bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Poria (Poria)
12gm (4 liǎng) Alisma (Rhizoma Alismatis)
24gm (half jīn) Take six grams of the powdered mixture each time, to be taken with warm wine, three times a day.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishing blood and regulating the liver, invigorating the spleen and draining dampness.
bubble_chart Indications
Abdominal pain during pregnancy and various pains in the lower abdomen of women, persistent cramping pain in the abdomen that lessens with pressure, dizziness, difficulty urinating, swelling of the feet, pale red tongue, white greasy coating, and a soft, thin, and slow pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
This formula is commonly used for gynecological and obstetric diseases, suitable for syndromes of liver deficiency with blood stasis and spleen deficiency with damp stagnation, but it is not limited to women and can also be used by men. In the formula, Chinese Angelica and Peony Root nourish blood and pacify the liver; Sichuan Lovage Rhizome invigorates blood and resolves stasis; White Atractylodes Rhizome invigorates the spleen, dries dampness, and calms the fetus; Poria and Alisma promote urination and drain dampness. The combination of these herbs collectively achieves the effects of nourishing blood and pacifying the liver, invigorating blood and resolving stasis, and invigorating the spleen and draining dampness.
bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation
- Pregnancy or pain in the lower abdomen of men and women that is relieved by pressure.
- Dizziness, pale complexion.
- Difficulty in urination.
- White and greasy tongue coating.
- Soft and slow pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- kidney deficiency with soreness in the waist: add Prepared Rehmannia Root, Eucommia Bark, Chinese Taxillus Herb.
- spleen deficiency with poor appetite and loose stool: add Tangshen, Chinese Yam, Hyacinth Bean.
- blood deficiency with vertigo: add Prepared Rehmannia Root, Salvia, Red Peony Root.
- liver depression qi stagnation: add Bupleurum, Cyperus.
- blood heat: add Peony Bark, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Gardenia.
- abdominal mass with abdominal pain or dark spots: combine with Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill.
- dysphoria with thirst: add Coptis Rhizome, Skullcap Root.
- yellow leukorrhea: add Chinese Yam, Phelloendron Bark, Plantain Seed.
- prostatitis: combine with Redness-Removing Powder.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Abdominal pain during pregnancy, menopausal syndrome, pelvic inflammation, infertility, ovarian cysts, habitual late abortion, pregnancy beriberi, chronic nephritis, hypertension, hypotension, prostate hypertrophy, chronic appendicitis, chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, dark spots, leukorrhea.