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| Health Benefits |
| For: heat stroke heavy sweating, chronic cough with scanty sputum |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Products |
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Powder |
Granules |
Powder |
Pills |
| Category: Tonify Qi ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Lung Qi Deficiency Source: Yi Xue Qi Yuan |
| Actions: Tonify Qi • Constrict Yin to stop sweating • Generate fluids |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: red, dry, scanty coat Pulse: Weak, rapid Other: |
| Patterns: Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung Yin Deficiency |
| Indications: Concurrent Lung Qi and Yin deficiency, spontaneous sweating [35] • Fatigue, short of breath, heavy sweating, dry throat, thirst, red tongue with little coating, weak rapid pulse. Chronic cough with Lung deficiency consuming Qi and Yin, non-productive cough or with little phlegm, cough with sweating, weak thin pulse. For heavy exertion like climbing a high mountain, Ren Shen should still be used. [31]
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| Contraindications: Exterior syndrome or interior heat because of Wu Wei Zi's astringent action |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Sheng Mai San, 生脉散, Generate the Pulse Powder, |
| Herb List: Ren Shen(K, 9-15g) • Mai Dong(M, 9-12g) • Wu Wei Zi(A, 3-6g) |
| Commentary: Often used as a summertime daily beverage. Nowadays, this formula is used in IVs in the hospitals for emergency use in China. For Summer Heat issues, it would be more appropriate to substitute Ren Shen with Xi Yang Shen because it's cooling [31] • Tonify Lung Qi and Yin. Ren Shen- tonify yuan Qi. Strong pulse leads to strong lungs; Mai Dong – lung Yin, moisten lungs, stop cough, clear heat; Wu Wei Zi – 5 stops (stop diarrhea, sweat, thirst, KD essence – spermatorhea and leukorhea)
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| Related Formulas: |
| NCCAOM: The 6 NCCAOM formulas for Qi Deficiency are Sì Jūn Zǐ Tāng, Liù Jūn Zǐ Tāng, Shēn Líng Bái Zhú Sǎn, Bǔ Zhōng Yì Qì Tāng, Yù Píng Fēng Sǎn, and Shēng Mài Sǎn. • Si Jun Zi Tang is for Spleen/Stomach Qi deficiency (poor appetite, shortness of breath, fatigue) • Liu June Zi Tang is for Spleen/Stomach Qi deficiency + phlegm. • Shen Ling Bai Zhu San is for SP Qi Deficiency + dampness causing diarrhea. • Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang is for Spleen/Stomach deficiency causing intermittent fever or Spleen Qi Sinking (prolapses). • Yu Ping Feng San is for Wei Qi deficiency causing sweating. For frequent common colds and aversion to wind. • Sheng Mai San is for Lung Qi and Yin deficiency with spontaneous sweating. Chronic cough. |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Ren Shen • Ginseng • 人参 ♠ |
Tonify Qi
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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 • adrenalcortical • immunity booster • anti-inflammatory • antidepressant • hepatoprotective • stimulant |
| Mai Men Dong • Ophiopogon Tuber • 麦门冬 ♥ |
Tonify Yin
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Nourish Lung yin • Clear Lung heat • Nourish Stomach yin • Generate fluids • Clear Heart • Nourish Heart yin • Reduce irritabilityLilyturf Root |
antibiotic • increase cardiac output • sedative • reduce tachycardia |
| Wu Wei Zi • Schisandra Fruit • 五味⼦ ♣ |
Stabilize + Bind |
Generate fluid • Tonify Kidney to grasp Qi • Tonify Lung Qi • Binds essence • Nourish heart • Calm Shen • 5 stops:(sweating, diarrhea, thirst, leukorrhea, spermatorrhea) |
antibiotic, gastrointestinal, hypotensive or hypertensive, immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, CNS stimulant |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| - Ren Shen + Xi Yang Shen |
Yin Deficiency with heat |
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| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Ren Shen: Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat • food: onion, garlic, radishes, tea, turnips
Mai Men Dong: Diarrhea from middle jiao cold and deficiency • sedatives • cough from wind cold or damp phlegm
Wu Wei Zi: exterior pathogen presence, interior excess heat, early stage rash |
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