🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Ginseng, Atractylodes, Poria, Fried Licorice
Indications: Pale complexion, limb weakness, poor appetite, loose stools due to spleen-stomach Qi deficiency, pale tongue with thin white coating, weak pulse.
Function: Tonify Qi and strengthen the spleen. This formula is a fundamental Qi-tonifying prescription.
Reinvigorating the Middle Energizer Decoction
Astragalus, Ginseng, Atractylodes, Angelica, Bupleurum, Shengma, Tangerine Peel, Fried Licorice
Indications: Fatigue, headache, aversion to cold, spontaneous sweating, thirst with preference for warm drinks, pale face, dizziness, loose stools, chronic diarrhea, uterine prolapse, gastric prolapse, rectal prolapse, pale tongue with white coating, weak pulse due to spleen-stomach Qi deficiency and sinking central Qi.
Function: Tonify Qi and strengthen the spleen. This is a representative formula for tonifying Qi and raising yang.
Shengmai Powder (Shengmai Drink)
Ginseng, Ophiopogon, Schisandra
Indications: Qi and Yin injury due to heat pathogen causing fatigue, dry mouth, frequent drinking, weak pulse; or chronic cough damaging lung Qi and Yin, leading to dry cough, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating.
Function: Tonify Qi and nourish Yin. This is a commonly used formula for heat-induced Qi and Yin deficiency. Key diagnostic features include deficient sweating, deficient panting, and deficient pulse.
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