Chinese Name
English Name
Reinforce the Center and Benefit the Qi Decoction
Sources
LyttletonBensky
Indications
ABORMThreatened MiscarriageRecurrent Miscarriage
Patterns
Qi Deficiency
Phase
Category
Conditions
Kampo Name
Related Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Ingredients
Dosages:
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 |
Actions:
Tonifies the Qi of the middle Jiao and raises sunken Yang.
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.
Pattern:
Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach qi leading to sinking of the Yang.
Tongue:
Pulse:
Abdomen:
Notes:
Used in cases of threatened miscarriage due to Qi deficiency.
Huang Qi | 30 g | qi tonic |
Dang Shen | 15 g | qi tonic |
Bai Zhu | 9 g | qi tonic |
Dang Gui | 9 g | blood tonic |
Chen Pi | 6 g | regulate qi |
Sheng Ma | 6 g | wind heat |
Chai Hu | 6 g | wind heat |
Gan Cao (Zhi) | 3 g | qi tonic |
Modification for recurrent miscarriage due to Qi deficiency.
- Wu Zei Gu added to astringe.
Huang Qi | 15 g | qi tonic |
Dang Shen | 12 g | qi tonic |
Bai Zhu | 9 g | qi tonic |
Dang Gui | 9 g | blood tonic |
Chen Pi | 6 g | regulate qi |
Sheng Ma | 6 g | wind heat |
Chai Hu | 6 g | wind heat |
Gan Cao (zhi) | 3 g | qi tonic |
Wu Zei Gu | 9 g | astringent |