ren shen hu tao tang

Name: ren shen hu tao tang
Creator: Bencao Index

Ginseng and Walnut Decoction

About ren shen hu tao tang

Ren Shen Hu Tao Tang, Ginseng and Walnut Decoction, is Hu Tao Ren, Ren Shen and Sheng Jiang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that tonify Qi, and records it as tonifying the Lungs and Kidneys to relieve wheezing and breathlessness.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
hu tao ren	5 g
ren shen	6 g
sheng jiang	5 g

Actions and indications

Tonifies the Lungs and Kidneys

Deficiency of Lungs and Kidneys, with the Kidneys unable to grasp Qi
Cold hands and feet, low back pain and a soft voice
Puffiness of the face
Tongue pale with a white coat; pulse feeble

Relieves wheezing and dyspnoea

Cough and wheezing that keep the patient from sleeping and from lying flat
Asthma and breathlessness with a full feeling in the chest
Sweating when coughing

Modern uses

Emphysema
COPD
Bronchial asthma
Chronic bronchitis
Dyspnoea
Facial oedema

Symptoms

Chest fullness
Cold limbs
Cough
Facial edema
Inability to lie flat
Insomnia
Low back pain
Shortness of breath
Sweating
Weak voice
Wheezing

Modifications

Asthma: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + zi he che, + ge jie
Hurried panting and shortness of breath: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ci shi, + ge jie, + wu wei zi
To strengthen its action: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ge jie, + wu wei zi
Tendency to catch colds: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ge jie, + wu wei zi, + bai zhu, + fang feng
Phlegm-Damp blocking the Lungs: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ge jie, + wu wei zi, + zhi ban xia
Phlegm-Damp blocking the Lungs with copious sputum: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ge jie, + zhi ban xia, + jie geng, + zhi ke, + fu ling, − shu di huang
Long-standing cough: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ge jie, + wu wei zi, + kuan dong hua, + hou po
Weak Spleen Qi, with reduced appetite and loose stools or diarrhoea: + bu gu zhi, + chen xiang, + ge jie, + wu wei zi, + bai zhu, + fu ling

Cautions

contraindication Exterior conditions
contraindication Excess (full) Heat

Names

Pinyin	ren shen hu tao tang
English Name	Ginseng and Walnut Decoction

Classification

Category: Tonfiy the Qi