Formulas · Invigorate Blood 活血祛瘀 · Uirim Gaechak (醫林改錯)

Tonify the Yang to Restore Five-Tenths Decoction

Boyanghwano-tang

한글 보양환오탕 · Pinyin Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

補陽還五湯

Composition 構成

Hwanggi Huang Qi
黃芪 황기 · Astragalus

40 g
Chief 君
Jeokjakyak Chi Shao
赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony

6 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Deputy 臣 tails
Jiryong Di Long
地龍 지룡 · Earthworm

4 g
Assistant 佐
Cheongung Chuan Xiong
川芎 천궁 · Cnidium

4 g
Assistant 佐
Honghwa Hong Hua
紅花 홍화 · Safflower

4 g
Assistant 佐
Doin Tao Ren
桃仁 도인 · Peach Kernel

4 g
Assistant 佐

Total 66 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Powerfully tonifies Qi to move the Blood
Unblocks the collaterals in Qi-deficient stasis

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi deficiency with Blood stasis obstructing the channels
Hemiplegia and facial droop after wind-stroke
Weak numb limbs with fatigue in recovery

Biomedical correlates

Post-stroke rehabilitation (a landmark research formula)
Qi-deficient circulatory weakness
Peripheral numbness with fatigue

Clinical commentary 臨床

Wang Qing-ren's radical thesis — that the paralyzed side lost half its Qi, so Hwanggi at ten times any other herb pushes the Blood the body can no longer push. The classical foundation of herbal stroke rehabilitation. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.