formula | Pueraria Flower Sobering-Up Decoction Ge Hua Jie Cheng Tang |
source | Piwei Lun Volume II |
Lotus Qingpi (pith removed) 0.9 gm, Muxiang 1.5 gm, Jupi (white part removed), Renshen (de-reeded), Zhuling (black skin removed), Baifuling, each 4.5 gm, Shenqu (stir-fried until yellow), Zexie, Gan Shengjiang, Baizhu, each 6 gm, Baidoukouren, Gehua, Sharen, each 15 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients into a very fine powder and mix well. Take 10 grams each time, mixed with plain boiled water. A slight sweat will indicate that the alcohol-related ailment has been dispelled.
Dispelling dampness and warming the middle to strengthen the spleen.
Excessive alcohol consumption leads to deficiency, dampness injures the spleen and stomach, causing headache, irritability, vertigo, vomiting, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, reduced appetite, physical fatigue, difficulty in urination, and diarrhea.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Pueraria Flower uniquely enters the Yangming channel to dispel alcohol and invigorate the spleen; Polyporus, Poria, and Alisma gently promote diuresis and eliminate dampness, allowing the pathogenic dampness from alcohol to be expelled through urination; Villous Amomum Fruit, White Cardamom, Green Tangerine Peel, Tangerine Peel, Aucklandia Root, and Dried Ginger warm the middle, strengthen the spleen, regulate qi, and harmonize the stomach; Ginseng and White Atractylodes Rhizome tonify qi and invigorate the spleen; Medicated Leaven resolves alcohol and aids digestion. When used together, these herbs collectively achieve the effects of dispersing and eliminating dampness from alcohol, warming the middle, and strengthening the spleen.