Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Granules, Box of 42 packets (2g per packet)

SKU	TCM107
Brand	TCM Zone Granule Formulas - Packet Box
Unit Size	Box of 42 sachets (2 grams each)
Potency	5:1
Contraindications	Contraindicated for fever due to heat from yin deficiency. It should also be remembered that this formula is not indicated in all instances of prolapse, but only in those due to qi deficiency.
Actions	Tonifies the qi of the middle burner and raises sunken yang.
Pattern	Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach qi leading to sinking of the yang.
Channels Entered	Spleen, Stomach
Tongue	Pale with a thin, white coating
Pulse	Flooding, deficient or a deficient, rootless pulse at the middle position on the right.
Chinese name	Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
English name	Ginseng & Astragalus Combination

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Description	This [formula] is [for] deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach qi leading to sinking of the yang. The Spleen controls the flesh and limbs. When the Spleen qi is deficient, the flesh and limbs are deprived of nourishment and become soft and weak. One also has a tendency to curl up, a passive movement in which the body seems to 'collapse' inward. (This is different from the active curling up that occurs with interior cold.) When the Spleen and Stomach are deficient, the qi from nourishment cannot ascend. Because the clear yang depends on this upward movement to ascend, the yang sinks into the yin and is unable to circulate in the superficial levels of the body. This manifests as fever, spontaneous sweating, and aversion to cold. Because the fluids depend on the yang for distribution (especially to the upper parts of the body), there is also thirst. The fever is intermittent (i.e., it varies during the day) and worsens upon exertion. This thirst is for warm beverages, which distinguishes this condition from that due to heat from deficiency. The aversion to cold, which arises from the inability of the yang qi to circulate between the interstices and pores and support the protective qi, can be alleviated by wearing more clothing. This distinguishes it from the aversion to cold due to externally-contracted conditions, which is not as easily alleviated. The deficiency of qi also results in shortness of breath with little exertion, and laconic speech, as the qi is too weak to support any activity. The pale tongue with a thin, white coating is indicative of Spleen deficiency. The deficient, rootless pulse at the middle position on the right reflects a collapse of the Spleen qi. However, the pulse is often flooding and deficient in this condition because the yang qi has lost its ability to restrain the pulse. Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas and Strategies.*
Ingredients	Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) Huang Qi (Radix Astragali Membranacei) Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis Da Zao (jujube) Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma zingiberis recens) Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae)