Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Jia Wei
This
formula is a modification of Li Dong-yuan’s famous formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
(Supplement the Center & Boost the Qi Decoction) plus the main ingredients from
Wang Ang’s Ming dynasty Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Golden Lock Secure the Essence
Pills). Our version is an 7:1 extract.
RX
Huang Qi
(Radix Astragali)
Yi Zhi Ren (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae)
Sha Yuan Zi (Semen Astragali Complanati)
Qian Shi (Semen Euryalis)
Lian Zi (Semen Nelumbinis)
Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii)
Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)
Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri)
Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae)
mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
FUNCTIONS:
Supplements the qi of the lung, spleen, and kidney
INDICATIONS:
This
formula is for the treatment of pediatric bed-wetting or enuresis due to a
combination of lung,
spleen, and kidney qi vacuity which is the most commonly seen pattern of
pediatric bed-wetting.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Bed-wetting due to damp heat pouring downward.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY QI VACUITY INCLUDE:
Pediatric
bed-wetting
Other
signs and symptoms are not necessary. It is a given that the kidneys are not
exuberant until
puberty and not mature until early adulthood.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF LUNG-SPLEEN QI VACUITY INCLUDE:
-
A blue
vein between the eyebrows
-
Cold
hands and feet
-
Poor
appetite
-
Fatigue
-
Easy
contraction of colds
-
A
tendency to loose stools
-
Frequent clear urination
FORMULA EXPLANATION:
In
Chinese medicine, bed-wetting or enuresis is seen as a problem with water
fluids, and the three viscera which control the movement and transformation of
water fluids are the lungs, spleen, and kidneys. The spleen does not mature
until approximately six years of age, and the kidneys do not become exuberant
until puberty. Therefore, it is extremely common for children to suffer from a
spleen-kidney dual vacuity. However, if there is a spleen vacuity, there is
typically also a lung vacuity since the lungs receive their qi from the spleen.
When bed-wetting is due to a lung, spleen, kidney vacuity, spleen vacuity fails
to upbear the clear. Thus too many fluids seep downward from the middle to the
lower burner, while kidney qi vacuity fails to secure and astringe and thus to
close and seal the front yin or urethra. Because the spleen is the latter heaven
root and the kidneys are the former heaven root and former and latter heavens
mutually bolster and support each other, this formula is still appropriate even
if a child only presents a spleen-lung qi vacuity or a kidney qi vacuity. Within
this formula, Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Bai Zhu, and mix-fried Gan Cao fortify the
spleen and boost the qi. Chai Hu and Sheng Ma disinhibit the qi mechanism and
upbear the clear, while Chen Pi disinhibits the qi mechanism, downbears the
turbid, and transforms phlegm. Yi Zhi Ren, Sha Yuan Zi, Qian Shi, and Lian Zi
all supplement the kidneys and secure and astringe. In addition, Yi Zhi Ren
warms the spleen, Qian Shi fortifies the spleen, and Lian Zi supplements the
spleen, therefore further tying together the kidneys and spleen. Shi Chang Pu is
added to transform phlegm, open the orifices, and arouse the spirit in order to
help children who sleep too soundly and have a hard time waking. Finally, Dang
Gui is in the formula to help supplement the qi based on the principle that,
“The blood is the mother of the qi.”
DOSAGE: 2 droppers full
MY PATIENT DOES HAVE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF:
Bed-wetting.
MY PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF:
Damp
heat.
