Bu Fei Tang
補肺湯 bǔ fèi tāng, "Tonify the Lungs Decoction"

Translated Name: Tonify the Lungs Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (6):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
人蔘	Ren Shen	ginseng root	9	grams
黃耆	Huang Qi	astragalus root, milk-vetch root, milkvetch root	24	grams
紫苑	Zi Wan	aster root, purple aster	9	grams
桑白皮	Sang Bai Pi	mulberry root bark, morus bark	12	grams
五味子	Wu Wei Zi	schisandra fruit	6	grams
熟地黄	Shu Di Huang	cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root	24	grams

Tongue:

Pale tongue.

Pulse:

Qualities: Deficient (Xu, Weak, Empty), Weak (Frail)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Remove Herb (人蔘, man root) Ren Shen''' '''Alter (黨蔘, group root) Dang Shen Quantity to ''' 18 - 27 : (黨蔘, group root) Dang Shen is substituted for (人蔘, man root) Ren Shen with 2-3 times the dosage - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p246 details... add comment

	+1 Hadar Agay Tonify Lu Qi and stabilizes the extirior add comment

	+1 Hadar Agay Moistens the Lu to relieve persistent coughing add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez Occasional chills and feverishness add comment

	+1 Christopher Arthur (Rootdown Editor) 2-3x dosage of (黨蔘, group root) Dang Shen usually substituted for (人蔘, man root) Ren Shen. add comment

Bu Fei Tang補肺湯 bǔ fèi tāng, "Tonify the Lungs Decoction"