du qi wan

Name: du qi wan
Creator: Bencao Index

Capital Qi Pill

都氣丸

About du qi wan

Du Qi Wan, Capital Qi Pill, adds Wu Wei Zi to the Liu Wei Di Huang Wan base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that nourish and tonify Yin, and records it as astringing Lung Qi to relieve a wheezing cough.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
shu di huang	24 g
shan zhu yu	12 g
shan yao	12 g
fu ling	9 g
mu dan pi	9 g
ze xie	9 g
wu wei zi	—

Actions and indications

Nourishes Kidney Yin

Yin deficiency of the Lungs and Kidneys
Low back and knee pain, weakness, dizziness and tinnitus
Hectic fever, night sweats, and dryness of the mouth and throat
Seminal emission
Tongue red with little or no coat; pulse thin and rapid

Astringes Lung Qi and relieves wheezing cough

Wheezing cough with shortness of breath and phlegm
Cough with scanty sputum or sputum streaked with blood
Hoarse voice and sore throat

Modern uses

Bronchial asthma
Bronchitis
Pulmonary emphysema
COPD
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Dyspnea
Hoarseness
Night sweats
Nocturnal emissions
Low back pain
Knee pain
Dizziness
Tinnitus
Weakness

Symptoms

Cough
Dizziness
Dry mouth
Dry throat
Hemoptysis
Hoarseness
Knee pain
Low back pain
Night sweats
Productive cough
Shortness of breath
Sore throat
Spermatorrhea
Tidal fever
Tinnitus
Weakness
Wheezing

Modifications

Asthma: + bai he, + mai men dong, + chen xiang
Asthma with scant sputum that is hard to cough up: + bai he, + mai men dong, + chen xiang, + chuan bei mu, + xing ren, + zi su zi
Asthma with Spleen Deficiency: + bai he, + mai men dong, + chen xiang, + huang qi, + dang shen

Cautions

caution Spleen deficiency with diarrhea, poor digestion and a white, greasy tongue coat
caution Take care in regions where illness is mostly caused by Damp
contraindication Yang deficiency

Names

Pinyin	du qi wan·(qi wei) du qi wan
Chinese	都氣丸
English Name	Capital Qi Pill·Rehmannia and Schisandra Formula·Pill of Seven Ingredients with Rehmannia·Qi Wei Du Qi Wan

Classification

Category: Nourish and Tonify Yin