Prescriptions for Invigorating Qi
Renshen Gejie San: Classic TCM Formula
Name
Powder of Ginseng and Gecko
The Prescription of Renshen Gejie San
Source
The book Wei Sheng Bao Jian
Ingredients
Ge Jie (Gecko) 1 pair,Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)150 g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata)150 g,Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 60 g,Fu Ling (Poria) 60 g,Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae) 60 g,Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori) 60 g,Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 60 g.Explanation
Ge Jie: The principal drug, improving inspiration to relieve asthma by invigorating the kidney-Qi.
Ren Shen: Reinforcing the primordial Qi, benefiting the spleen and lung.
Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen to remove dampness.
Sang Pi and Xing Ren: Descending the adverse flow of Qi downward to relieve asthma.
Bei Mu: Clearing away heat, moisturizing the lung, resolving phlegm.
Zhi Mu: Clearing away lung-heat, nourishing the kidney, improving inspiration.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating Qi, regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of Renshen Gejie San
Effect
Replenishing Qi, clearing away lung-heat, relieving cough and asthma.
Indications
Syndrome due to lung-deficiency and prolonged cough, marked by cough, asthma, thick yellowish sputum, or cough, vomiting of pus and blood, restless and feverish sensation in the chest, emaciation, and floating weak pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis.
Administrations
The ingredients are ground into powder. 6 g of it is taken on empty stomach with boiled water each time, twice daily, in the morning and evening.
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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