Ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala (soil-fried), Tangerine peel, Malt (stir-fried), each 60 gm; Hawthorn (pitted) 45 gm; Immature bitter orange 90 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, and form into pills using Shenqu paste. Take 10 grams each time, swallowed with rice water, two to three times a day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Invigorating spleen and promoting digestion.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen deficiency leads to weak qi and poor digestion.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Spleen deficiency leads to weak qi, which cannot be transported and transformed. Therefore, ginseng and atractylodes are used to tonify qi, and dried tangerine peel is used to regulate qi. When qi circulates, the spleen becomes strong and the stomach robust. For undigested food, it is necessary to aid digestion, so hawthorn fruit is used to digest meat, germinated barley to digest grains, and immature orange fruit to resolve stagnation and transform stuffiness. The combination of tonification and digestion ensures that food is digested without harming qi.