HERB FORMULAS

REN SHEN HU TAO TANG - 人参蛤蚧汤 - GINSENG AND WALNUT DECOCTION

English: Ginseng and Walnut Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 9g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi and tonifies Lung Qi.
Sm. Juglandis Hu Tao Ren 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, replenishes Jing,
strengthens the back and knees, warms and astringes the Lungs, resolves cold Phlegm, arrests wheezing and helps the Kidneys grasp Qi.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 3-6g Warms the Lungs and stops cough.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Lungs and Kidneys
  • Relieves wheezing and dyspnea

SYNDROMES

  • Lung and Kidney Deficiency
  • Inability of the Kidneys to grasp Qi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Patients cannot sleep due to coughing and wheezing
  • Coughing
  • Wheezing
  • Fullness of the chest
  • Inability to lie supine
  • Cold extremities
  • Facial edema
  • Fullness in the chest
  • Dyspnea
  • Asthma
  • Soft voice
  • Cough with perspiration
  • Low back pain
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Feeble

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with External conditions.
  • Contraindicated for those with full Heat.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For asthma: For shortness of breath and hasty panting:
+ 12g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi + 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi
+ 9g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang + 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang
+ 3g Placenta Hominis Zi He Che + 15g Magnetitum Ci Shi
+ 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie + 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie
For a stronger action: + 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi For susceptibility to the common cold:
+ 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang + 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi
+ 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie + 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang
+ 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie
With Phlegm-Damp Obstructing the Lungs: + 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang
+ 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie + 6g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi With Phlegm-Damp Obstructing the Lungs with profuse sputum:
+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For an enduring cough:
+ 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi + 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi
+ 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang + 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang
+ 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie + 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie
+ 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ honey-fried Fr. Farfare Kuan Dong Hua
+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + 9g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 6g Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
For Spleen Qi Deficiency with loose stools or diarrhea and reduce food intake: + 6g Poria Fu Ling
   
+ 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi    
+ 3g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang    
+ 1.5g Gecko Ge Jie    
+ 6g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi    
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu    
   
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling