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Source: Gǔ Jīn Míng Yī Fāng Lùn 古今名医方论

Alternate Chinese names: 健脾和胃汤

Ingredients:

• Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) 3g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 6g
• Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) 6g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 2g
• Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome]) 3g
• Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 2.5 g
• Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 2g
• Shā rén (砂仁 Amomi Fructus, amomum [fruit]) 2.5g

Action: Fortifies the spleen and harmonizes the stomach; rectifies qì and disinhibits the center.

Indication: Spleen-stomach vacuity with damp obstruction and qì stagnation with signs such as belching, oppression in the chest, glomus in the stomach duct, distension after eating, no thought of food and drink, vomiting and diarrhea, a thick slimy tongue fur, and a weak soggy pulse. This formula also treats spleen vacuity with signs such as abdominal distension, swelling of the eyes, face, and extremities. In modern clinical practice, it is often used to treat ulcers, chronic diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal disorders.

Category: Supplementing formulas / Qì-supplementing formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Notes: This is Liù jūn zǐ tāng (六君子汤 Six Gentlemen Decoction) with the addition of muxiang, or originally xiangfu, and sharen.

Similar: Sì jūn zǐ tāng (四君子汤 Four Gentlemen Decoction)

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