Qi Tonics
Hong Qi (Radix Hedysari)
Name
Hong Qi (Radix Hedysari)
The Effect of 红芪
Property
Sweet, warm; lung and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify qi, raise yang, secure superficial to stop sweat, promote diuresis and resolve swelling, promote the secretion of saliva and tonify blood, dispel toxin and expel pus, astringe wound to promote skin generation, dissipate stagnation and relieve arthralgia.
Indications
Poor appetite with loose stool, qi deficiency with edema, hemiplegia, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, rectocele due to chronic diarrhea, unhealing ulcer, exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating, sallow complexion due to blood deficiency, fatigue due to qi deficiency, sinking of spleen qi, numbness due to arthralgia, diabetes.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~30 g, stir-baked with honey for tonifying qi.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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