ju yuan jian

Life the Source Decoction

About ju yuan jian

Ju Yuan Jian, Lift the Source Decoction, is Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Ma and Bai Zhu. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that tonify Qi, and records it as raising Yang Qi.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
huang qi9 g
ren shen9 g
zhi gan cao3 g
sheng ma1.5 g
bai zhu3 g

Actions and indications

Tonifies Qi to tonify the Blood

  • Qi so deficient that heavy bleeding follows, with collapse and exhausted Yang
  • Pale, watery blood
  • Palpitations, shortness of breath and reluctance to speak
  • Fatigue and a shiny, pale face
  • Tongue pale with a thin, moist coat; pulse deficient and frail, or weak and smooth

Raises Yang Qi

  • Sinking feeling in the lower abdomen
  • Abdominal fullness
  • Lower back pain

Modern uses

  • Menorrhagia
  • Organ prolapse
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Postpartum uterine bleeding
  • Leukemia
  • Vaginal pain
  • Abdominal fullness and distention
  • Metrorrhagia
  • Fetal restlessness
  • Aplastic anemia
  • Threatened miscarriage
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Fatigue
  • Prolonged menstruation

Symptoms

Modifications

Names

Pinyinju yuan jian
English NameLife the Source Decoction

Classification

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