HERB FORMULAS

YI QI JIAN PI FU ZHENG TANG - 翊气坚脾辅正汤 - BOOST QI, FORTIFY THE SPLEEN AND SUPPORT THE RIGHTEOUS DECOCTION

English: Boost Qi, Fortify the Spleen and Support the Righteous Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, promotes urination and reduces edema .
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Poria Fu Ling 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention and anorexia due to congested fluids.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo 20g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang.
With Xian Mao, for chills, impotence with Cold sperm, Cold extremities and infertility.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 15g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and augments Qi.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3-15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 15g Nourishes the Blood and astringes Yin.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 15g Clears Heat, relieves toxicity and promotes urination.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Chen Pi and Zhi Ban Xia, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with overflowing water turning to Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 12g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi and stops vomiting.
With Chen Pi, for epigastric and abdominal distention or pain due to disharmony of the Stomach Qi.
With Fu Ling, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 12g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.
Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao 12g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, expels Cold and eliminates Dampness.
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin 9g Improves the Spleen’s transportive function, astringes Jing and urine and stops enuresis.
With Bai Zhu, increases appetite.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and Reinforces the Spleen and Kidneys
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Transforms Stasis

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Limbs icy
  • Complexion white and shiny or
  • A dark and stagnant complexion
  • Low back, knees are sore and weak
  • Legs and feet are aching and painful
  • Superficial edema which is more marked below the waist
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Anorexia
  • Scanty urination or
  • Anuria
  • Maybe clear, long and urination
  • T: Pale, tender, moist and swollen maybe with teethmarks
  • C: Thin and white or White and greasy
  • P: Deep and weak or Deep, thready, weak and maybe slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For nausea and vomiting: For marked torpid intake:
+ 30g Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + 9g Scorched Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha Tan
+ 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 9g Stir-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus Chao Mai Ya
For pronounced edema: + 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Polypori Zhu Ling + 9g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ 15g Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi For a tendency toward Cold:
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 12g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
For marked anemia: + 6g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 15g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu For itching:
+ 30g Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi
    + 15g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying