Formula

Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood

当归补血汤dang gui bu xue tang
1 source

2 herbs·from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)

In the《Bencao Gangmu》tradition, this formula is described for a presentation taken as blood depletion: feverish heat in the flesh, red eyes and a flushed face, vexing thirst with constant drinking day and night, and a surging, large yet empty pulse that is forceless under pressure. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context，非现代临床声明）：治肌热燥热，目赤面红，烦渴引饮，昼夜不息，其脉洪大而虚，重按全无力，此血虚之候也。

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·草之三·芳草类·当归·附方·当归补血汤（出处：空心温服，日再服（东垣《兰室秘藏》））

Composition
  • Chinese Angelica二钱
  • Astragalus一两
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·草之三·芳草类·当归·附方·当归补血汤（组成：当归身酒洗二钱，绵黄芪蜜炙一两）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its composition.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·草之三·芳草类·当归·附方·当归补血汤（用法：水二钟，煎一钟，空心温服，日再服）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its preparation & usage.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·草之三·芳草类·当归·附方·当归补血汤（主治：治肌热燥热…此血虚之候也）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional indications.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·草之三·芳草类·当归·附方·当归补血汤（出处：空心温服，日再服（东垣《兰室秘藏》））Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its provenance.