Ren Shen Gu Ben Tang - 人參股本汤 - Ginseng Decoction To Strengthen The Root

English:	Ginseng Decoction to Strengthen the Root
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	6g	Tonifies Lung Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst. With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency. With Tian Men Dong, for Qi and Yin Deficiency with a fever, thirst, irritability, shortness of breath and a dry, red tongue.
(Rx. Codonopsis)	(Dang Shen)	(12g)	(Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Asparagi	Tian Men Dong	20g	Clears Lung Heat, Generates fluids, Moistens the Lungs, Nourishes Kidney Yin, Resolves Phlegm, Sedates Fire. With Ren Shen and Shu Di Huang, for Debility and low grade fever due to Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	20g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops coughing. With Tian Men Dong, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with consumptive coughing and occasional hemoptysis. With Sheng Di Huang, for Hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	20g	Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin,nourishes Jing and Blood and arrests coughing and wheezing.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	20g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.

Formula Actions

• Clears Fire from the Lungs
• Nourishes Yin and Blood

Syndromes

• Spleen Yin Deficiency
• Kidney Yin Deficiency with Lung Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Consumptive cough Consumptive fever Hemoptysis Night sweating

Spontaneous sweating T: Red tongue C: Little or None P: Weak, thready and rapid

Treats

Tuberculosis Late menstruation

Herpes genitalia

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For herpes genitalia due to Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising Generating Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with Qi and Yin Deficiency:		For herpes genitalia due to Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising Generating Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with Qi and Yin Deficiency with recalcitrant lesions:
- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	+ 15g Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen
+ 12g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	+ 12g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao
+ 9g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ 9g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	+ 9g Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao
+ 9g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen	+ 9g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ 6g Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma	+ 6g Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma
+ 6g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	+ 6g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen
For herpes genitalia due to Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising Generating Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with Qi and Yin Deficiency with severe itching and pain:		+ 9g Rx. Ampelopsis	Bai Lian
+ 9g Rx. Cynanchi Atrati	Bai Wei
+ 9g Fr. Quisqualis	Xi Yang Shen
- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	+ 9g Testa Glycinis	Lu Dou Yi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen
+ 12g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Rx. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao
+ 9g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao
+ 9g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mao Gen
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ 6g Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma
+ 6g Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen
+ 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae	Zi Cao
+ 9g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng
+ 12g Concha Haliotidis	Shi Jue Ming