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| Home -> Herbal Formulas -> Bu Yi Ji -> si jun zi tang |
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| Pin-yin: |
si jun zi tang |
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| English name: |
Four-Gentleman Decoction |
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| Component: |
Radix Ginseng(ren shen), Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae(bai zhu), Sclerotium Poriae Cocos(fu ling), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(gan cao) |
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| Pharmacological Effect: |
1) Helps to regulate the smooth muscle of stomach and intestines bi-directionally, 2) improves immunity propensity, 3) promotes metabolism, increases glycogen, 4) prevents swellings and tumors, prevents cell mutation, 5) prevents weakening from aging. |
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| Function: |
Tones the qi and strengthens the spleen. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula treats deficiency of qi. Symptoms include pallid complexion, fatigue, weakness, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, brevity of speech, a pale tongue with thin or no coating, and a thin, frail pulse. Modern practitioners often use this formula for treatment of 1) chronic dysentery, gastric ulcer, gastritis, 2) chronic hepatitis. |
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| Cautions: |
This is the basic formula for toning the qi. Qi and blood are two basic elements of the human body. Many other toning formulas are developed based on this one. |
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