Chenpi (white part removed) 3 gm, Banxia (soaked in decoction seven times) 3 gm, Cangzhu (soaked in rice water) 3 gm, Fuxiong 3 gm, Chifuling 2.1 gm, Zhizi (stir-fried) 2.1 gm, Xiangfu 6 gm, Gancao (roasted) 1.5 gm, Sharen (finely ground) 1.5 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Cut finely and prepare one dose. Add 3 slices of ginger and 300 ml of water, decoct until reduced to 150 ml, and administer while warm.

bubble_chart Indications

All types of depression.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For qi depression, add Lindera, Aucklandia Root, Areca Seed, Perilla Leaf, Dried Ginger, and double Cyperus and Villous Amomum Fruit; for damp stagnation, add White Atractylodes Rhizome and double Atractylodes Rhizome; for heat stagnation, add Coptis Rhizome and double Gardenia; for phlegm stagnation, add Arisaema, Submature Bitter Orange, and Small Chinese Honeylocust Fruit; for blood stagnation, add Peach Kernel, Carthamus, and Peony Bark; for food stagnation, add Hawthorn Fruit, Medicated Leaven, and Barley Sprout.