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Formula补益剂· 补血

当归补血汤

Dāng Guī Bǔ Xuè Tāng

Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood

Li Dongyuan's two-herb formula with huang qi and dang gui in a 5:1 ratio. Based on the principle that 'formless qi must be urgently secured since formed blood cannot be rapidly generated,' it vigorously supplements Spleen-Lung qi to drive blood production. A classic demonstration of the mutual generation of qi and blood.

Source《脾胃论》

Treatment Principle

补气生血

Tonify qi to generate blood

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
黄芪Huáng Qí	君Sovereign	30g	重用以大补脾肺之气，旺气以生血
当归Dāng Guī	臣Minister	6g	养血和营，与黄芪相伍气血双补

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

血虚证

Xuè Xū Zhèng

Blood Vacuity Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

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当归补血汤Dāng Guī Bǔ Xuè Tāng

Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
黄芪	Huáng Qí	Jun (Sovereign)	30g
当归	Dāng Guī	Chen (Minister)	6g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Dāng Guī Bǔ Xuè Tāng 当归补血汤 (Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

黄芪Huáng Qí

君Sovereign

30g

重用以大补脾肺之气，旺气以生血

当归Dāng Guī

臣Minister

养血和营，与黄芪相伍气血双补

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

黄芪

Huáng Qí

Jun (Sovereign)

30g

当归

Dāng Guī

Chen (Minister)

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