Composition and efficacy of Compound Pulse Tang

Fuxing Pulse Tang, also known as Roasted Licorice Tang, consists of Roasted Licorice, Ophiopogon, Radix et Rhizoma Shengdi, Fructus Pseudostellariae, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Radix et Rhizoma Ginger, Cinnamon Branches, Jujubae, and Colla Corii Asini, and is known for its effects of tonifying qi, nourishing yin, and restoring the pulse by promoting the passage of Yang. Fuxing Vein Tang, also known as Roasted Licorice Tang, from “Treatise on Typhoid Fever”, is a formula that replenishes both qi and blood (qi and blood together). It is composed of ginseng, ginger, cinnamon sticks, roasted licorice, maitake, raw earth, flamed sesame seeds, jujube, and Colla Corii Asini, with the effects of benefiting qi, nourishing yin, and restoring yang to the veins, and can be used clinically to treat yin, blood, and yang qi weakness, loss of nourishment to the heart veins, and impotence of deficiency labors and lungs. The contraindications of this drug are not clear. It should be used with caution in cases of deficiency labor and lung impotence where both qi and yin are injured. Patients who need to use the medicine should consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and should not use the medicine by themselves.