formula | Spleen-Activating Pill Qi Pi Wan |
source | "Supplement to the Neijing: Collected Forgotten Formulas, Volume 1, Citing the 'Experiential Good Formulas'" |
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bubble_chart Composition Ginseng (de-reeded), Atractylodes macrocephala (soil-fried), Poria cocos (peeled), dried Chinese yam, lotus seeds, each 30 gm; hawthorn (steamed, pitted), licorice (honey-roasted), tangerine peel, Alisma plantago-aquatica, each 15 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind each ingredient into fine powder, cook lotus leaves to make a decoction, and form into pills with cooked rice, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 70 to 90 pills each time, to be swallowed with rice water after meals.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, promoting digestion to harmonize the middle.
bubble_chart Indications
Pediatric food injury (dyspepsia), vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension, fullness, and abdominal pain; pediatric infantile malnutrition with accumulation, sallow complexion, and emaciation.