Gui Pi Tang
歸脾湯 (归脾汤) guī pí tāng, "Restore the Spleen Decoction"

Translated Name: Restore the Spleen Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (10):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
人蔘	Ren Shen	ginseng root	3 - 6	grams
黃耆	Huang Qi	astragalus root, milk-vetch root, milkvetch root	9 - 12	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
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	9 - 12	grams
當歸	Dang Gui	tangkuei, Chinese angelica root	6 - 9	grams
龍眼肉	Long Yan Rou	flesh of the longan fruit, longan	6 - 9	grams
酸棗仁	Suan Zao Ren	sour jujube seed; zizyphus	9 - 12	grams
木香	Mu Xiang	costus root, saussurea, auklandia	3 - 6	grams
生薑	Sheng Jiang	fresh ginger rhizome	5	pieces

Tongue:

Pale tongue with thin and white coating.

Pulse:

Qualities: Deficient (Xu, Weak, Empty), Thready (Fine, Thin)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Remove Herb (茯苓, ) Fu Ling''' '''Remove Herb (人蔘, man root) Ren Shen''' '''Alter (黨蔘, group root) Dang Shen Quantity to ''' 6 - 18 grams '''Alter (茯神 , root poria) Fu Shen Quantity to ''' 9 - 12 grams: Today this decoction is usually prepared with these substitutions. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p255 details... add comment

	+1 Hadar Agay '''Add Herb (柴胡, twigs of the barbarians) Chai Hu''' '''Add Herb (梔子 , ) Zhi Zi''' '''Add Herb (遠志, promising will) Yuan Zhi''': Jia Wei (Restore the Spleen Decoction) Gui Pi Tang Clears lingering Heat Tonifies Qi and Blood details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (獨活, self-reliant existence) Du Huo''' '''Add Herb (威靈仙, awesome spiritual immortal) Wei Ling Xian''' '''Add Herb (懷牛膝, ox knee ) Huai Niu Xi''': For numbness in the lower back and lower extremities. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p257 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (梔子 , ) Zhi Zi''' '''Add Herb (牡丹皮, ) Mu Dan Pi''' '''Add Herb (紅花, red flower) Hong Hua''': For very dark menstrual blood. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p257 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (山茱萸, mountain cornus) Shan Zhu Yu''' '''Add Herb (五味子, five-flavored seed) Wu Wei Zi''': For menstruation that changes suddenly in volume and flows continuously. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p257 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (香附, aromatic appendage) Xiang Fu''' '''Add Herb (鬱金(郁金), (treat) depression (like) gold, contrained gold) Yu Jin''': For painful menstruation with clots in the blood. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p257 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (羌活, ) Qiang Huo''' '''Add Herb (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong''': For numbness in the upper extremities. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p257 details... add comment

	+1 Nick Dougherty '''Add Herb (川芎, sichuan lovage root) Chuan Xiong''' '''Add Herb (白芍, white peony) Bai Shao ''': Blood deficiency details... add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Augments the Qi add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) tonifies the blood add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) strengthens the Qi add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Nourishes the Heart 1 comment

	+1 jenny akee Spleen Qi not holding blood-utering bleeding add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Stabilize the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction) Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang''': For the inability of the spleen to control the blood, leading to either sudden, severe uterine bleeding or persistent uterine bleeding with continuous spotting. add comment

Gui Pi Tang歸脾湯 (归脾汤) guī pí tāng, "Restore the Spleen Decoction"