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Formula补益剂· 气血双补

十全大补汤

Shí Quán Dà Bǔ Tāng

Perfect Major Supplementation Decoction

The representative formula for dual supplementation of qi and Blood. Formed by combining Si Jun Zi Tang and Si Wu Tang with the addition of Huang Qi and Rou Gui. All ten herbs are comprehensively supplementing (hence 'Perfect'), indicated for dual qi-Blood vacuity with concurrent yang qi insufficiency.

Source《太平惠民和剂局方》卷五治诸虚

Treatment Principle

温补气血

Warmly supplement qi and Blood

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
人参Rén Shēn	君Sovereign	6g	大补元气，为补气之主药
黄芪Huáng Qí	君Sovereign	12g	补气升阳，固表止汗，与人参共为君药
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	臣Minister	12g	滋阴养血填精
当归Dāng Guī	臣Minister	9g	补血活血
白芍Bái Sháo	佐Assistant	9g	养血敛阴，柔肝止痛
川芎Chuān Xiōng	佐Assistant	6g	活血行气，使补而不滞
白术Bái Zhú	佐Assistant	9g	健脾燥湿，助运化
茯苓Fú Líng	佐Assistant	9g	健脾渗湿
肉桂Ròu Guì	佐Assistant	3g	温阳散寒，鼓舞气血生长
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	3g	益气和中，调和诸药

Modifications · 加减

气虚甚
+ 人参（加量）
元气大亏
血虚甚
+ 阿胶、何首乌
营血大亏

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。加生姜三片、大枣二枚同煎。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

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十全大补汤Shí Quán Dà Bǔ Tāng

Perfect Major Supplementation Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
人参	Rén Shēn	Jun (Sovereign)	6g
黄芪	Huáng Qí	Jun (Sovereign)	12g
熟地黄	Shú Dì Huáng	Chen (Minister)	12g
当归	Dāng Guī	Chen (Minister)	9g
白芍	Bái Sháo	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
川芎	Chuān Xiōng	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
白术	Bái Zhú	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
肉桂	Ròu Guì	Zuo (Assistant)	3g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	3g

Preparation: 水煎服。加生姜三片、大枣二枚同煎。

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  title        = {Shí Quán Dà Bǔ Tāng 十全大补汤 (Perfect Major Supplementation Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

大补元气，为补气之主药

12g

补气升阳，固表止汗，与人参共为君药

熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng

臣Minister

12g

滋阴养血填精

补血活血

养血敛阴，柔肝止痛

活血行气，使补而不滞

健脾燥湿，助运化

健脾渗湿

温阳散寒，鼓舞气血生长

益气和中，调和诸药

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

人参

Rén Shēn

Jun (Sovereign)

黄芪

Huáng Qí

Jun (Sovereign)

12g

熟地黄

Shú Dì Huáng

Chen (Minister)

12g

当归

Dāng Guī

Chen (Minister)

白芍

Bái Sháo

Zuo (Assistant)

川芎

Chuān Xiōng

Zuo (Assistant)

白术

Bái Zhú

Zuo (Assistant)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Zuo (Assistant)

肉桂

Ròu Guì

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

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