Da Bu Tang
Star大补汤 (Great Tonifying Decoction)
Source: An Hui Zhong Yi Xue Yuan
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Da Bu Tang (Great Tonifying Decoction), from the An Hui Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (Anhui University School of Medicine) — a variation of Shi Quan Da Bu Tang.
Actions: Tonifies qi, blood, yin and yang.
Presentation: Generalized weakness and deficiency with depletion of qi, blood, yin and yang.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 613.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xi Yang Shen
as printed: Xi Yang Shen (Radix Panacis Quinquefolii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Huang Qi (Radix Astragali)
|
g | — | — | |
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Shan Yao
as printed: Shan Yao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae)
|
g | — | — |
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Dang Gui Shao Yao San without Ze Xie + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Da Zao, Rou Gui, Shan Yao, Sheng Jiang, Shu Di Huang, Wu Wei Zi and Xi Yang Shen
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Dang Gui Shao Yao San + Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Da Zao, Rou Gui, Shan Yao, Sheng Jiang, Shu Di Huang, Wu Wei Zi and Xi Yang Shen
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Dang Gui Shao Yao San + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Da Zao, Rou Gui, Shan Yao, Sheng Jiang, Shu Di Huang, Wu Wei Zi and Xi Yang Shen
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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