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Ginseng Nutritive C.
chinese formulae
definition
Ginseng Nutritive C. = Ren Shen Yang Ying Tang = Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang = "Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 239; Yeung, p. 182; Bensky and Barolet, p. 260.
signs and symptoms: Chronic weakness, consumptive disorders with palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, hair loss, feverishness, reduced appetite, fatigue, shortness of breath, weight loss, pale complexion, dry skin, mouth and throat, sores that will not heal.
tongue and pulse: pale tongue with thready, weak pulse.
indications: Qi Xu (Deficiency) and Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency). With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as amnesia, baldness, postpartum or post-illness weakness, tuberculosis, pleurisy, nocturnal emission, impotence, constipation.
cautions and contraindications: This formula tends to increase the appetite.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 9 grams: prepared rehmannia (shu di huang), white atractylodes (bai zhu), Chinese angelica (tang kuei), (dang gui), poria (fu ling), astragalus (huang qi).
» 6 grams: ginseng (ren shen), white peony (bai shao yao), schizandra (wu wei zi), polygala (yuan zhi).
» 3 grams: citrus (chen pi), honey-baked licorice (zhi gan cao), jujube (da zao).
» 1 grams: cinnamon bark (rou gui), fresh ginger (sheng jiang).
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