Ba zhen tang 八珍湯 (in English and Chinese 中英文)

by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 按此看中文

Name of Formula: ba zhen tang Application: qi and blood deficient (qixu and xue xu) with yinxu with heat, pixu (weak digestion), lack of strength, emanciated muscles, bleeding after birth or during pregnancy,  anemia with dizziness, blurry vision with palpitation, pale complexion, weakness after sickness, irregular menses, as tonic before and after giving birth.

Composition:

sheng jiang 3 slices, ren shen 12 g, dang gui 12 g, da zao 12 g, bai zhu 12 g,

chuan xiong 12 g, fu ling 12 g, shao yao 12 g, gan cao 6 g, shu di huang 12 g.

Add 1,200 cc of water. Simmer till about 320 cc is left.

Take before meal, while warm.

Adjustment of formula:

1. achy loin：add niu xi, du zhong.
2. lack of appetite：add shan yao, shan zha, mai ya, qian shi.
3.blood deficient) with headache：add man jing zi, gao ben.

4. to regulate menses：add yi mu cao.
5. habitual miscarriage：add sha ren, zi su.
6. chronic ulceration of boils：add rou gui, huang qi. Then it is called shi quan da bu tang。
7. excessive fetus movements：add huang qi, xu duan, huang qin, sha ren.

Note: In cases of qixu (qi deficient) with blood deficient and dislike cold, use this formula (ba zhen tang); but qixu (qi deficient) with xuexu (blood deficient) with yangxu (yang deficient) use shi quan da bu tang.

Note: ba zhen tang derives from the combination si wu tang and si jun zi tang  With added  rou gui, huang qi,  it is called shi quan da bu tang

八珍湯

(四物湯加四 君子湯名為八珍湯)

主治﹕

氣虚 兼血 虚 而有 陰虛內熱，脾胃虧損，食慾不振，肢體無力， 肌肉消瘦，胎產崩漏， 體虛衰弱，貧血頭暈，目眩心悸，面色蒼白，病後衰弱，月經不調，腰痛，產前產後調養。

處方﹕

生薑  三 片,  人參  三 錢， 當歸  三 錢， 大棗  三 枚 ，白朮  三 錢， 川 芎  三錢， 茯苓  三 錢， 芍藥  三錢，甘草  錢半， 熟地黃  三 錢。

水三碗﹐煎八分。

飯前溫服。

加減:

1. 腰骨痠痛：加牛 膝，杜 仲。
2. 納呆：加山 藥，山 楂，麥 芽，芡 實。
3. 血虛頭痛：加蔓 荊子，篙本  。
4. 調經：加益母草。
5. 習慣性流 産：加砂 仁，紫 蘇。
6. 瘡口不收：加肉 桂，黃 耆名曰十全十補湯。
7. 胎動不安：加黃 耆，續 斷，黃 芩，砂 仁。

註﹕氣虛兼血虛畏寒者使用本方。

氣虛, 血虛，兼陽虛 手足冰冷者使用十全十補湯。

此方﹐一錢 = 3.75 克。(舊制)

Last update: Sept 30, 2013; 12:20 a.m. LAH