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Enhanced Decoction for Regulating the Middle and Benefiting Qi

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Enhanced Decoction for Regulating the Middle and Benefiting Qi,Headache due to deficiency of both qi and blood.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Decoction for Regulating the Middle and Benefiting Qi

Chinese Name : 加味调中益气汤

Drug Formulation

3 fen of dried tangerine peel, 3 fen of Phellodendron bark (wine-fried), 4 fen of Cimicifuga root (coarse bark removed), 4 fen of Bupleurum root (root tip removed), 6 fen of ginseng, 6 fen of licorice (roasted),Atractylodes lancea 6 fen (soaked in rice water), Astragalus membranaceus 1 qian, Ligusticum chuanxiong 6 fen, Vitex negundo 3 fen (peeled with a pestle), Asarum sieboldii 2 fen (one version includes 2 fen of Wood Fragrance and omits Phellodendron).

Source

From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 4, citing a formula by Dongyuan.

Processing

Finely chop the ingredients and prepare as a single dose.

Benefits

Headache due to deficiency of both qi and blood.

Instructions for Use

Add 2 zhan of water, strain, and drink while warm.

Enhanced Decoction for Regulating the Middle and Benefiting Qi,From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 4, citing a formula by Dongyuan.,Headache due to deficiency of both qi and blood.

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