Chief

• Huang Qi 60g Extremely powerful substance for strengthening the qi and stabilizing the exterior. Tonifies the superficial or exterior aspects of the Lungs and Spleen, and is well-suited to this pattern. "It enters the Lungs to tonify the qi, and it enters the exterior to firm up the wei qi. It is foremost among all herbs that tonify the qi."

Deputy

• bái zhú 60g Strengthen spleen, augment qi. Reinforces Huang Qi, strengthens metal by cultivating earth. Cited as an herb to stop sweating. Jun + Chen generate qi by tonifying the Spleen, which is the source of qi and blood.

Assistant

• fáng fēng 30g Circulates in the exterior where it expels wind. Does not damage the fluids, which might injure the lungs. With Huang Qi, stabilizes the exterior withoug causing evils to linger, and expels evils without harming the normal qi. An example of "dispersing while tonifying."