Ren Shen Da Bu Tang
Star人参大补汤 (Ginseng Great Tonifying Decoction)
Source: An Hui Zhong Yi Xue Yuan
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Ren Shen Da Bu Tang (Ginseng 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: Extreme weakness and deficiency following chronic and debilitating illnesses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng)
|
g | — | — | |
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Bai Zhu
as printed: Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Huang Qi (Radix Astragali)
|
g | — | — | |
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Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle)
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g | — | — | |
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Chen Pi
as printed: Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
|
g | — | — | |
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Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
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g | — | — | |
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Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)
|
g | — | — | |
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Mai Men Dong
as printed: Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis)
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g | — | — | |
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Zhu Ru
as printed: Zhu Ru (Caulis Bambusae in Taenia)
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g | — | — | |
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Gou Qi Zi
as printed: Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii)
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g | — | — | |
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Dong Chong Xia Cao
as printed: Dong Chong Xia Cao (Cordyceps)
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g | — | — | |
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Ling Zhi
as printed: Ling Zhi (Ganoderma)
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g | — | — | |
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Shi Di
as printed: Shi Di (Calyx Kaki)
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g | — | — |
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Ren Shen Chong Cao Tang + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Bai Zhu, Chen Pi, Gan Cao, Gou Qi Zi, Ling Zhi, Mai Men Dong, Sheng Di Huang, Shi Di and Zhu Ru
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Ren Shen Chong Cao Tang + Bai Zhu, Chen Pi, Gan Cao, Gou Qi Zi, Ling Zhi, Mai Men Dong, Sheng Di Huang, Shi Di and Zhu Ru
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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