formula name | Spleen-Invigorating Pill |
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage White Poria peeled 60gm
Nutmeg (Semen Myristicae)
wrapped in flour simmered cooked, wrapped in paper, beaten to remove oil 30gm Grind into a fine powder, then form into pills using steamed cakes, each the size of a mung bean. Take 50 pills each time, swallowed with aged rice water on an empty stomach, twice a day.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, purging heat and removing stagnation.
bubble_chart Indications
Spleen-stomach weakness, food stagnation, epigastric fullness and distension, reduced appetite, loose stools, greasy and slightly yellow tongue coating, weak and soggy pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, and Liquorice Root, which constitute the Four Gentlemen Decoction, tonify the spleen and stomach; Chinese Yam strengthens the middle and fortifies the spleen; Medicated Leaven, Germinated Barley, and hawthorn fruit promote digestion and resolve food stagnation; Aucklandia Root, Villous Amomum Fruit, and Dried Tangerine Peel move qi and soothe the middle; Nutmeg warms the middle and astringes the intestine; Coptis Rhizome clears heat and dries dampness. The combination of these herbs provides both tonification and dispersion, along with the effect of clearing heat and resolving dampness.