Description
Tiao Yuan San (Original-Qi-Regulating Powder), from Essential book for Safeguarding Child (Huo You Xin Shu).
Actions: Fortify the spleen and nourish the heart, supplement and boost qi and blood
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of five types of developmental delay and five kinds of flaccidity with a pattern of heart-spleen qi and blood deficiency, lingual retardation, sluggishness, mental retardation, hair growth retardation, sparse and sallow hair, flaccid limbs, muscle relaxation, angular salivation, weakness of suck and mastication, or waggling tongue, poor appetite, constipation, pale and plump tongue with slight coating, thready and moderate pulse, and pale finger venules
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (bai zhu) 30 g
|
30g | 10.87% | — | |
|
Shan Yao
as printed: Rhizoma Dioscoreae (huai shan yao) 15 g
|
15g | 5.43% | — | |
|
Fu Shen
as printed: Sclerotium Poriae Pararadicis (fu shen) 7.5 g
|
7.5g | 2.72% | — | |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Radix Astragali Praeparata cum Melle (zhi huang qi) 7.5 g
|
7.5g | 2.72% | — | |
|
Shi Chang Pu
as printed: Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii (shi chang pu) 6 g
|
6g | 2.17% | — |
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 (+0.48)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 11%, neutral 30%, warm 59%.
Taste
- pungent 17%
- sweet 53%
- sour 5%
- bitter 17%
- bland 7%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 76%
- Heart 48%
- Liver 44%
- Lung 41%
- Kidney 38%
- Stomach 24%
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
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
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