Gan Wen Xian Run Method 1985.9.20

Gan Wen Xian Run Method 1985.9.20

The Gan Wen Xian Run method, also known as "soft agent yang medicine," was skillfully employed by the renowned Qing dynasty physician Ye Tianshi, who elaborated extensively on it in his "Clinical Guide to Medical Cases." This method uses sweet-warm tonification to replenish deficiency, salty-astringent actions to consolidate, and moistening to treat dryness, making it suitable for treating various ailments with endless efficacy.

1. Medications for functional uterine bleeding include red ginseng, Astragalus, Angelica, Rehmannia, white peony, donkey-hide gelatin, dodder seed, mugwort, charred palm fiber, charred black plum, and deer antler velvet.
2. Medications for threatened miscarriage include dodder seed, Eucommia, Astragalus, donkey-hide gelatin, Codonopsis, Cistanche, Epimedium.
3. Medications for uterine underdevelopment include dodder seed, Cistanche, Morinda citrifolia, Epimedium, goji berries, Eucommia, Cornus officinalis, Angelica, white peony, Leonurus cardiaca, Codonopsis, Astragalus, and deer antler velvet.
4. Medications for hypertrophic lumbar spondylitis and lumbar muscle strain include Dipsacus, Drynaria, Atractylodes, tiger bone, Cistanche, dodder seed, Epimedium, Eucommia, Psoralea corylifolia, Astragalus, Angelica, Rehmannia, Morinda citrifolia, and deer antler velvet.
5. Medications for chronic bronchitis and emphysema include dodder seed, Epimedium, Cistanche, goji berries, Perilla frutescens, Atractylodes, Codonopsis, Poria, deer antler velvet, agarwood, and honey-fried licorice.
6. Medications for renal ptosis include Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang supplemented with dodder seed, Cistanche, and Epimedium.

Observation: The most commonly used soft agent yang medicines are dodder seed, Cistanche, and Epimedium. These three herbs grow in high-altitude saline-alkali sandy lands, all possessing a salty yet sweet taste and a warm nature, hence the name "sweet-warm and salty-astringent."