bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach and promoting fluid production, stopping diarrhea.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen-stomach weakness, deficiency of body fluids and internal heat, vomiting and diarrhea, muscle heat and excessive thirst.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is a modified version of the Four Gentlemen Decoction. In the formula, the Four Gentlemen tonify the qi of the spleen and stomach; Patchouli is acrid and warm, an aromatic herb that resolves dampness, harmonizes the middle, and stops vomiting; Aucklandia Root is acrid, bitter, and warm, moving qi to relieve pain; Pueraria Root is sweet, acrid, and neutral, uplifting stomach qi to stop diarrhea.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Vomiting, diarrhea, infantile diarrhea, chronic gastritis.