Empirical Formula for Leukopenia — Shenqi Shengbai Decoction

Release date:

2023-06-20

【Herbal Combination】Codonopsis pilosula 20 g, Astragalus membranaceus 20 g, Millettia reticulata 30 g, Ficus pumila, Angelica sinensis 10 g, Polygonatum sibiricum 15 g, Lycium barbarum 10 g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10 g, Drynaria fortunei 10 g, Ganoderma lucidum 10 g.
【Indications and Main Therapeutic Effects】Following chemotherapy, patients may experience fatigue and weakness, aversion to cold, frequent susceptibility to common colds, spontaneous sweating and physical exhaustion, soreness and weakness in the lower back and legs, dizziness and blurred vision, poor appetite, low-grade fever with dry throat. Biochemical tests reveal a marked reduction in white blood cell count, and the tongue is pale red with a white coating. The syndrome is attributed to deficiency of the zang-fu organs and dual deficiency of both qi and blood.
[Modification] For poor appetite, add chicken gizzard lining and malt; for hair loss, add 10 g of Strychnos nux‑vomica seeds and 15 g of Polygonum multiflorum; for lumbosacral soreness and weakness, add Taxillus chinensis and Eucommia bark. For yin deficiency, add Ligustrum lucidum fruit and mulberry fruit; for severe deficiency of both qi and blood, add red ginseng and deer antler velvet. For thrombocytopenia, add deer antler velvet, donkey-hide glue, and Agrimonia pilosa. In female patients with menstrual irregularities, add Leonurus japonicus and prepared Rehmannia root; for amenorrhea, add Epimedium, Strychnos nux‑vomica seeds, prepared Rehmannia root, and Chinese angelica.

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