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Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill

Pin Yin: Zhong Man Fen XiaoWan

Actions:
   Fortifies the Spleen, regulates the Qi and releases constrained Liver Qi, drains Heat, promotes urination, and resolves Stagnated Dampness;
  ---used for Stagnated Damp Heat in the Middle Burner with drum-like abdominal distention and bursting pain in epigastrium and abdomen, with either foul-smelling diarrhea or constipation.
   (See Spleen Stomach Damp Heat; Liver Gall Bladder Damp Heat .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Magnoliae Officinalis, Cx [hou po]

2-4

Citri seu Ponciri Immaturus, Fr (= Aurantii Immaturus, Fr) [zhi shi]

1-2

Curcumae, Rz [jianghuang]

0.2-0.4

Scutellariae, Rx [huang qin]

2.5-5

Coptidis, Rz [huang lian]

1-2

Zingiberis, Rz [gan jiang]

0.4-0.8

Pinelliae, Rz [ban xia]

1-2

Anemarrhenae, Rx [zhi mu]

0.8-1.6

Alismatis, Rz [ze xie]

0.6-1.2

Polypori Umbellati, Sclerotium (= Grifola) [zhu ling]

0.2-0.4

Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling]

0.4-0.8

Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rz [bai zhu]

0.2-0.4

Ginseng, Rx [ren shen]

0.2-0.4

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

0.2-0.4

Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen pi]

0.6-1.2

Amomi, Fr seu S [sha ren]

0.4-0.8

Associated Modern Diseases: ascites.
Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria [Wu Ling San]; Two-Cured Decoction [Er Chen Tang]; Calm the Stomach Powder [Ping Wei San]; Four-Gentleman Decoction [Si JunZi Tang].

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