Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang
Ingredients: Oriental ginseng root (ren shen), Astragalus root (huang qi), Vitex fruit (man jing zi), Cimicifuga root (sheng ma), Kudzu root (ge gen), White peony root (bai shao), Phellodendron bark (huang bo), Chinese licorice root (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 益氣聰明湯 Pin-Yin: Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang English: Ginseng, Astragalus, & Pueraria Combination Romaji: Ekiki Somei To Kanji: 益気聰明湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Collected Interpretations of Medical Prescriptions (Yi Fang Ji Jie, 1682)
How it works:
- Tonifies and lifts yang qi
- Supplements eye and ear functions
Clinical Applications:
- Failure of lucid yang to rise up
This 17th century formula was developed by the Qing dynasty physician Wang Ang. Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang is used in cases of a failure of lucid yang to rise up, and it addresses this condition by tonifying and lifting yang qi, and supplementing eye and ear functions.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Astragalus |
Huang Qi |
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Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
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Cimicifuga |
Sheng Ma |
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Pueraria |
Ge Gen |
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Vitex |
Man Jing Zi |
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White Peony |
Bai Shao |
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Phellodendron |
Huang Bo |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Ginseng supplements qi and augments the intelligence, Astragalus supplements qi and lifts lucid yang, and Pueraria enters the yangming channel and lifts lucid yang.