Licorice root 12 gm (roasted), ginger 9 gm (sliced), ginseng 6 gm, rehmannia root 30 gm, cinnamon twig 9 gm (peeled), donkey-hide gelatin 6 gm, ophiopogon root 10 gm (de-cored), hemp seed 10 gm, jujube 30 pieces (split).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take the above 9 ingredients, add 700 ml of sake and 800 ml of water, first boil the 8 ingredients, extract 300 ml, remove the dregs, dissolve the gelatin completely, administer 100 ml while warm, and administer 3 times a day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying qi and nourishing blood, enriching yin and restoring the pulse.

bubble_chart Indications

Qi deficiency, blood weakness, emaciation, shortness of qi, palpitations, flusteredness, irritability, insomnia, dry stools, pale red tongue with little coating, and irregular pulse; deficiency fatigue, lung atrophy, chronic cough, excessive saliva and sputum, dry throat and thirst, blood in phlegm, palpitations, heart vexation, shortness of qi, insomnia, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, and weak rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The formula heavily employs Prepared Liquorice Root, which is sweet and warm, to tonify qi, unblock the meridians, benefit blood and qi, and soothe urgency to nourish the heart, serving as the sovereign herb. Ginseng and Chinese Date tonify qi and nourish the spleen and heart, while Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Ophiopogon Tuber, Hemp Seed, and Donkey-hide Gelatin nourish yin and blood, acting as the minister herbs. Cinnamon Twig, Fresh Ginger Rhizome, and clear wine warm yang and unblock the meridians, serving as the assistant herbs. When these herbs are combined, they are warming without being drying, nourishing without being cloying, collectively achieving the effects of tonifying qi, nourishing blood, enriching yin, and restoring the pulse.