Description
Ren Shen Zi Jin Dan (Ginseng Purple-Gold Elixir), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Supplement qi and fortify the spleen, harmonize blood, and relax the sinews
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of injury from falling down in the later stage, with history of injury from fall, local fracture, sinew injury, lassitude and lack of strength, sallow complexion, pale tongue with thin and white coating, thready and choppy pulse
Category: Formulas That Invigorate Blood and Dispel Stasis.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 692–700.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu Jia Pi
as printed: Cortex Acanthopanacis (wu jia pi) 60 g
|
60g | 19.42% | — | |
|
Mo Yao
as printed: Myrrha (mo yao) 60 g
|
60g | 19.42% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 30 g
|
30g | 9.71% | — | |
|
Xue Jie
as printed: Sanguis Draconis (xue jie) 30 g
|
30g | 9.71% | — | |
|
Gu Sui Bu
as printed: Rhizoma Drynariae (gu sui bu) 30 g
|
30g | 9.71% | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (wu wei zi) 30 g
|
30g | 9.71% | — | |
|
Ding Xiang
as printed: Flos Caryophylli (ding xiang) 30 g
|
30g | 9.71% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 24 g
|
24g | 7.77% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 9 g
|
9g | 2.91% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 6 g
|
6g | 1.94% | — |
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 (+0.61)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 39%, warm 61%.
Taste
- pungent 34%
- sweet 25%
- sour 5%
- bitter 31%
- salty 5%
- bland 1%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 68%
- Heart 61%
- Kidney 53%
- Spleen 52%
- Lung 32%
- Stomach 18%
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, make into pills, and take in 9 g doses with bland yellow wine, apply once respectively in the morning and evening
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