Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Bian Fang)
Ingredients: Pubescent angelica root (du huo), Loranthus twig & leaf (sang ji sheng), Eucommia stem bark (du zhong), Achyranthes foot (niu xi), Large-leaf gentiana root (qin jiao), Cassia bark (rou gui), Siler root (fang feng), Sichuan lovage rhizome (chuan xiong), Dong quai root (dang gui), Poria sclerotuim (fu ling), Asian ginseng root (ren shen), Rehmannia cured root tuber (shu di huang), Sichuan aconite cured lateral root (pao fu zi), Chinese licorice root & rhizome (gan cao), Chinese peony root without bark (bai shao).
Mandarin: 獨活寄生湯 (變方) Pin-Yin: Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Bian Fang) English: Tu-huo & Loranthus Combination Romaji: Dokkatsu Kisei To Kanji: 独活寄生湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Important Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces (Qian Jin Yao Fang)
How it works:
- Dispels wind-dampness
- Tonifies qi and blood
- Strengthens the liver and kidney
Clinical Applications:
- Chronic wind-damp-cold bi obstruction
- Liver and kidney deficiency
- Qi and blood deficiency
- Aversion to cold
- Pale tongue with white coating
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang is a warming herbal formula from ancient times used to treat wind-cold-damp bi pain with weakness or deficiency by dispelling wind-dampness, tonifying qi and blood, and strengthening the liver and kidneys.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
Pubescent Angelica Root |
Du Huo |
Taxilli |
Sang Ji Sheng |
Eucommia Bark |
Du Zhong |
Cyathaulae Root |
Chuan Niu Xi |
Asarum |
Xi Xin |
Chin Chiu |
Qin Jiao |
Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
Cinnamon Bark |
Rou Gui |
Saposhnikovia |
Fang Feng |
Ligusticum |
Chuan Xiong |
Ginseng |
Hong Shen |
Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
White Peony |
Bai Shao |
Raw Rehmannia |
Sheng Di Huang |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Pubescent Angelica Root disperses wind-cold-dampness from lower Jiao while, Taxilli expels wind-dampness, tonifies liver and kidney yin, and nourishes the blood.