Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang 【Source】Jin Kui Yao Lue, Volume Upper. 【Alternate Names】Huang Qi Tang (Wai Tai Mi Yao, Volume 17, citing Gu Jin Lu Yan). 【Composition】Huang Qi 4.5 grams, Gui Zhi 9 grams (peel removed), Gan Cao 6 grams (honey-fried), Da Zao 12 pieces, Shao Yao 18 grams, Sheng Jiang 9 grams, Jiao Yi 30 grams 【Usage】Combine seven ingredients, use 1.4 liters of water, decoct to 600 milliliters, add Jiao Yi, then gently heat until dissolved. Take 200 milliliters warm each time, three times daily. 【Function】Warm the center, tonify qi, harmonize the interior, relieve urgency. 【Indications】Deficiency labor with urgent abdominal distress, general deficiency, lower abdomen pain, emptiness below the navel, sallow complexion, dry lips, chest irritability and palpitations, weakness, heavy body, sore muscles and bones, shortness of breath during movement, poor appetite, post-illness weakness, spontaneous sweating, night sweats. 【Additions】For shortness of breath and fullness in the chest, increase ginger; for abdominal distension, remove jujube and add Fu Ling 4.5 grams. |