GINSENG NOURISHING YING DECOCTION
Ren Shen Yang Yin Tang
‘Ginseng Nourishing Ying Decoction’
Source: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, 1080)
Keywords
|emaciation and chronic diseases.
Ingredients
Paeonia alba (Bai Shao, white peony)
Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui, Chinese angelica)
Citrus reticulata
(Chen Pi, citrus peel)
Astragalus membranaceous (Huang Qi, astragalus)
Cinnamomun cassia (Rou Gui,
cinnamon bark)
Panax ginseng (Ren Shen, ginseng)
Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu, atractylodes)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, liquorice)
Rehmannia glutinosa (Shu Di, processed rehmannia)
Schizandra chinensis (Wu Wei Zi, schizandra)
|Poria cocos (Fu Ling, hoelen)
Polygala sibiricum (Yuan Zhi, polygala)
Zingiber officinalis (Sheng Jiang, ginger)
Zizyphus jujuba (Da Zao, Chinese date)
Major therapeutic action
Invigorates qi, tonifies Blood, nourishes the Heart and calms shen.
Invigorating.
Indications
* qi and Blood deficiency.
* With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as emaciation and chronic diseases.
Key symptoms for use
* weakness
* shortness of breath
* palpitation
* dry throat and lip
Not suitable for palpitations and insomnia caused by hyperactivity of Fire due to yin deficiency.
None noted.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.