever due to blood deficiency from mass blood loss or after menstruation-Huang Qi:Dang Gui=5:1 (must remember for Board Exam)• Basic formula for tonify blood Huang Qi:Dang Gui=3:1 (more mild symptoms - maintainance)
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| Modifications |
For |
| + Cong Bai + Dan Dou Chi + Sheng Jiang + Da Zao |
Menstruation, post-partum, exterior syndrome with fever, headache 31 |
| + Jin Yin Hua + Gan Cao |
Chronic sores, carbuncles, Qi Blood deficiency with raimaining toxin 31 |
| + Duan Long Gu + E Jiao + Shan Zhu Yu |
Bleeding with Blood Qi deficiency 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Dang Gui: Autoimmune disorder • Pregnancy • Blood thinner drugs (Wafarin) • Diarrhea • Yin deficiency with heat • Dampness abdominal distention
Huang Qi: Autoimmune diseases • Exterior excess • Qi stagnation • Damp obstruction • Food stagnation • Yin deficiency |
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