[Efficacy]

drying dampness and invigorating spleen, regulating qi and armonizing stomach.

[Indications]

Spleen and stomach syndrome/pattern of dampness obstruction in qi phase. Abdominal distension and fullness, belching, pantothenic acid, poor appetite, bland taste in mouth, tasteless, heavy limbs, tiredness and sleepiness, diarrhea, greasy tongue coating, slow pulse.

[Prescription]

This prescription is the main ingredient for treating gastrointestinal diseases and is widely used for various digestive system diseases. In the prescription, Atractylodes Rhizome is dry and warm, invigorating the spleen and can remove water toxin; Magnolia Bark is bitter-warm drying dampness, moving qi removes fullness, and the movement of qi leads to dampness transformation. Be a minister; Dried Tangerine Peel rationalizes qi transformation stasis, and helps Magnolia Bark lowering qi to reduce adversity; Liquorice Root is sweet and gentle In the middle, it is used to harmonize the medicines and relieve the dryness of the medicines; add ginger and dates to regulate the spleen and stomach, resolving dampness to harmonize the middle.

[Key points of syndrome differentiation]

1. Abdominal distension and fullness.
2. belching vomiting.
3. anorexia Burnout.
4. The coating is white and greasy.

[Addition and subtraction]

1. External contraction dampness turbidity Internal stop: add Patchouli, Pineilia.
2. Indigestion, anorexia: add hawthorn fruit, Germinated Barley, Medicated Leaven.
3. Red and astringent urine: Add Poria and Alisma.
4. red dysentery: add Coptis Rhizome.
5. White dysentery: add Evodia Fruit.
6. constipation: Add Rhubarb Rhizoma, Mirabilite.
7. Vomiting phlegm-fluid retention: Add Pineilia, Poria.
8. Chest, abdominal distension and fullness: add Aucklandia Root, Submature Bitter Orange.
9. Pain in the epigastrium and abdomen: add Corydalis Tuber and Cyperus.
10. Dampness-heat: Add Skullcap Root and Coptis Rhizome.
11. Leg and knee cold pain: add Achyranthes Root, Eucommia Bark

[Attention to taboos]

This medicine is bitter, warm and dry, and can easily damage yin blood, so it should be used with caution in pregnant women with yin blood deficiency.

[Modern application]

This prescription strengthens the stomach, expels wind, relieves spasms, promotes appetite, resists ulcers and reduces inflammation. It is used for acute and chronic gastritis, chronic enteritis, gastrointestinal neuropathy, stomach and duodenal ulcers, gastrointestinal bloating, indigestion, and gastric laxity.