HERB FORMULAS

SHI QUAN DA BU TANG

English: All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction
Also Known As: Ten Complete Great Tonification Decoction
The Tonification Decoction with Ten Ingredients
Ginseng and Dang Gui Ten Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 6-10g Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi and nourishes Blood.
With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
With Dang Gui, Shu Di Huang, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Rou Gui, for flat sores that do not pustulate or ulcers that do not heal.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 3-6g Warms Kidneys, strengthens Yang and assists the generation of Qi and Blood.
With Huang Qi and Dang Gui, for Yin-type boils due to Qi and Blood Deficiencies especially those that form but do not ulcerate.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain or amenorrhea due to Deficiency Cold of the Chong and Ren channels.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 6-9g Tonifies Yuan Qi and Qi of the Spleen, Lungs and Heart.
With Shu Di Huang, for dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain or amenorrhea due to Deficiency Cold of the Chong and Ren channel.
With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiencies with Dampness with anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal distention and fatigue.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9-15g Tonifies the Blood, nourishes Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction due to Blood Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, Bai Shao and Chuan Xiong, for anemia.
With Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for anemia with fatigue and weakness.
Rz. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9-12g Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Ren Shen and Huang Qi, for Restless fetus due to Qi Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for restless fetus due to Blood Deficiency, often with palpitations.
With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiencies.
With Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang and Chuan Xiong, for menstrual irregularity, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency.
With Fu Ling, Ren Shen and Huang Qi, for unstable pregnancy with severe Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9-12g Tonifies the Blood, regulates the menses, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, moistens the Intestines, unblocks the bowels, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies, pallor, debility, fatigue and/or low grade fever due to excessive blood loss and ulcerated abscesses with insufficient drainage or which drain a clear thin discharge.
With Bai Shao, nourishes, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang and chuan Xiong, for menstrual irregularity, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal pain.
With Bai Shao and Fu Ling, for diarrhea during pregnancy with mild abdominal pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
With Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Shu Di Huang and Bai Shao, for general menstrual disorders with fatigue and weakness due to Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 6-9g Nourishes Blood and regulates menstruation.
With Gan Cao, for muscle spasms, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-6g Activates Blood and regulates Qi.
With Rou Gui, for irregular menstruation with Cold in the Blood.
Poriae Fu Ling 6-9g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
With Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiencies causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.
With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Replenishes Yang
  • Warms and tonifies Qi and Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Qi, Blood and Yang Deficiencies with Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Anemia
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Cold extremities
  • Pale or sallow face
  • Dizziness
  • General fatigue
  • Coarse skin
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Weak knees
  • Fatigue
  • Dyspnea
  • Night sweats
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Insomnia
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Decreased eyesight after a prolonged illness
  • Anxiety
  • Intermittent fever
  • Jaundice
  • Deficient cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • Palpitations
  • Anorexia
  • Listlessness
  • Lassitude
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Continuous spotting
  • Leukorrhea
  • Weak legs and knees
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Thready and weak

TREATS

  • Chilblain
  • Uterine cancer
  • Menopause
  • Postpartum beriberi
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Bloody hemorrhoids
  • Dental caries
  • Scrofula
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Leukemia
  • Rectocele
  • Nephroptosis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Ulcers with a small amount of pus or no pus or pus with no tissue degeneration
  • Blood loss
  • Bloody dysentery
  • Nervous exhaustion
  • Chronic urticaria
  • Malaria
  • Chronic atrophic gastritis
  • Post-surgical recovery
  • Meniere's disease
  • Vascular Bi
  • Carbuncles
  • Muscle spasms
  • Anemia
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Chronic abscess
  • Chronic asthma
  • Chronic cough
  • Post illness debility
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Leukorrhea
  • Decreased eyesight after prolonged illness
  • Underweight after prolonged illness
  • Cardiac failure
  • Cancer due to Qi and Blood Deficiencies
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Non-healing sores and ulcers
  • Postpartum recovery
  • Adjunctive for chemotherapy and radiation treatments
  • Neutropenia
  • Gastric prolapse
  • Shwachman syndrome
  • Sheehan's syndrome

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with heat or Excess disorders.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
  • This formula may have a marked protective effect against chemotherapy- and radiation-induced toxicities.
  • This formula may have a marked protective effect against cyclophosphamide- or prednisone-induced immuno-suppression.
  • This formula may have a marked protective effect against carboplatin- or cisplatin-induced myclosuppression.
  • This formula may have a marked protective effect against cis-diamminedichloroplatinum-induced nephrotoxicity and bone marrow toxicity.
  • This formula may have a marked protective effect against interferon toxicity.
  • This formula may have a marked protective effect against rifampin-induced neutropenia.

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For improving the function of the formula: For cancer:
+ 1-3g Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Anti-cancer herbs  
+ 1-3g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
For hypothyroidism:
+ Rx. Lateralis Aconiti Preparata Zhi Fu Zi + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For palpitations:
+ Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For severe sweating:
For bronchial carcinoma or pulmonary tuberculosis due to Lung and Heart Yin Deficiencies or reduced function of all organs:
 + Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi + Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For malnutrition and emaciation with a poor appetite:
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke + Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
For sores and abscesses due to Qi and Blood Deficiencies:
+ Sm. Euryales Qian Shi
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
For spermatorrhea and nocturnal emissions:
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For steaming bone sensations:
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ Rx. Stellariae Yin Chai Hu
For fatigue and general aches and pains:
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao + Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ carapax Trionycis Bie Jia + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For general weakness and Deficiency:
For fatigue due to Spleen Deficiency:
+ Minor Construct the Middle Decoction
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
+ Restore the Spleen Decoction
Gui Pi Tang
For palpitations, fear and fright:
For menopause symptoms that do not respond to Clear Deficiency Heat and Nourish Yin herbs:
+ Nourish the Heart Decoction
Yang Xin Tang
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For Bi syndrome:
For sinking Qi:
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan + Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
For insomnia and emotional disturbance:
For weak Lung Qi:
+ Arillus Longan Long Yan Rou + Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For night sweats:
+ Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi + More Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For chronic skin disorders:
 + Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For spinal cord inflammation and low back pain:
For fibromyalgia due to Blood Deficiency:
 + Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ Drive Out Blood Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Kudzu Decoction
Ge Gen Tang
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For vascular Bi:
    
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui    
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi    
- Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu    
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao    
- Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong    
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao    
+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Melle Tosta Mi Zhi Gan Cao    
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen    
+ 15g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng