Bu Gan Tang
補肝湯 (补肝汤) bǔ gān tāng, "Tonify the Liver Decoction"

Translated Name: Tonify the Liver Decoction

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Formulas that Tonify,

Tonify the Blood

Decoction

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Components (7):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
木瓜	Mu Gua	Chinese quince fruit, chaenomeles	6 - 9	grams
川芎	Chuan Xiong	Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, chuanxiong root	6 - 9	grams
熟地黄	Shu Di Huang	cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root	15 - 24	grams
當歸	Dang Gui	tangkuei, Chinese angelica root	9 - 12	grams
白芍	Bai Shao	white peony root, peony	9 - 15	grams
酸棗仁	Suan Zao Ren	sour jujube seed; zizyphus	6 - 9	grams
炙甘草	Zhi Gan Cao	Honey Prepared Licorice	3 - 6	grams

	Tongue: Red and dry tongue		Pulse: Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast) Qualities: Thready (Fine, Thin), Wiry (String-taut)
	Cautions: No caution data at this time		Reference Source: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition
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