Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang- 補中益氣湯- Tonify The Middle & Augent The Qi Decoction
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Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
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Brand
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
Bio Essence Health Science
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Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
100 Gram bottle / 100 Caps bottle
Extract Ratio
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
5:1
適用於
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
Recommended For
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
Actions
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
- Tonifies spleen and stomach
- Elevates sinking yang qi
Instructions
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
Take 3 grams of granules or 6 capsules 2-3 times a day, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Precautions
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
Use with caution in those with fever from excess heat.
Formula Analysis
Long Description
Pin Ying Name: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English Name: Tonify The Middle & Augment The Qi Decoction
Chinese Name: 補中益氣湯
Herbs & Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
Strongly tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang. With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia and spontaneous perspiration. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
Strongly tonifies Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, assists Huang Qi in strengthening Qi. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | Dang Shen |
Substitutes for Ren Shen. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu |
Strengthens the Spleen and dries Dampness. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao |
Tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes. |
| Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood. With Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Zhi Gan Cao, augments Qi by Invigorating Blood. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, assists raising Qi, aids digestion of tonics and prevents bloating which may accompany Qi tonics. |
| Rx. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
Raises Yang, raises sunken Qi and guides other herbs upwards. With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, raises Sunken Yang. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
Raises Yang Qi and relieves Stagnation. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
Variation of the formula With Da Zao, harmonizes and protects the Spleen and Stomach.) |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
Variation of the formula |
Formula Actions
- Tonifies Middle Jiao Qi
- Benefits Qi
- Regulates Qi
- Raises Sunken Yang
- Lifts prolapsed organs
Syndromes
- Central Qi Sinking
- Spleen Not Governing Blood
- Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency: Yin Fire due to Spleen and Lung Qi Deficiency
- Gu Syndrome
- Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
- Aversion to Cold
- Bleeding
- Borborygmus
- Bloating
- Catches cold easily
- Chronic low grade fever
- Clouded vision
- Cold extremities
- Constipation
- Deafness
- Depression
- Desire for warm beverages
- Diarrhea or dysentery, may be chronic
- Dizziness
- Drooping upper eyelids
- Dry itching nose
- Dry lungs
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Edema with prolapse
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy
- Eye fatigue after extended use
- Eye sores
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever without Cold which alternates between low and high
- Fever with vexation
- Frequent bowel movements
- Frequent urination
- Fever or Heat in the flesh in cool or cold weather
- Genital sores
- Goiter
- Headache
- Hemafecia
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiccup
- Hoarseness
- Incessant thirst
- Intermittent dull abdominal pain, better with warmth and pressure
- Intermittent fever (worse on exertion)
- Laconic speech
- Leukorrhea
- Limbs may become emaciated
- Lingering, dull tooth pain
- Loose and watery stools or diarrhea
- Loss of voice
- Maybe chronic weak cough
- Maybe cloudy urine
- Maybe cold body
- Maybe cough
- Maybe low back pain due to Dampness
- Maybe scabs on the nasal mucosa
- Menstrual flooding or spotting
- Narrow visual field
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Obstinate sores on the tongue with the opening of the sore falling downward
- Obstructed urination
- Oral sores
- Painful urination
- Pale complexion
- Premature ejaculation
- Prolapse of any organ
- Prolonged runny nose may be malodorous
- Protracted, soft, tender, numb tongue
- Runny nose with clear, watery discharge may be precipitated by Cold or allergen
- Sagging and distention of the lower abdomen
- Sallow complexion
- Seizures
- Sensitivity of back to Cold and Wind
- Shiny, pale complexion
- Shortness of breath
- Slight thirst with desire for warm drinks
- Soft voice
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Suppuration
- Susceptibility to Wind and Cold
- Tendency to curl up
- Terminal dribbling
- Thirst with a desire for warm drinks
- Tidal fever which is worse on exertion
- Tinnitus
- Urinary obstruction
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal itching
- Vertigo
- Visual disturbances
- Warmness of the body
- Waxy, pale complexion
- Weak eyelids
- Weakness of the extremities
- T: Pale, swollen with tooth marks, maybe tender or Slightly Red
- C: White
- P: Rootless at right - middle position or Weak and forceless or Big or Large and Surging or Weak, thready, Deficiency and moderate or Deficient and soggy or Deficient and large or Slow and weak
Treats
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain during pregnancy
- Acid reflux
- Acute infectious multiple neuritis
- Aftermath of severe illness
- AIDS/HIV
- Allergic rhinitis
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Allergic rhinitis due to Wei Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
- Amenorrhea
- Anal prolapse
- Anemia
- Anorexia
- Aphthous ulcers
- Aplastic anemia
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
- Behcet’s Syndrome
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- Bi Syndrome due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder prolapse
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Borborygmus
- Breast discharge
- Candidiasis
- Cataract
- Cerebral arterial sclerosis
- Childhood eczema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic dysentery
- Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
- Chronic gastritis
- Chronic gastroenteritis
- Chronic gonorrhea
- Chronic hepatitis
- Chronic laryngitis
- Chronic nephritis
- Chronic pharyngitis
- Chronic weakness
- Chyluria
- Clouded vision
- Common cold
- Complications from transurethral resection of the prostate
- Constipation
- Constipation with anal prolapse
- Corneal ulcers
- Cough
- Crohn's disease
- Deafness
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Drooping of upper eyelids
- Dysentery
- Dyspnea
- Early menstruation
- Eczema
- Edema during pregnancy
- Emaciation
- Emaciation with ptosis or prolapse
- Enuresis
- Ephidrosis
- Epistaxis
- Epstein Barr
- Excessive lactation
- Eye pain
- Eyelid edema
- Facial pain
- Facial paralysis
- Fatigue
- Fecal incontinence
- Fever
- Fever of unknown origin
- First or second degree uterine prolapse
- Food allergies
- Forgetfulness
- Frequent urination during pregnancy
- Functional Uterine Bleeding
- Gastroptosis
- Gastritis
- Giardiasis
- Gradual paralysis
- Gu syndrome
- Guillain-Barre disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Hay fever
- Headache
- Hemafecia with relatively mild bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhage
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hepatoma
- Hernia
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness
- Hydrocele
- Hypertension
- Weakness and debility after a severe illness
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypomenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Hysterical paralysis
- Immunity compromised
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Increases longevity
- Infertility
- Insufficient lactation
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Lethargy
- Leukemia
- Leukopenia
- Leukorrhea
- Limb paresthesia
- Lin Syndrome due to Qi Deficiency (Lao Lin)
- Lochiorrhea
- Lochioschesis
- Loss of voice
- Low back pain
- Low-grade fever after exertion
- Lower limb pain
- Male infertility
- Meniere’s Disease due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Central Qi Sinking and Yang Deficiency
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Middle back pain
- Monoplegia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy, progressive
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myelitis, acute (inflammation of the spinal cord)
- Narcolepsy
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Neck pain
- Nephritis
- Nephroptosis
- Neurasthenia
- Night blindness
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Optic atrophy
- Oral ulcers
- Otitis media
- Pain during copulation
- Pain during defecation
- Palpitations
- Paralytic strabismus
- Paresthesia
- Periodic paralysis
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent malaria
- Polyneuritis
- Polyuria
- Polyuria during pregnancy
- Postpartum anuria
- Postpartum illnesses
- Postpartum lochioschesis
- Postpartum urinary disorder
- Postpartum urinary incontinence
- Postpartum uterine bleeding
- Progressive myodystrophy
- Prolonged menstruation
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent miscarriages
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Rhinitis
- Sciatica
- Seizures
- Septicemia
- Side effects of radiation treatments
- Sinusitis
- Somnolence
- Spontaneous perspiration
- Stress incontinence
- Stomach cancer
- Strangury
- Summer weight loss
- Tenesmus
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tibial ulcers
- Tidal hectic fever
- Tinnitus
- TMJ due to Qi Deficiency with more facial swelling than pain
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical palpitationsv
- Urinary pain
- Uterine bleeding
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Vaginal pain
- Vaginal prolapse
- Varicose veins
- Vertigo
Contraindications
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency or Interior Heat.
- Representative formula for invigorating qi and raising yang
- Formula is also used in spleen and stomach qi deficiency