Qi Tonics Comparison

FORMULA	ALTERNATE NAME	FUNCTIONS	INDICATIONS	TONGUE/PULSE	INGREDIENTS
Astragalus Capsules	Huang Qi Extract Capsules	Tonifies Qi and Blood, Strengthens Spleen, Raises Yang Qi of Spleen and Stomach, Tonifies Wei Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior and Tonifies Lungs	Deficiency of Wei Qi, Lung Qi, Spleen and Stomach Qi.	Tongue: Varied. May be pale, with teeth marks, and thin white coat; Pulse: Varied. May be frail or deficient	Huang qi, Astragalus membranaceus root
Bu Fei Tang	Bu Fei Teapills	Tonifies Lung Qi, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior	Lung Qi Deficiency.	Tongue: pale with a thin white coat; Pulse: frail or deficient	Huang qi, Shu di huang, Sang bai pi, Zi wan, Ming dang shen, Wu wei zi, Ren shen
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang	Central Chi Teapills	Tonifies the Qi, Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, Raises Sunken Yang	Middle jiao Qi Deficiency leading to sinking of the Yang.	Tongue: pale, teeth marks, with a thin white coat Pulse: deficient, flooding or deficient and rootless at middle right hand position; Pulse: slippery, rapid	Huang qi, Gan cao, Dang shen, Bai zhu, Dang gui, Sheng ma, Chai hu, Chen pi, Da zao, Sheng jiang
Eleuthero Capsules	Ci wu jia (Eleutherococcus senticosus root) extract Capsules	Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi, Augments Heart Qi and Calms the Shen, Invigorates Blood and unblocks the Collaterals	Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency, Heart Blood Deficiency, Blood stagnation in the channels and Collaterals.	Tongue: Varied. May be pale, with teeth marks, or dusky; Pulse: Varied. May be thin, soft, wiry, choppy	Ci wu jia
Jiao Gu Lan	Jiao Gu lan Teapills	Strengthens Zheng Qi, Enhances Yin, Supports Yang, Moistens the Lungs, Nourishes Body Fluids, Expels Phlegm, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic-Heat, Invigorates the Blood	Qi, Yin and/or Yang deficiency possibly with concurrent phlegm or heat toxins. Used for Lung Qi deficiency. Also for Heart and Kidney Qi and Yin deficiency.	Tongue: Varied. May be pale or red, greasy coat; Pulse: deficient, rapid, slippery	Jiao gu lan / Gynostemma pentaphyllum herb
Liu Jun Zi Tang	Six Gentlemen Teapills	Tonifies Spleen Qi, Transforms Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Descends Stomach Qi	Spleen Qi deficiency with phlegm dampness.	Tongue: pale, teethmarks, with a thick greasy white coat; Pulse: thin, weak, deficient, slippery, soft	Dang shen, Bai zhu, Fu ling, Chen pi, Ban xia, Da zao, Gan cao, Sheng jiang
Ping Chuan Wan	Ping Chuan Teapills	Tonifies Lung Qi, Descends Rebellious Lung Qi, Tonifies Kidney Qi, Benefits Lung Yin, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi	Lung and Kidney Qi deficiency, with some Lung Yin deficiency.	Tongue: pale, white coat; Pulse: deficient, small	Dang shen, Xing ren, Sang bai pi, Wu zhi mao tao, Man hu tui zi, Gan cao, Chen pi, Bai qian, Ge jie, Dong chong xia cao, Meng shi
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San	Shen Ling Bai Zhu Tablets	Tonifies Spleen Qi, Harmonizes the Stomach, Transforms Dampness	Spleen Qi deficiency with damp accumulation.	Tongue: pale, swollen, thin white greasy coat; Pulse: thin, weak, soft	Dang shen, Fu ling, Bai zhu, Shan yao, Lian zi, Yi yi ren, Bai bian dou, Jie geng, Sha ren, Gan cao
Shen Qi Da Bu Wan	Abundant Qi Teapills	Tonifies Qi, Strengthens Wei Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior, Nourishes the Heart, Calms the Shen	Lung, Spleen, and Wei Qi deficiency. Also for Heart and Lung Qi deficiency.	Tongue: pale, swollen, teeth marks, thin white coat	Wu wei zi, Huang qi, Dang shen, Suan zao ren
Sheng Mai San	The Great Pulse Teapills	Tonifies the Qi, Preserves the Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Astringes the Leakage of Fluids	Lung Qi and Yin deficiency.	Tongue: pale-red with a dry thin coat, may have many surface cracks; Pulse: deficient, rapid, thin, irregular	Dang shen, Mai men dong, Wu wei zi
Si Jun Zi Tang	Four Gentlemen Teapills	Tonifies the Qi, Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach	Spleen Qi deficiency.	Tongue: pale; Pulse: thin, frail, weak	Dang shen, Chao bai zhu, Fu ling, Gan cao
Triple Mushroom Capsules	Reishi, Shiitake and Maitake extract Capsules	Strengthens Wei Qi, Tonifies Qi and Blood, Nourishes the Heart, Calms Shen, Tonifies Lung Qi	Wei Qi Deficiency, Lung Qi Deficiency, Qi and Blood Deficiency.	Tongue: Varied. May be pale with teeth marks and thin white coat; Pulse: Varied. May be thin, floating, deficient, weak	Ling zhi, Hui shu hua, Xiang gu
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang	Six Gentlemen Plus Teapills; Aplotaxis Amomum Teapills	Tonifies Spleen Qi, Transforms Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Regulates Qi in the Middle Jiao	Spleen Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Dampness and Qi Stagnation in the Middle Jiao.	Tongue: pale, teethmarks, with a thick greasy white coat; Pulse: thin, deficient, slippery, soft, weak, wiry	Bai zhu, Fu ling, Dang shen, Ban xia, Chen pi, Sha ren, Mu xiang, Gan cao, Da zao, Sheng jiang
Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang	Fortify Stomach Teapills	Regulates Qi in the Middle Jiao, Harmonizes the Stomach, Descends Stomach Qi, Drains Dampness, Transforms Phlegm, Eliminates Food Stagnation, Tonifies Spleen Qi	Qi, Damp and Phlegm-Damp Stagnation in the Middle Jiao with underlying Spleen Qi Deficiency.	Tongue: dusky, pale or pink, thick greasy white coat; Pulse: slippery, soft, moderate, wiry	Bai zhu, Fu ling, Chen pi, Ban xia, Mu xiang, Huo xiang, Xiang fu, Bai dou kou, Hou po, Sha ren, Zhi shi, Da zao, Gan cao, Sheng jiang
Zi Sheng Tang	Zi Sheng Teapills	Tonifies Spleen Qi, Regulates Qi in the Middle Jiao, Drains Dampness, Eliminates Food Stagnation, Harmonizes the Stomach, Clears Heat, Calms the Fetus	Spleen Qi deficiency with lingering Dampness, Food Stagnation, and smoldering Heat in the Middle Jiao. Also for mild Summer Damp-heat, or lingering Damp-heat in the intestines.	Tongue: pale, thick white or yellow greasy coat; Pulse: weak, soft, slippery, wiry	Dang shen, Bai zhu, Yi yi ren, Shen qu, Chen pi, Shan zha, Shan yao, Qian shi, Mai ya, Fu ling, Bai bian dou, Lian zi, Jie geng, Huo xiang, Gan cao, Ze xie, Bai dou kou, Huang lian

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