Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
Star人参养荣汤 (Ginseng Supporting and Nourishing Decoction)
Source: Huang Qi (1174)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang (Ginseng Supporting and Nourishing Decoction), from Treatise on Diseases, Patterns, and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Etiologies ( san yin ji yi bing Zheng fang lun ). Composed by Radix Astragali (Huang Qi).
Actions: Boost qi and supplement the blood, nourish the heart and calm the mind
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of heart-spleen qi and blood deficiency, with lassitude, lack of strength, less eating, distaste for food, palpitation, forgetfulness, restless sleep, spontaneous sweating due to deficiency heat, dry throat and lips, emaciation, parch blight skin, cough and shortness of breath, even panting when moving, or chills and fever, and opening of sore prolonged after ulceration of sores and ulcers due to qi and blood insufficiency
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) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 90 g
|
90g | 23.62% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Radix Astragali (huang qi) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Rou Gui
as printed: Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 22 g
|
22g | 5.77% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 22 g
|
22g | 5.77% | Chen (Deputy) | — |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (ju pi) 30 g
|
30g | 7.87% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi) 22 g
|
22g | 5.77% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Yuan Zhi
as printed: Radix Polygalae (yuan zhi) 15 g
|
15g | 3.94% | Zuo (Assistant) | — |
|
Sheng Jiang
as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (sheng jiang) three pieces
|
3pieces | 60% | — | |
|
Da Zao
as printed: Fructus Jujubae (da zao) two pieces
|
2pieces | 40% | — |
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 (+0.47)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 24%, neutral 14%, warm 55%, hot 8%.
Small but decisive: Rou Gui 30g (hot, 8% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 14%
- sweet 43%
- sour 15%
- bitter 26%
- bland 3%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 85%
- Lung 47%
- Heart 47%
- Liver 45%
- Kidney 37%
- Stomach 16%
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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