Tonic Qi Herbs - Actions and contradictions

Ren Shen Actions

1. Strongly tonifies qi & Yuan Qi

2. Tonifies lungs & augments qi

3. strengthens spleen & Stomach

4. generates fluids & stops thirst

5. Benefits heart qi and calms mind

Ren Shen Contradictions

1. Heat (excess or def)

2. without qi def.

3. high blood pressure

4. rising liver yang

Ren Shen Overdose

headache

insomnia

high blood pressure

Dang shen actions

1. tonifies middle burner (spleen/stomach) and augments qi

2. tonifies lung

3. strengthens and nourishes fluids

Dang shen contradictions

1. heat

2. substantial qi

3. high blood pressure

4. rising liver yang

huang qi actions

1. tonifies spleen and augments qi

2. raises sunken yang qi of spleen and stomach

3. augments wei qi and stabilizes(strengthens) exterior *

4. tonifies qi and blood

huan qi contradictions

1. exterior excess

2. qi stagnation

3. yin deficiency with heat or heat toxins.

Shen Yao Actions

1. tonifies spleen and stomach

2. tonifies lung qi and lung yin

3. tonifies kidneys and also stabilizes and binds jing

Shen Yao Contradictions

caution w excess conditions esp w dampness

Bai Zhu Actions

1. tonifies spleen and qi

2. strengthen spleen, dries dampness

3. stabilizes exterior and stops sweating

4. strengthen spleen and calms fetus*

Bai Zhu contradictions

yin deficiency w heat signs

raises sunken yang-qi of spleen & stomach

Huang qi

Augments wei qi and stabilizes exterior

Huang qi

dose of 9-100g

Huang qi

tonifies middle burner

Dang shen

generates fluids and stops thirst

ren shen

strengthens qi and nourishes fluids

dang shen

tonifies Kindeys and stabilizes and binds

shan Yao

1 of best herbs for drying dampness

Bai Zhu

nourish yin and have affinity for kidney

Shan Yao

calms the fetus

Bai Zhu

stabilize the exterior

Huang qi & Bai Zhu

3 actions of Da Zao

1. tonify spleen augment qi

2. nourishes blood and calms spirit

3. moderates and harmonizes harsh properties of other herbs