Prescriptions For Recuperating Depleted Yang and Rescuing Patients from Collapse
Shenfu Tang: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Shenfu Tang
Source
The book Zheng Ti Lei Yao
Ingredients
Fu Zi 9 g,Ren Shen 12 g.Explanation
Fu Zi: Restore yang from collapse, reinforce fire and strengthen yang, dispel cold to alleviate pain.
Ren Shen: Replenishing the Qi of the middle-Jiao.
The Effect of Shenfu Tang
Effect
Recuperating depleted Yang and rescuing the patients from collapse, replenishing Qi.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice. Double the dose for Yang exhaustion syndrome.
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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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