du shen tang

Unaccompanied Ginseng Decoction

About du shen tang

Du Shen Tang, Unaccompanied Ginseng Decoction, is Ren Shen with Da Zao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that rescue devastated Yang, and records it as tonifying Source Qi powerfully where collapse threatens.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
ren shen60 g
da zao5 g

Actions and indications

Powerfully tonifies Source Qi and stabilizes collapse

  • Collapse of Qi, including collapse after heavy loss of blood; an emergency measure
  • Exhaustion pattern with Phlegm blocking the Heart orifice
  • Extremely pale face, lethargy, cold limbs, feeble breathing and heavy sweating
  • Pulse minute and thin, barely perceptible

Modern uses

  • Acute severe blood loss
  • Heart failure
  • Pulmonary failure
  • Stroke
  • Excessive sweating

Symptoms

Cautions

Names

Pinyindu shen tang
English NameUnaccompanied Ginseng Decoction

Classification

Category
Rescue Devastated Yang
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