Description
Dang Gui Shao Yao Tang (Chinese Angelica and Peony Decoction), from Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces for Emergency (Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang).
Actions: Regulate and supplement qi and blood, move stagnation and dissolve stasis
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of no desire to eating due to deficiency after childbirth
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 9 g
|
9g | 20% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) 10 pieces
|
10pieces | 100% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (di huang) 6 g
|
6g | 13.33% | — |
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 slightly warm (+0.33)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 13%, cool 13%, neutral 13%, warm 47%, hot 13%.
Pairs warm and cool. 60% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 27% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 30%
- sweet 43%
- sour 7%
- bitter 20%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 87%
- Heart 73%
- Liver 60%
- Lung 40%
- Kidney 40%
- Stomach 27%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: 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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