Description
Bao Yuan Da Cheng Tang (Original-Qi-Preserving Great-Achievement Decoction), from Orthodox Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong).
Actions and indications: Warm and supplement qi and blood, close sore, and engender flesh. Indicated for the treatment of ulcerated sores and ulcers with a pattern of sore without closing due to healthy qi deficiency, accompanied by excessive ichor, light red flesh, timidity, somnolence, fatigue, cold feet and cool body, thin and unformed stool or constipation, chest lumpy stiffness (or not), poor appetite, pale tongue with less fluid, deficient and thready pulse
Modifications: For clear and thin pus due to yang deficiency and essence depletion, add Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum ( lu rong ) or Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum ( lu jiao shuang )
Cautions: This formula is quite acrid, warm, dry, and dissipating in nature, and not suitable for long-term use. When taking it, discontinue until the hands and feet become warm and flesh becomes red
Category: Formulas That Supplement Deficiency and Close Sore.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 854–856.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 6 g
|
6g | 13.04% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 6 g
|
6g | 13.04% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Radix Astragali (huang qi) 6 g
|
6g | 13.04% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Zhi Fu Zi
as printed: Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata (fu zi) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Shan Zhu Yu
as printed: Fructus Corni (shan zhu yu) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi) 3 g
|
3g | 6.52% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 2 g
|
2g | 4.35% | — | |
|
Sha Ren
as printed: Fructus Amomi (sha ren) 2 g
|
2g | 4.35% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (wei sheng jiang) 3 pieces
|
3pieces | 50% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) 3 pieces
|
3pieces | 50% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net warm (+0.80)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 7%, neutral 13%, warm 74%, hot 7%.
Small but decisive: Zhi Fu Zi 3g (hot, 7% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 16%
- sweet 46%
- sour 13%
- bitter 22%
- bland 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 87%
- Lung 52%
- Heart 46%
- Kidney 44%
- Stomach 28%
- Liver 20%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
2 herbs without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Sheng Jiang, Da Zao.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
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