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Formula补益剂· 补阴

一贯煎

Yī Guàn Jiān

Linking Decoction

The representative formula for Liver-Kidney yin vacuity with Liver qi constraint. Its design centers on enriching yin and nourishing Blood, with just one coursing medicinal (Chuan Lian Zi) to free Liver qi — embodying the principle of softening the Liver through yin nourishment, with drainage within supplementation.

Treatment Principle

滋阴疏肝

Enrich yin and course the Liver

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
生地黄Shēng Dì Huáng	君Sovereign	30g	滋阴养血，补肝肾之阴
北沙参Běi Shā Shēn	臣Minister	10g	养阴清肺，益胃生津
麦冬Mài Dōng	臣Minister	10g	养阴润肺，益胃生津
当归Dāng Guī	臣Minister	10g	养血柔肝，补阴血之不足
枸杞子Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ	臣Minister	12g	滋补肝肾之阴
川楝子Chuān Liàn Zǐ	佐Assistant	5g	疏肝泄热，理气止痛，为方中唯一疏泄之品

Modifications · 加减

口苦，舌红苔黄
+ 黄连
肝胆郁热
胁痛甚
+ 郁金、佛手
肝气郁滞重

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

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一贯煎Yī Guàn Jiān

Linking Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
生地黄	Shēng Dì Huáng	Jun (Sovereign)	30g
北沙参	Běi Shā Shēn	Chen (Minister)	10g
麦冬	Mài Dōng	Chen (Minister)	10g
当归	Dāng Guī	Chen (Minister)	10g
枸杞子	Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ	Chen (Minister)	12g
川楝子	Chuān Liàn Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	5g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-yi-guan-jian,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yī Guàn Jiān 一贯煎 (Linking Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yi-guan-jian},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

生地黄Shēng Dì Huáng

君Sovereign

30g

滋阴养血，补肝肾之阴

北沙参Běi Shā Shēn

臣Minister

10g

养阴清肺，益胃生津

麦冬Mài Dōng

臣Minister

10g

养阴润肺，益胃生津

当归Dāng Guī

臣Minister

10g

养血柔肝，补阴血之不足

枸杞子Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ

臣Minister

12g

滋补肝肾之阴

川楝子Chuān Liàn Zǐ

佐Assistant

疏肝泄热，理气止痛，为方中唯一疏泄之品

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

生地黄

Shēng Dì Huáng

Jun (Sovereign)

30g

北沙参

Běi Shā Shēn

Chen (Minister)

10g

麦冬

Mài Dōng

Chen (Minister)

10g

当归

Dāng Guī

Chen (Minister)

10g

枸杞子

Gǒu Qǐ Zǐ

Chen (Minister)

12g

川楝子

Chuān Liàn Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

@misc{bencaodian-yi-guan-jian, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Yī Guàn Jiān 一贯煎 (Linking Decoction)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yi-guan-jian}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }