Lotus seed meat (peeled), Coix seed, Amomum fruit, Platycodon root (stir-fried until deep yellow), each 500 gm; White hyacinth bean (soaked in ginger juice, peeled, slightly stir-fried) 750 gm; Poria, Ginseng (de-reeded), Licorice root (stir-fried), Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, each 1,000 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients together into a fine powder. Take 6 grams per dose, mixed with jujube decoction. Adjust the dosage for children according to their age.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach and eliminating dampness.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen-stomach weakness, reduced appetite, loose stools, lack of strength in the limbs, emaciation, chest and gastric stuffiness, abdominal distension and fullness, borborygmus, pale yellow complexion, white and greasy tongue coating, and a fine and slow pulse. Currently used for chronic gastroenteritis, diabetes, anemia, pediatric indigestion, chronic gastritis, chronic enteritis, protein-energy malnutrition, and other chronic diseases. It is suitable for those with spleen-stomach qi deficiency accompanied by dampness. It can also be used for chronic bronchitis, pulmonary subcutaneous nodules, and other conditions with spleen deficiency and excessive phlegm.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, and Liquorice Root tonify qi and invigorate the spleen; Chinese Yam, Hyacinth Bean, and Lotus Seed strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness; Villous Amomum Fruit awakens the spleen; Platycodon Root lifts the clear, ventilates the lung, and regulates qi, aiding in the upward movement of the medicine. Together, these herbs work synergistically to tonify the spleen, replenish qi, harmonize the stomach, and eliminate dampness.