The main function of Qi Ju Di Huang Tang is to nourish the kidneys, nourish the liver and brighten the eyes, and the addition or subtraction of the basic formula can not be applied to blood deficiency, and clinically, the formulae commonly used for blood deficiency are Four Substance Tang and Gui Spleen Tang. 1. Four Substances Soup: composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, its function is to nourish and regulate Blood, and it is mainly used for treating dizziness caused by deficiency of Blood in the camp, palpitations, insomnia and lack of splendor of the complexion or for women’s menstruation disorders with scanty amount of menstruation or menstruation closure, and pains in umbilical and abdominal regions.
This formula mainly treats palpitation and palpitations due to deficiency of heart, spleen, qi and blood, insomnia and forgetfulness, night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up), hypothermia, poor appetite and body fatigue, yellowish color, etc. It can also treat blood in stools and subcutaneous purpura caused by spleen’s failure to control blood, as well as women’s disintegration and leakage (menstrual bleeding in excessive amount or more than a few drops), menorrhagia and pre-menstrual period, etc. The individual patient’s physique and condition are different. Patients’ individual constitution and condition are different, the specific medication needs to be applied flexibly by the TCM doctor according to the patient’s condition, and should not be used blindly by oneself.