[Preparation method and dosage]
When taking this prescription, avoid eating cold, greasy, or hard-to-digest foods.
[Efficacy]
tonifying qi strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the stomach eliminating dampness.
[Indications]
spleen stomach qi deficiency clamp dampness syndrome/pattern. Lack of strength in the limbs, emaciation, fluid retention, inability to digest food, vomiting or diarrhea, chest and epigastrium swelling, complexion shallow yellow, pale tongue with white and greasy coating, and weak and slow pulse.
[Prescription]
The medicinal property of this prescription is gentle, warm but not dry. It is a common prescription for tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach, eliminating dampness, promoting body fluid and protecting the lungs. Fangzhong Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, Liquorice Root are Four Gentlemen Decoction, tonifying qi and invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness; Can stop diarrhea; Hyacinth Bean, Coix Seed help White Atractylodes Rhizome invigorating spleen and draining dampness; Villous Amomum Fruit Harmonizes the stomach and refreshes the spleen, regulates qi and widens the chest; Platycodon Root carries medicine upward, ventilating lung to benefit qi, and nourishes the whole body through the distribution of fluids in lung qi; Liquorice Root It strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the middle, and harmonizes various medicines. Various combinations of medicinals are used to replenish the deficiency, remove the dampness, relieve the stagnation, regulate the qi, and harmonize the spleen, stomach deficiency and heat, and then all symptoms will heal themselves.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]
- Indigestion and bloating.
- Puffy loose stool.
- Light tongue and white greasy coating.
- Pulse is weak.
[Addition and subtraction]
- dampness-heat diarrhea: add Aucklandia Root, Coptis Rhizome.
- Wet weight: add Patchouli, Magnolia Bark, Atractylodes Rhizome.
- Additional difference: add hawthorn fruit, Chicken's Gizzard-Skin.
- cough: Add Aster, Bitter Apricot Seed.
- food accumulation Vomiting and diarrhea: combined Stomach-Calming Powder.
[Modern application]
This recipe enhances digestion and absorption capabilities, enhances the body's immune function, and stops diarrhea. Used for chronic gastritis, chronic colitis, pulmonary subcutaneous node, chronic bronchitis, chronic nephritis, indigestion, leukorrhea, anemia, loss of appetite, and gastrointestinal conditioning after illness.