Ren Shen Ge Jie San (Ginseng and Gecko Powder)

Ginseng and Gecko Powder

Wei Sheng Bao Jian, 1343

• Ge Jie (gecko, grasp qi) & Ren Shen (tonify qi) – chief
• Xing Ren, Sang Bai Pi, Zhi Mu, Bei Mu (clear Lung phlegm-heat); Fu Ling, Gan Cao

• Tonifies the Lung and Kidney and aids the grasping of qi
• Clears phlegm-heat and calms wheezing

Chronic Lung-Kidney deficiency with phlegm-heat: long-standing cough and wheezing, shortness of breath worse on exertion, copious sputum (sometimes purulent), and emaciation.

Tongue: red or pale. Pulse: weak and rapid (or floating and empty).

For pure cold-deficiency wheezing, use warmer Kidney-grasping formulas.

For chronic deficiency wheezing with phlegm-heat; not for acute exterior wheezing.