Description
Ren Shen Wu Wei Zi Tang (Ginseng and Schisandra Decoction), from The Grand Compendium of Pediatrics (You You Ji Cheng).
Actions: Boost qi and fortify the spleen, supplement the lung and relieve cough
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of rickets with a pattern of lung-spleen qi deficiency, with puffiness, fatigue and lack of strengthen, pale complexion, profuse sweating, sparse hair which is easy to fall, myospongy, soft stool (a type of “loose stool”), less eating, large fontanels, easy to catch a cold, pale tongue with thin and white coating, thread and forceless pulse
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 | 24% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 9 g
|
9g | 24% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 9 g
|
9g | 24% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 6 g
|
6g | 16% | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi) 1.5 g
|
1.5g | 4% | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Radix Ophiopogonis (mai dong) 3 g
|
3g | 8% | — | |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) three pieces
|
3pieces | 50% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) three pieces
|
3pieces | 50% | — |
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 (+0.36)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 8%, neutral 40%, warm 52%.
Small but decisive: Mai Men Dong 3g (cold, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- sweet 58%
- sour 2%
- bitter 28%
- bland 12%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 96%
- Lung 76%
- Heart 76%
- Kidney 52%
- Stomach 48%
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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