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Individual Herbs - 12 Tonify Qi - Coggle Diagram
Individual Herbs - 12 Tonify Qi
Tonify Qi
Ren Shen
Man Root
Most important herb for tonifying the qi. It tonifies the primal or "yuan" qi. Enters the Lung and Spleen and tonifies the spleen qi and lung qi; the 2 most important organs for generating qi. Ren Shen can also generate fluids.
Dang Shen
Group Root
Enters the Lung and Spleen. Similar to Ren Shen and tonifies the Spleen and Lung qi, but does not tonify the primal "yuan" qi. Good but not as strong alternative to Ren Shen.
DUI YAO - Huang Qi
Used together to tonify spleen and lung qi. Dang Shen tends towards the interior and benefiting the spleen to engender blood. Huang Qi tends towards the exterior and benefiting the lung to support the yang.
Dang Shen 10-15g, Huang Qi 10-30g
Huang Qi
Sweet and slightly warm. Enters the Lungs and Spleen. Huang Qi is a strong Primal Qi tonic. It also strengthens spleen qi and raises spleen yang. It tonifies lung qi along with go out to exterior to strengthen the Wei qi and generate flesh/treat sores. It's not as strong of a qi tonic as Ren Shen, but unlike Ren Shen it can raise the yang, support the exterior and promote urination.
DUI YAO - Dang Gui
Strongly tonifies the blood. Huang Qi supplements qi to engender and transform blood. Dang Gui directly tonifies blood. Used together in Dang Gui Bu Xue tang and Gui Pi tang.
Dang Gui 6-9g, Huang Qi 15-30g
DUI YAO - Dang Shen
Used together to tonify spleen and lung qi. Dang Shen tends towards the interior and benefiting the spleen to engender blood. Huang Qi tends towards the exterior and benefiting the lung to support the yang.
Dang Shen 10-15g, Huang Qi 10-30g
DUI YAO - Fang Feng
Used together (along with Bai Zhu) in Yu Ping Feng San (Jade Windscreen Powder). Huang Qi tonifies lungi and augments the Wei Qi on the exterior. Fang Fang expels wind and together they secure the exterior and stop spontaneous sweating.
Fang Feng 6-10g, Huang Qi 10-20g
DUI YAO - Fu Xiao Mai
Used together in Mu Li San to stop sweating due to qi deficinecy. Huang Qi supports the Spleen/Lung and Wei qi to reinfoce the eterior. Fu Xiao Mai cools Heart yang to stop sweating. It also eliminates wind-damp in the Spleen. The Spleen controls the deeper part of the flesh (muscle layer) which if damp perades can diisrupt the superficial layers.
Fu Xiao Mai 10-30g, Huang Qi 10-30g
DUI YAO - Fu Zi
Used together for cold spontaneous sweating due to yang deficiency.
Fu Zi 6-10g, Huang Qi 10-30g
DUI YAO - Han Fang Ji
This combination is featured together in Fang Ji Huag Qi tang. Indicated for wind-damp on the exterior resulting in heaviness and edema and urinary obstruction. Huang Qi strengthens and secures the exterior while Han Fang Ji drains damp-heat through the urine. So one tonifies while the other reduces.
Han Fang Ji 6-10g, Huang Qi 10-15g
Shan Yao
Mountain Herb
This is Chinese yam. Sweet, neutral. Enters Spleen, Lungs, Kidney. Tonifies Spleen qi and yin. Tonifies Lung qi and yin. Tonifies Kidney qi, yin and essence. It is a food (yam) so its effects are slow and long. It's slightly astringing as well.
Da Zao
Big Date
This is jujube dates. Sweet and warm. It enters the Spleen only. Tonifies Spleen qi and blood. Also harmonizes the ying and wei. Commonly used to moderate properties of harsh herbs.
DUI YAO - Sheng Jiang
Together these herbs harmonize the ying and wei and harmonize the Spleen and Stomach. Sheng Jiang goes to the Stomach to strengthen the Wei qi. Da Zao goes to the Spleen to strengthen the Ying qi. Feature together in Gui Zhi tang.
Da Zao 10-30g, Sheng Jiang 5-10g
DUI YAO - Ting Li Zi
Used together in Ting Li Z Da Zao Xie Fei tang. Da Zao moderates the intens draining action of Ting Li Zi and protects the Spleen and stomach. Used for fluid in the lungs and whole body edema with its root being phlegm/fluids obstructing the Lung qi dynamic.
Da Zao 10g, Ting Li Zi 3-6g
Bai Zhu
White Atractylodis
Enters spleen and stomach. Bitter, sweet and warm. First of all this herb tonifies the qi. Secondarily it dries dampness. Also helpful to stop sweating and calm the fetus when due to qi deficiency.
DUI YAO - Fu Ling
Important combination for treating dampness by strengthening spleen and promoting urination. Bai Zhu emphasizes tonifying spleen while Fu Ling emphasizes promoting urination.
Bai Zhu 10-15g, Fu Ling 10-15g
DUI YAO - Huang Qin
This combination is used to calm the fetus. both herbs individually calm the fetus and together they can also treat bleeding during pregnancy. Pregnancy tends to create heat due to warm transformation of growing fetus as well as heat generated by the fetus. Bai Zhu strengthens the spleen to control the blood while Huang Qin drains the heat.
Bai Zhu 10-15g, Huang Qin 6-12g
DUI YAO - Zhi Shi
Together these herbs are used to break up accumulation of food and treat adbominal distension that is related to spleen qi deficiency. Also treats organ prolapse due to qi deficiency.
Bai Zhu 10-15g, Zhi Shi 5-10g
Gan Cao
Sweet Herb aka Licorice
Enters all 12 channels but especially the spleen and heart. Sweet and neutral (the prepared form is warm). Enters all 12 channels but first of all the spleen to tonify the qi. Its ability to enter all 12 channels makes it versatile in formulas to lead other herbs where they need to go. Its sweetness allows it to tonify and moderate. It also has ability to “drain fire”, but this is actually more of a moderating ability.
DUI YAO - Hua Shi
Used together in Liu Yi San (Six-to-One powder). Used for summerheat with damp. Can have numerous manifestations of disease but classic is urinary pain. It's thought to improve proper water flow along the San Jiao.
Gan Cao 3-6g, Hua Shi 10-18g
DUI YAO - Jie Geng
These 2 herbs make up the formula Jie Geng tang. Together they regulate Lung qi, expel phlegm and resolve toxicity. Can treat lung abscess. Need to use Sheng Gan Cao. Raw Gan Cao clears heat and toxicity and has greater moistening effect.
Gan Cao 5-10g, Jie Geng 9-15g