Description
Yang Wei Zeng Ye Tang (Stomach-Nourishing and Humor-Increasing Decoction), from Pediatrics in Chinese Medicine (Zhong Yi Er Ke Xue).
Actions: Nourish the stomach and enrich yin
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of stomach yin insufficiency, with infant’s anorexia, dry mouth with profuse drinking and no preference to eating, dry skin, dry and hard stool, peeled coating, or red tongue with scanty fluid, and thready pulse
Category: Formulas that Supplement Yin.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 591–598.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shi Hu
as printed: Caulis Dendrobii (shi hu) 12 g
|
12g | 18.18% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 12 g
|
12g | 18.18% | — | |
|
Wu Mei
as printed: Fructus Mume (wu mei) 12 g
|
12g | 18.18% | — | |
|
Sha Shen
as printed: Radix Glehniae (sha shen) 15 g
|
15g | 22.73% | — | |
|
Yu zhu
as printed: Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati (yu zhu) 10 g
|
10g | 15.15% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 5 g
|
5g | 7.58% | — |
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 cool (-0.97)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 23%, cool 52%, neutral 26%.
Taste
- sweet 52%
- sour 27%
- bitter 21%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 64%
- Stomach 64%
- Spleen 44%
- Liver 36%
- Large intestine 18%
- Kidney 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
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
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