Tonics: Tonify Qi and Blood

Question 1

Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction)

Answer 1

Tonifies and augments the Qi and Blood

Qi and Blood Deficiency: Pallid or sallow complexion, palpitations with anxiety, laconic speech, easily-fatigued extemities, light-headedness, and/or vertigo, loss of appetite, emaciation

T: pale

P: thin, weak, large, or empty, without strength

• Ren Shen
• Bai Zhu
• Fu Ling
• Zhi Gan Cao
• Shu Di Huang
• Bai Shao
• Dang Gui
• Chuan Xiong
• Sheng Jiang
• Da Zao

Question 2

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction)

Answer 2

Warms and Tonifies the Qi and Blood

Qi and Blood deficiency with mild Deficiency-Cold: Qi and Blood deficiency in consumptive disorders with coughing, reducing appetite, spermatorrhea and weakness of the lower extremities; sores that refuse to heal, or continuous spotting from uterine bleeding

T: Pale, dusky with thin, white coat

P: thin, weak, deep, possibly slow

NOTE: Applicable in conditions of weakness of the circulatory system or diegstive system, anemia, hypothyroidism, post-surgery, post-illness or other deficiency conditions

• Ren Shen
• Bai Zhu
• Fu Ling
• Zhi Gan Cao
• Shu Di Huang
• Bai Shao
• Dang Gui
• Chuan Xiong
• Huang Qi
• Rou Gui

Question 3

Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction)

Answer 3

Augments the qi, tonifies the blood, strengthens the Spleen, and nourishes the Heart

SP Qi and HT Blood deficiency causing insomnia: Forgetfulness, palpitations with or without aniety, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, anxiety, phobias, feverishness, withdrawal, reduced appetite, pallid and wan complexion

T: pale with thin coat

P: thin, weak

Sp Qi Not Controlling Blood: Early periods with copious pale blood or prolonged almost continuous periods with little flow, leukorrhea, bloody stool, subcutaneous bleeding

• Ren Shen
• Huang Qi
• Bai Zhu
• Zhi Gan Cao
• Dang Gui
• Long Yan Rou
• Suan Zao Ren
• Zhi Yuan Zhi
• Fu Shen
• Mu Xiang
• Sheng Jiang
• Da Zao

Question 4

Zhi Gan Cao Tang (Prepared Licorice Decoction)

Answer 4

Augments the Qi, nourishes the blood, enriches the yin, and restores the pulse

Qi and Blood deficiency causing irregular pulse: Palpitations with anxiety, irritability, insomnia, Loss of appetite, emaciation, shortness of breath, constipation, dry mouth and throat

T: pale, shiny

P: consistently irregular or slow-irregular, or thin and weak

• Zhi Gan Cao
• Ren Shen
• Da Zao
• Gui Zhi
• Sheng Jiang
• Sheng Di Huang
• E Jiao
• Mai Men Dong
• Huo Ma Ren

Question 5

Tai Shan Pan Shi San (Taishan Bedrock Powder)

Answer 5

Augments the qi, strengthens the Spleen, nourishes the blood, and quiets the fetus

Qi and Blood deficiency with unsecured Chong and Ren vessels: Restless fetus, tendency to miscarriage, malpositioned fetus, and difficult delivery

NOTE: also considered a prophylactic against miscarriage and difficult delivery

• Bai Shao
• Chuan Xiong
• Sha Ren
• Zhi Gan Cao