Formulas · Tonify Qi & Blood 氣血雙補 · Hoechun (回春)

Qi-Boosting Spirit-Nourishing Decoction

Ikgiyangsin-tang

한글 익기양신탕 · Pinyin Yi Qi Yang Shen Tang

益氣養神湯

Composition 構成

Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Chief 君
Danggwi Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Chief 君
Baekjagyak Bai Shao
白芍藥 백작약 · White Peony

4 g
Deputy 臣

wine-fried
Maengmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jimo Zhi Mu
知母 지모 · Anemarrhena

4 g
Deputy 臣
Boksin Fu Shen
茯神 복신 · Poria with hostwood

2.8 g
Deputy 臣
Chija Zhi Zi
梔子 치자 · Gardenia

4 g
Assistant 佐

parched
Jeonho Qian Hu
前胡 전호 · Peucedanum

2.8 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

2 g
Assistant 佐
Seungma Sheng Ma
升麻 승마 · Cimicifuga

1.2 g
Envoy 使
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

1.2 g
Envoy 使

raw
Daejo Da Zao
大棗 대조 · Jujube

—
Envoy 使

two dates

Total 34 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

Supplements the qi and blood
Clears the last of the residual heat
Quiets the spirit

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Relapse from exertion in a patient whose qi and blood are depleted
Convalescent weakness with restlessness and low-grade heat

Biomedical correlates

Post-infectious fatigue syndrome
Convalescent anaemia with insomnia

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治勞復, 宜養氣血. 人參ㆍ當歸ㆍ白芍藥(酒炒)ㆍ麥門冬ㆍ知母ㆍ梔子(炒) 各一錢, 白茯神ㆍ前胡各七分, 陳皮五分, 升麻ㆍ生甘草各三分. 右剉, 作一貼, 入棗二枚, 水煎服. 《回春》

Translation

Treats relapse from exertion; the qi and blood should be nourished. Ginseng, tangkuei, wine-fried white peony, ophiopogon, anemarrhena and parched gardenia, 1 don each; poria with the heartwood, and peucedanum, 7 fun each; tangerine peel, 5 fun; cimicifuga and raw licorice, 3 fun each. Cut up, make one packet, add two dates and decoct in water. — Hoechun 回春 (Donguibogam · Han, lower)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Gong Tingxian's formula takes the opposite approach to the venting ones above: relapse from exertion happens because the patient had nothing left, so supplement first and clear second. Ginseng and tangkuei lead, wine-fried peony and ophiopogon fill out the blood and fluids, and only then do anemarrhena and parched gardenia address the heat — both at the same modest dose as the tonics, which is the formula's whole argument. Poria with the heartwood retained is the spirit-quieting form, and cimicifuga at 3 fun is there to lift rather than to vent. A good formula for the convalescent who keeps relapsing every time they try to resume normal life. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.