Gu Bu Decoction

Gu Bu Decoction,Foot ulcers caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yin with damp-heat descending. The condition begins at the big toe, initially presenting with itching and pain, followed by blackening of the toenail; gradually, the flesh turns black and the condition spreads to the instep.

Formulas Name : Gu Bu Decoction

Chinese Name : 顾步汤

Drug Formulation

Astragalus 5 qian, Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 4 qian, Phellodendron bark (stir-fried with salt and wine) 2 qian, Anemarrhena rhizome (stir-fried with wine) 2 qian, Prepared Rehmannia root 3 qian, Cinnamon bark 1 qian, Dried ginger 1 qian, Achyranthes root 3 qian, Tiger shin bone (roasted with butter) 3 qian, Honeysuckle 2 qian.

Source

*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.

Benefits

Foot ulcers caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yin with damp-heat descending. The condition begins at the big toe, initially presenting with itching and pain, followed by blackening of the toenail; gradually, the flesh turns black and the condition spreads to the instep.

Instructions for Use

Decoct with wine and take orally.

Gu Bu Decoction,*Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 10.,Foot ulcers caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yin with damp-heat descending. The condition begins at the big toe, initially presenting with itching and pain, followed by blackening of the toenail; gradually, the flesh turns black and the condition spreads to the instep.

More Herbs Formulas

Benzoin Decoction

Benzoin Decoction,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 237.,For chronic wasting disease with severe weakness and emaciation, shortness of breath, coughing, and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest, gradually leading to emaciation.

Chaihu Lianqiao Decoction

Chaihu Lianqiao Decoction,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 3.,For severe fever in typhoid fever, accompanied by delirium, moaning, and an inability to lie down and sleep.

Minor Eupatorium Pill

Minor Eupatorium Pill,*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 7.,For postpartum debility in women.

Ginseng and Atractylodes Six-Ingredient Pills

Ginseng and Atractylodes Six-Ingredient Pills,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,Weakness of the spleen and kidneys, prolonged amenorrhea, dry complexion, pale yellow or white complexion, dry lips, and a lackluster gaze; reduced appetite; tinnitus and headache, or possible hot flashes and heat in the palms; pale red tongue with a thin yellow coating; rapid and weak pulse.

Appetite-Stimulating Hawthorn Pills

Appetite-Stimulating Hawthorn Pills,*Practical Handbook of Chinese Patent Medicines*.,Epigastric and abdominal distension, pain, and indigestion caused by food stagnation.

Rush Decoction

Rush Decoction,*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 7.,For painful urinary tract infections.

Duoxiao Powder

Duoxiao Powder,*The Treasure of Public Health*, Volume 11.,Tightness, pain, and sores on the lips.

Weirui Shouyin Decoction

Weirui Shouyin Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 12.,For women who, after childbirth, experience a mass protruding from the vaginal opening, shaped like a handkerchief, with either corners or a single lobe, due to liver atrophy.

Erliu Pills

Erliu Pills,From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,Deficiency of both qi and blood, complicated by food stagnation, phlegm-fire, and chest pain.

Tangerine Sweet Decoction

Tangerine Sweet Decoction,From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,Phlegm-related cough.

Smallpox and Boil Ointment

Smallpox and Boil Ointment,*Essentials on Smallpox*, Volume 6.,For toxic boils, carbuncles, and abscesses following smallpox.

Liver-Nourishing Pills

Liver-Nourishing Pills,*Compilation of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations from Heilongjiang Province* (Volume 1).,Hepatitis, cirrhosis.

Three-Flower Summit Pill

Three-Flower Summit Pill,From *Secret Formulas of Miraculous Medicines*, Volume 1.,

Chuanxiong and Qianhu Decoction

Chuanxiong and Qianhu Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 161.,Postpartum pain in the chest and abdomen due to stagnation of blood and qi.

Kudzu Root and Bupleurum Decoction

Kudzu Root and Bupleurum Decoction,*Essentials of Shanghan* (Volume 1).,Shanghan. When the pulse in both hands is floating, rapid, and taut; if the pulse strength is weak before the Guan position and strong after it; with aversion to wind but no spontaneous sweating; and the illness occurred between Qingming and Mangzhong.

Compound Boxwood Tablets

Compound Boxwood Tablets,Formula cited from the Wuhu Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.,Rheumatic pain, chest and abdominal distension, and trauma. Chronic coronary insufficiency, heart failure, and myocarditis.

Fu Can Pills

Fu Can Pills,*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 11).,For various forms of malnutrition, diarrhea, dysentery, and convulsions in children that have not healed for a long time; as well as for emaciation and frailty after weaning that gradually worsen to the point of being untreatable.

Decoction for Resolving Blood Stasis and Stopping Bleeding

Decoction for Resolving Blood Stasis and Stopping Bleeding,*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,Hemoptysis due to blood stasis in the epigastric region, characterized by purple-colored blood mixed with clots, often accompanied by stabbing pain in the epigastric region at a fixed location that is tender to pressure, a sallow complexion, and a涩 pulse.

Seven-Ingredient Qi-Regulating Pills

Seven-Ingredient Qi-Regulating Pills,*Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015*,Tonifies the kidneys and anchors qi; astringes essence and stops seminal emission. Indicated for shortness of breath, chest tightness, chronic cough, breathlessness, dry throat, seminal emission, night sweats, and frequent urination caused by the kidneys’ failure to anchor qi.

Rhubarb and Schisandra Pills

Rhubarb and Schisandra Pills,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 6); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 26).,Excess qi in the lungs, oppression and fullness in the chest, coughing and shortness of breath, and qi stagnation in the large intestine.

Depression Pills

Depression Pills,*Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 1.,Internal injury from cold and dampness, resulting in asthma, shortness of breath, a sallow complexion, and swollen limbs.

Magnolia and Cinnamon Decoction

Magnolia and Cinnamon Decoction,From *Wai Tai*, Volume 6, citing *Bi Xiao Fang*.,For thirst, dry mouth, and persistent abdominal pain following cholera.

Medicated Moxa Sticks

Medicated Moxa Sticks,*Chinese Pharmacopoeia*, Volume 1.,Wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, muscle soreness and numbness, pain in the joints and limbs, and cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen.

Liver-Protecting Powder

Liver-Protecting Powder,*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.,For liver disease accompanied by internal cataracts.

White Poplar Bark Powder

White Poplar Bark Powder,Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Zhouhou Fang), Volume 6; name cited in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Qianjin), Volume 6.,Darkening of the face, hands, and feet.