Description
Da Bu Huang Qi Tang (Major Supplementation Astragalus Decoction), from Secret Formulas of the Wei Family (Wei Shi Jia Cang Fang).
Actions: Regulate qi and nourish the blood
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of spontaneous sweating due to weakness, with lassitude, lack of strength, sallow complexion, dizziness, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, pale tongue with thin and white coating, floating and deficient pulse
Category: Formulas That Supplement Both Qi and Blood.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 579–582.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 6 g
|
6g | 2.41% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 9 g
|
9g | 3.61% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria Alba (bai fu ling) 9 g
|
9g | 3.61% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 6 g
|
6g | 2.41% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (gan shu di huang) 12 g
|
12g | 4.82% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Radix Astragali (huang qi) 12 g
|
12g | 4.82% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 9 g
|
9g | 3.61% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 1.2% | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 3 g
|
3g | 1.2% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 30 g
|
30g | 12.05% | — | |
|
Shan Zhu Yu
as printed: Fructus Corni (shan zhu yu) 30 g
|
30g | 12.05% | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi) 30 g
|
30g | 12.05% | — | |
|
Rou Cong Rong
as printed: Herba Cistanches (rou cong rong) 90 g
|
90g | 36.14% | — |
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 (+0.96)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 5%, warm 94%, hot 1%.
Small but decisive: Rou Gui 3g (hot, 1% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 11%
- sweet 48%
- sour 18%
- bitter 3%
- salty 18%
- bland 2%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Kidney 72%
- Large intestine 36%
- Liver 36%
- Spleen 33%
- Lung 24%
- Heart 24%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
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
Grind the ingredients into crude powder; use15 g each time, add Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens ( sheng jiang ) five pieces and Fructus Jujubae ( da zao ) one piece, and decoct with water for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Si Jun Zi Tang + Yu Ping Feng San + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Chuan Xiong, Rou Cong Rong, Rou Gui, Shan Zhu Yu, Shu Di Huang and Wu Wei Zi
- This formula = Yu Ping Feng San + Si Jun Zi Tang + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Chuan Xiong, Rou Cong Rong, Rou Gui, Shan Zhu Yu, Shu Di Huang and Wu Wei Zi
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Yu Ping Feng San + Si Jun Zi Tang + Chuan Xiong, Rou Cong Rong, Rou Gui, Shan Zhu Yu, Shu Di Huang and Wu Wei Zi
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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