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 Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Reduce Focal Distention


Pin Yin: Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan

Category:Disperse Food Accumulation
Additional Categories:   Transform Damp Turbidity;   Promote movement of Qi

Actions:
   Reduces focal distention and eliminates fullness, Fortifies Spleen, and harmonizes the Stomach;
  ---used for Food Stagnation due to Spleen Dampness and Vacuity of Middle Burner Qi, with symptoms of focal distention in abdomen, poor digestion, and irregular bowels (alternating diarrhea and constipation).
   (See Food Accumulation; Spleen Damp; Spleen Qi Vacuity .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Citri seu Ponciri Immaturus, Fr (= Aurantii Immaturus, Fr) [zhi shi] 5
Magnoliae Officinalis, Cx [hou po] 4
Coptidis, Rz [huang lian] 5
Pinelliae, Rz [ban xia] 3
Ginseng, Rx [ren shen] 3
Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Rz [bai zhu] 2
Poria, Sclerotium [fu ling] 2
Hordei Vulgaris Germinantus, Fr [mai ya] 2
Zingiberis, Rz [gan jiang] 1
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 2

 


   Associated Modern Diseases: chronic gastritis, chronic bronchitis, chronic dysentery.
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium [Ban Xia Xie XinTang]; Immature Bitter Orange and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Pill [Zhi Zhu Wan]; Four-Gentleman Decoction [Si JunZi Tang].

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