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Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction)

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction

Category
Formulas that Tonify
Subcategory
Formulas that Tonify the Qi and Blood
Ingredients
12 herbs
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Actions

  • Tonifies Qi and Blood and alleviates fatigue
  • Warms the Yang and dispels cold.

Indications

  • Chronic coughing that is worse after exertion
  • Shortness of breath
  • Weariness
  • Fatigue
  • Weakness of the lower extremities
  • Cold extremities
  • Poor appetite
  • Pale complexion
  • Palpitations
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Slow speech
  • Chronic abscesses
  • Non-healing sores
  • Continuous spotting
  • Dysmenorrhea

Western Uses:

  • Cardiac Failure
  • Anemia
  • Uterine Bleeding
  • Chronic Abscesses

Ingredients

12 substances in Shi Quan Da Bu Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.

Bai ShaoBai Shao12-15 gTonify BloodBai ZhuBai Zhu9-12 gTonify QiChuan XiongChuan Xiong6-9 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationDa ZaoDa Zao2 piecesTonify QiDang GuiDang Gui12-15 gTonify BloodFu LingFu Ling12-15 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessHuang QiHuang Qi15-18 gTonify QiRen ShenRen Shen6-9 gTonify QiRou GuiRou Gui6-9 gWarm the Interior and Expel ColdSheng JiangSheng Jiang3 piecesWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorShu Di HuangShu Di Huang15-18 gTonify BloodZhi Gan CaoZhi Gan Cao3-6 gTonify Qi

Preparation & dosage

Decoction.

  • Double or triple the dosage of Dang Shen is commonly substituted for Ren Shen

    • Safety — read before use

    This formula is warm and drying and should not be used in cases of heat from Yin deficiency or in excess conditions

    Originally Appeared In:

    • Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang)

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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