Description
Ren Shen Gui Pi Wan (Ginseng Spleen-Restoring Pill), from The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu).
Actions: Boost qi and supplement the blood, fortify the spleen and nourish the heart
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of qi and blood insufficiency, with palpitation, insomnia, less eating, lack of strength, sallow complexion, and light-colored menses in small amounts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 80 g
|
80g | 7.14% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: prepared Radix Astragali (mi zhi huang qi) 80 g
|
80g | 7.14% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: dry-fried Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae with bran (fu chao bai zhu) 160 g
|
160g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Poria (fu ling) 160 g
|
160g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Long Yan Rou
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Arillus Longan (long yan rou) 160 g
|
160g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Suan Zao Ren
as printed: dry-fried Semen Ziziphi Spinosae (chao suan zao ren) 80 g
|
80g | 7.14% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 40 g
|
40g | 3.57% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 40 g
|
40g | 3.57% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 160 g
|
160g | 14.29% | — | |
|
Yuan Zhi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: prepared Radix Polygalae (zhi yuan zhi) 160 g
|
160g | 14.29% | — |
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 warm (+0.75)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 25%, warm 75%.
Taste
- pungent 16%
- sweet 54%
- sour 4%
- bitter 20%
- bland 7%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 79%
- Heart 75%
- Lung 46%
- Kidney 36%
- Stomach 21%
- Liver 21%
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.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder; make into pills with honey, 9 g each pill, take one pill each time, 2 times a day
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Formula family
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