Ren Shen Dang Shao San
Star人参当芍散 (Ginseng, Tangkuei, and Peony Powder)
Source: Yan Fang
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Ren Shen Dang Shao San (Ginseng, Tangkuei, and Peony Powder), from the Yan Fang (Time-Tested Formulas) — a variation of Dang Gui Shao Yao San.
Actions: Tonifies qi and blood; Strengthens the Spleen; Warms yang.
Presentation: Disorders with qi, blood and yang deficiencies.
Composition: Dang Gui Shao Yao San plus Ren Shen, Gan Cao and Rou Gui.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 598.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 9g
|
9g | 3.41% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 48g
|
48g | 18.18% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria) 12g
|
12g | 4.55% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 12g
|
12g | 4.55% | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis) 24g
|
24g | 9.09% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 9g
|
9g | 3.41% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng) 90g
|
90g | 34.09% | — | |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi) 30g
|
30g | 11.36% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) 30g
|
30g | 11.36% | — |
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 (+0.32)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 9%, cool 18%, neutral 16%, warm 46%, hot 11%.
Pairs warm and cool. 57% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 27% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Ze Xie 24g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 11%
- sweet 45%
- sour 9%
- bitter 28%
- bland 7%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 88%
- Heart 65%
- Kidney 59%
- Lung 50%
- Liver 36%
- Stomach 16%
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.
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Formula family
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