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Ba Zhen Tang 八珍汤
Eight Treasure Decoction


Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Experiential Formulas from the Auspicious Bamboo Hall, 1326

Herb Name
Ren Shen 人参 (Ginseng)
Dang Gui
当归 (Chinese angelica)
Bai Zhu
白术 (White Atractylodes)
Fu Ling 茯苓 (Poria)
Shu Di Huang
熟地黄 (Rehmannia)
Bai Shao yao
白芍药(White Peony)
Chuan Xiong
川芎(Sichuan lovage)

Zhi Gan Cao 甘草 (Fried Licorice)
Latin
Panax ginseng
Angelica sinensis
Atractylodes macrocephala
Poria cocos
Rehmannia glutinosa
Paeonia lacti
flora
Ligusticum chuanxiong

Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Amount



9 grams ea.

9–12 grams ea.


6 grams ea.


Preparation:
Prepare a standard decoction. Traditionally, the herbs were powdered and taken with a decoction of fresh Ginger and Red Chinese Dates.

Function:
strongly tonifies Qi and Blood, benefits Spleen and Liver

Use:
1. Severe weakness; pale face, weak pulse, dizziness, tiredness, weakness, poor appetite etc. Pale tongue with a very low pulse.

2. Good to support in or after chronic illness. 3. Anemia
4. Amenorrhea, chronic Uterine Bleeding
5. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

6. Chronic diseases: Hepatitis, Diabetes, Leukemia
7. Infertility, Recurrent Miscarriage
8. Postpartum weakness, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum anemia
9. Post-surgical weakness; Weakness after chronic illness or Chemotherapy etc.


Dose:

The above can be taken as a dose; or 9 grams of powder twice or thrice daily

Cautions:
1. Not used at the start of acute conditions (cold or flu)
2. Not used in people with Heat or excess.


Modifications:
1. Poor appetite, add Citrus Chen Pi and Amomum Sha Ren
2. More severe Qi deficiency with Coldness, add Astragalus Huang Qi and Cinnamon Rou Gui.


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This is a combination of Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction and Si Wu Tang Four Substance Decoction, the principle Qi and Blood tonic formulas of TCM respectively.
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