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Arousing the spleen

醒脾 〔醒脾〕 xǐng pí

A method of treatment that involves fortifying spleen qì using aromatic medicinals that is applied when spleen is encumbered by dampness and unable to perform normal transformation, characterized by poor appetite, glomus and fullness after eating, dull abdominal pain, thin stool, pale tongue, and a pulse that is soggy and weak. Costusroot and Amomum Six Gentlemen Decoction (香砂六君子汤 xiāng shā liù jūn zǐ tāng) is an example of a spleen-arousing formula.

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