HERB FORMULAS

HUANG QI SHAO YAO GUI ZHI KU JIU TANG - 黄芪芍药桂枝苦酒汤 - ASTRAGALUS, PEONY, CINNAMON AND BITTER WINE DECOCTION

English: Astragalus, Peony, Cinnamon and Bitter Wine Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 18g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Wei Qi, promotes urination and reduces edema.
With Gui Zhi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency and Ying and Wei Deficiency with numbness and painful obstruction of the musculature.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 6g Astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei.
With Gui Zhi, harmonizes the Ying and Wei.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 6g Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei and releases the muscle layer.
Rice Vinegar Cu 20ml Invigorates the Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Unblocks Stagnation
  • Harmonizes the Ying and Wei

SYNDROMES

  • Obstruction of the Ying and Wei

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Yellow sweat after having been caught in the rain or taking a cold shower while sweating
  • Fever
  • Thirst
  • Heavy body
  • Edema
  • A sensation of insects crawling under the skin
  • Thirst
  • Inhibited urination
  • T: Normal
  • C: White
  • P: Deep

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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