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 Strengthen the Spleen Pill


Pin Yin: Jian Pi Wan

Category:Disperse Food Accumulation
Additional Categories:   Promote movement of Qi;   Supplement Qi

Actions:
   Fortifies Spleen, reduces Food Stagnation, and gently stops diarrhea;
  ---used for mild Food Stagnation due to underlying Vacuity of Middle Burner Qi that has begun to transform into mild Damp Heat; symptoms include watery diarrhea, poor appetite, and abdominal bloating.
   (See Food Accumulation; Spleen Qi Vacuity; Spleen Damp .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rz [bai zhu] 5
Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling] 4
Ginseng, Rx [ren shen] 3
Dioscoreae Oppositae, Rx [shan yao] 2
Myristicae Fragrantis, S [rou dou kou] 2
Crataegi, Fr [shan zha] 2
Fermentata, Massa [shen qu] 2
Hordei Vulgaris Germinantus, Fr [mai ya] 2
Saussureae seu Vladimirae, Rx (= Aucklandiae, Rx) [mu xiang] 1.5
Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen pi] 2
Amomi, Fr seu S [sha ren] 2
Coptidis, Rz [huang lian] 1.5
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 1.5

 


   Associated Modern Diseases: chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric prolapse, chronic dysentery, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, autonomic dysfunction of gastrointestinal tract.
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephalae Powder [ShenLing Bai Zhu San]; Four-Gentleman Decoction [Si JunZi Tang]; Preserve Harmony Pill [Bao He Wan]; Two-Cured Decoction [Er Chen Tang].

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