ju yuan jian

Name: ju yuan jian
Creator: Bencao Index

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

Herb	Amount
huang qi	9 g
ren shen	9 g
zhi gan cao	3 g
sheng ma	1.5 g
bai zhu	3 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

Abdominal distention
Bearing-down sensation
Fatigue
Low back pain
Pale menstrual blood
Pallor
Palpitations
Reluctance to speak
Shortness of breath

Modifications

Cold signs: + zhi fu zi, + gui zhi, + gan jiang
Loss of body fluids: + wu mei
Fluids depleted, second option: + ge qiao
Enuresis: + zhi dang shen, + chao chai hu, + chao chen pi, + sha yuan zi, + sang piao xiao, + gan jiang, − ren shen
Heavy periods: + e jiao, + ai ye, + hai piao xiao, + xian he cao
Heavy periods with more severe bleeding: + e jiao, + ai ye, + hai piao xiao, + xian he cao, + xue yu tan, + pao jiang, + chi shi zhi

Names

Pinyin	ju yuan jian
English Name	Life the Source Decoction

Classification

Category: Tonfiy the Qi