Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
補中益氣湯 (补中益气汤) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng, "Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction"

Translated Name: Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction

Category:

Formulas that Tonify,

Tonify the Qi

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (8):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
黃耆	Huang Qi	astragalus root, milk-vetch root, milkvetch root	12 - 24	grams
白术	Bai Zhu	(white) atratylodes rhizome, ovate atractylodes, angelica root	9 - 12	grams
炙甘草	Zhi Gan Cao	Honey Prepared Licorice	3 - 6	grams
人蔘	Ren Shen	ginseng root	9 - 12	grams
陳皮	Chen Pi	aged tangerine peel, citrus	6 - 9	grams
當歸	Dang Gui	tangkuei, Chinese angelica root	6 - 12	grams
柴胡	Chai Hu	hare's ear root, thorowax root, bupleurum	3 - 9	grams
升麻	Sheng Ma	bugbane rhizome, cimicifuga, black cohosh rhizome	3 - 6	grams

Tongue:

Pale, with thin white coat.

Pulse:

Qualities: Deficient (Xu, Weak, Empty), Weak (Frail)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach

Modifications:

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	+2 Ching Liu '''Add Herb (黃苓, ) Huang Qin''' '''Add Herb (黃蓮, yellow links) Huang Lian''' '''Add Herb (黃栢, yellow fir) Huang Bai''': to Clear Yin Fire (only add the ones that are needed) details... 1 comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (厚朴, thick bark) Hou Po''' '''Add Herb (砂仁, sand seeds) Sha Ren''' '''Add Herb (枳實, rainintree fruit) Zhi Shi''' '''Add Herb (木香, wood fragrance) Mu Xiang''': For abdominal distention - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (半夏, "half summer") Ban Xia''' '''Add Herb (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong''': For vertigo and headache - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (益智仁, benefit intelligence nut) Yi Zhi Ren''' '''Add Herb (山茱萸, mountain cornus) Shan Zhu Yu''': For tinnitus and diminished hearing (low pitch ringing) due to qi deficiency. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong''' '''Add Herb (枸杞子, Chinese wolfberry fruit) Gou Qi Zi''': For diminished visual acuity or double vision - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (杜仲, ) Du Zhong''' '''Add Herb (菟絲子, dodder seed) Tu Si Zi''': For recurrent miscarriage - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (茘枝核, ) Li Zhi He''' '''Add Herb (小茴香, small return fragrance) Xiao Hui Xiang''': For hernial disorders details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (蔓荊子, ) Man Jing Zi''' '''Add Herb (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong''': For headache add, (蔓荊子, ) Man Jing Zi, if severe add (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (木香, wood fragrance) Mu Xiang''': For diarrhea due to pensiveness - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (白芍, white peony) Bai Shao ''': For abdominal pain, increase the dosage of Zhi (甘草, sweet herb) Gan Cao - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (肉桂, flesh cinnamon) Rou Gui''': For pronounced aversion to cold - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p243 details... add comment

	+2 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) augments the Qi add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Tonifies the Middle Jiao add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Raises sunken Yang add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Hiatial hernia add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Inguinal Hernia add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Spontaneous sweat add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Aversion to Cold add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Impaired sense of taste add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Weak limbs add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Shortness of breath add comment

	+1 jenny akee Liver qi deficiency-tinnitus and deafness add comment

	+1 jenny akee TIdal fever add comment

	+1 jenny akee Fatigue add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Reduced appetite add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Slowed speech add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Loose stools add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) Jia Jian Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang''': For constitutionally weak women in the fourth or fifth month of pregnancy who present with fatigue and lethargy, low back pain, abdominal distention excessive or insufficient movement of the fetus. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) Tiao Zhong Yi Qi Tang''': Leaches out dampness and strengthens the spleen and stomach. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang''': Strengthens the spleen, augments the qi, raises the yang and leaches out dampness. For spleen and stomach problems that occur after a damp-heat disorder and affects the lungs. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Lift the Source Decoction) Ju Yuan Jian''': Tonifies the qi in order to tonify the blood. For collapse due to qi deficiency leading to severe blood loss and devastated yang. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Augment the Qi and Increase Acuity Decoction) Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang''': Strengthens the middle qi and improves visual and aural acuity. For long term deficiency of the middle burner . add comment

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang補中益氣湯 (补中益气汤) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng, "Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction"

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
補中益氣湯 (补中益气汤) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng, "Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction"