Danggui Yinzi
The Prescription of Danggui Yinzi
Source
The book Chong Ding Yan Shi Ji Sheng Fang
Ingredients
- Dang Gui 30 g,
- Bai Shao 30 g,
- Chuan Xiong 30 g,
- Sheng Di Huang 30 g,
- Jing Jie 30 g,
- Fang Feng 30 g,
- Bai Ji Li 30 g,
- He Shou Wu 15 g,
- Huang Qi 15 g,
- Zhi Gan Cao 15 g.
Explanation
Dang Gui: Tonifying and coordinating blood, regulating menstruation.
Bai Shao: Nourishing blood and astringing Yin.
Shou Wu: Tonifying blood, supplementing essence, checking malaria, removing toxicity, moistening intestine.
Sheng Di: Clearing heat and coolling blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing yin.
Chuan Xiong: Promoting the circulation of blood and removing the stagnation of Qi, thus preventing other sticky-natured tonics in this prescription from bringing about the stagnation of Qi and blood.
Jing Jie: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior, promoting eruption, alleviating itching.
Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and tonifying the spleen and stomach.
Bai Ji Li: Pacifying the liver and soothing the liver, dispelling wind and improving vision.
Fang Feng: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior, expelling wind-damp, alleviating pain.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of Danggui Yinzi
Effect
Nourish yin and tonify blood, dispel wind and release exterior.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 12 g of the powder is decocted with Sheng Jiang 15 g for oral dose to be taken at any time.