Poria 12 gm, Cinnamon Twig 9 gm (peeled), Atractylodes 6 gm, Licorice (roasted) 6 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Decoct the above 4 ingredients with 600 ml of water until reduced to 300 ml, remove the dregs, and administer in three doses while warm.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming and resolving phlegm and fluid retention, invigorating spleen and draining dampness.

bubble_chart Indications

Insufficient middle yang, phlegm-fluid retention internally, fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, dizzy vision and palpitations, cough with shortness of breath, white and slippery tongue coating, wiry and slippery pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Poria serves as the monarch herb to invigorate the spleen and drain dampness, as well as to dispel phlegm and transform fluid retention. White Atractylodes Rhizome acts as the minister herb to invigorate the spleen and dry dampness, assisting Poria in transforming water and dampness. Cinnamon Twig functions as the assistant herb to promote yang and transform qi, while tonifying qi and harmonizing the middle, and regulating all the herbs as the envoy. Combined into a formula, it collectively achieves the effects of warming and resolving phlegm and fluid retention, and invigorating the spleen and draining dampness.