Classical antecedent: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Tonifying the Centre and Benefiting Qi Decoction.
Indications:
Mental depression, tiredness, sadness, despondency, lack of will power, negativity, feelings of guilt, feelings of worthlessness, poor appetite, craving for sweets, loose stools, slight breathlessness, weak voice, pale complexion.
Indications in Chinese Medicine:
Pattern: Qi deficiency, sinking of Qi, Qi stagnation.
Action: Tonify and lift Qi, move Qi, lift the Spirit, open the Mind's orifices.
Tongue: Pale.
Pulse: Choppy, without "wave", short.
Caution and contraindications: This remedy is contraindicated in asthma.
Ingredients:
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng Huang Qi Radix Astragali Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis Sheng Ma Rhizoma Cimicifugae Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis Preparata |
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii Bai He Bulbus Lilii Qing Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae viride Du Zhong Cortex Eucommiae ulmoidis Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae |
Dosage: 2 tablets x 2 times a day
Bottle: 60 tablets x 500mg concentration ratio of 7:1