Chinamed Qi And Blood Tonic 2 Formula 78c

This formula was devised by Bi Li-zhai and recorded in the 'Catalogued Essentials for Correcting the Body' (zheng ti lei yao), 1529. It may be regarded as a combination of Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Major Herbs Formula) and Si Wu Tang (Dang-gui Four Combination), or alternativelyas a simplified version of Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (Ginseng and Dang-gui Ten Formula).The formula name means 'the eight precious (herbs) formula' because it contains the eight most effective tonifying herbs for the Qi and the Blood. It has become a very popular tonic in China and, more recently, also in the West, with a strong reputation as a women's formula. However it may also be used efficaciously by men with the appropriate clinical presentation. Disorders of both the Qi and the Blood are commonly seen in clinic because the Qi and the Blood are complementary, and impairment of the one readily affects the other. Because Blood deficiency primarily affects the Heart and the Liver, some of the main clinical features are associated with these organs; while Qi deficiency is primarily associated with the Spleen and Lung, some of the main clinical features are associated with these organs. Qi deficiency is…