Tonify the Qi
Actions: Tonifies the Qi of the middle Jiao and raises sunken Yang.
Pattern: Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach qi leading to sinking of the Yang.
| Huang Qi | 12-24g |
| Ren Shen | 9-12g |
| Bai Zhu | 9-12g |
| Zhi Gan Cao | 3-6g |
| Dang Gui | 6-12g |
| Chen Pi | 6-9g |
| Sheng Ma | 3-6g |
| Chai Hu | 3-9g |
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- Huang Qi
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- Ren Shen
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- Bai Zhu
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- Zhi Gan Cao
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- Dang Gui
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- Chen Pi
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- Sheng Ma
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- Chai Hu
Indications: Intermittent fever that worsens upon exertion, spontaneous sweating, aversion to cold, a thirst for warm beverages, shortness of breath, laconic speech, a tendency to curl up, weak limbs, a shiny, pale complexion, loose and watery stools, a pale tongue with a thin, white coating, and a flooding, deficient pulse in general, or a deficient, rootless pulse at the middle position on the right.
Bensky pg. 241
