HERB FORMULAS

QI AND BLOOD DEFICIENCY #1

English: Qi and Blood Deficiency #1
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 9g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with dizziness, weakness and lassitude.
With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
With Shu Di Huang and He Shou Wu, for Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 12g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen and raises Spleen Yang.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Tonifies the Qi of the Blood and invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 12g Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei and calms Liver Yang.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao 9g Tonifies and nourishes the Blood.
With Dang Shen and Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency with dizziness and palpitations.
With Dang Gui, Bai Shao and Shu Di Huang, for anemia.
With Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Dang Shen and Shu Di Huang, for anemia with Qi Deficiency.
Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia 15g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, invigorates the Blood and promotes menstruation.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 12g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and nourishes Jing.
With Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for irregular menstruation and uterine bleeding from exhausted Liver and Kidneys.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Qi
  • Nourishes the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Blood Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • A low-grade fever that appears mostly after exertion or
  • A normally low temperature but is occasionally high and accompanied by
    Vertigo
    Weakness
    Spontaneous sweating
    Catches cold easily
    Shortness of breath that makes speech difficult
    Anorexia
    Soft stools
  • Fatigue
  • Loose stools
  • Poor appetite
  • Dizziness
  • Pale face
  • Weak voice
  • Reluctance to speak
  • Sweating with little or no exertion
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Dry skin
  • Dry hair
  • Poor memory
  • Paleness
  • Scanty periods
  • Maybe chills and fever or
  • Low grade fever
  • T: Pale or Pale, thin and dry
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Weak or Thin and choppy or Thready and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For low-grade fever due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with spontaneous sweating: For low-grade fever due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with spontaneous sweating and aversion to Cold:
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
For low-grade fever due to Qi and Blood Deficiency with Dampness: + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu    
+ Poria Fu Ling    
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po