Description
Huang Qi Dang Gui San (Astragalus and Chinese Angelica Powder), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Supplement qi to rescue from desertion
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of frequent urination, accompanied by dripping wet without ceasing
Category: Formulas That Supplement Qi.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 562–566.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 9 g
|
9g | 18.99% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: dry-fried Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae with soil (tu chao bai zhu) 9 g
|
9g | 18.99% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Radix Astragali (huang qi) 9 g
|
9g | 18.99% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 9 g
|
9g | 18.99% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 9 g
|
9g | 18.99% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 2.4 g
|
2.4g | 5.06% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao)
|
g | — | — |
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 (+0.57)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 19%, neutral 5%, warm 76%.
Taste
- pungent 10%
- sweet 53%
- sour 10%
- bitter 28%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Lung 43%
- Heart 43%
- Liver 38%
- Stomach 24%
- Kidney 19%
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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