Description
Ren Shen Jian Pi Wan (Ginseng Spleen-Fortifying Pill), from The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu).
Actions: Fortify the spleen and boost qi, harmonize the stomach and arrest diarrhea
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of spleen-stomach weakness, with indigestion, stomach distention, epigastric upset, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, thin and unformed stool, no desire to eat, weak body with tiredness
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) 25 g
|
25g | 3.92% | — | |
|
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) 150 g
|
150g | 23.53% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 50 g
|
50g | 7.84% | — | |
|
Shan Yao
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Rhizoma Dioscoreae (shan yao) 100 g
|
100g | 15.69% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 50 g
|
50g | 7.84% | — | |
|
Mu Xiang
as printed: Radix Aucklandiae (mu xiang) 12.5 g
|
12.5g | 1.96% | — | |
|
Sha Ren
as printed: Fructus Amomi (sha ren) 25 g
|
25g | 3.92% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: prepared Radix Astragali (mi zhi huang qi) 100 g
|
100g | 15.69% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 50 g
|
50g | 7.84% | — | |
|
Yuan Zhi
as printed: prepared Radix Polygalae (zhi yuan zhi) 25 g
|
25g | 3.92% | — | |
|
Suan Zao Ren
as printed: dry-fried Semen Ziziphi Spinosae (chao suan zao ren) 50 g
|
50g | 7.84% | — |
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 (+0.69)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 31%, warm 69%.
Taste
- pungent 15%
- sweet 57%
- sour 4%
- bitter 21%
- bland 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 88%
- Lung 55%
- Kidney 35%
- Heart 31%
- Stomach 29%
- Liver 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.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey and make into pills, 6 g each pill, take orally, two pills each time, 2 times a day
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Bai Zhu, Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Mu Xiang, Ren Shen, Sha Ren, Shan Yao, Suan Zao Ren and Yuan Zhi
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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