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Formula补益剂· 气血双补

八珍汤

Bā Zhēn Tāng

Eight Treasures Decoction

The combination of Si Jun Zi Tang and Si Wu Tang into a single formula for simultaneous qi and blood supplementation. All eight herbs are precious tonics (hence 'Eight Treasures'), and the formula is indicated for any pattern of concurrent qi and blood vacuity.

Source《医方集解》

Treatment Principle

益气补血

Augment qi and tonify blood

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
人参Rén Shēn	君Sovereign	9g	大补元气
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	君Sovereign	12g	滋阴养血
白术Bái Zhú	臣Minister	9g	健脾燥湿
茯苓Fú Líng	臣Minister	9g	健脾渗湿
当归Dāng Guī	臣Minister	9g	养血活血
白芍Bái Sháo	臣Minister	9g	养血敛阴
川芎Chuān Xiōng	佐Assistant	6g	活血行气
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	5g	调和诸药

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

气血两虚证

Qì Xuè Liǎng Xū Zhèng

Qi and Blood Dual Vacuity Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

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八珍汤Bā Zhēn Tāng

Eight Treasures Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
人参	Rén Shēn	Jun (Sovereign)	9g
熟地黄	Shú Dì Huáng	Jun (Sovereign)	12g
白术	Bái Zhú	Chen (Minister)	9g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Chen (Minister)	9g
当归	Dāng Guī	Chen (Minister)	9g
白芍	Bái Sháo	Chen (Minister)	9g
川芎	Chuān Xiōng	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	5g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Bā Zhēn Tāng 八珍汤 (Eight Treasures Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/ba-zhen-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

大补元气

12g

滋阴养血

健脾燥湿

健脾渗湿

养血活血

养血敛阴

活血行气

调和诸药

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

人参

Rén Shēn

Jun (Sovereign)

熟地黄

Shú Dì Huáng

Jun (Sovereign)

12g

白术

Bái Zhú

Chen (Minister)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Chen (Minister)

当归

Dāng Guī

Chen (Minister)

白芍

Bái Sháo

Chen (Minister)

川芎

Chuān Xiōng

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

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