Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
Ingredients: Cinnamon twig (gui zhi), White peony root (bai shao), Astragalus root (huang qi), Chinese licorice root (gan cao), Jujube fruit (da zao), Ginger root (sheng jiang), Maltose (jiao yi).
Mandarin: 黃耆建中湯 Pin-Yin: Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang English: Astragalus Combination Romaji: Ogi Kenchu To Kanji: 黄耆建中湯 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue, 206)
How it works:
- Brings warmth to the middle
- Tonifies deficiency
- Harmonizes the interior
Clinical Applications:
- Severe qi deficiency
- Consumptive deficiency with spasmodic abdominal pain
This 2000-year-old formula was developed by the renowned Han dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang is used to treat consumptive deficiency with spasmodic abdominal pain, associated with a severe qi deficiency, by warming the middle, tonifying the deficiency, and harmonizing the interior.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
Maltose |
Jiao Yi |
Peony |
Shao Yao |
Cinnamon Twig |
Gui Zhi |
Astragalus |
Huang Qi |
Fresh Ginger |
Sheng Jiang |
Jujube |
Da Zao |
Baked Licorice |
Zhi Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Astragalus replenishes the qi, strengthens the spleen, raises the spleen yang, and consolidates wei.