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Source: Nèi Jīng Shí Yí Fāng Lùn 内经拾遗方论 M:empiric

Alternate Chinese names: 柴平煎

Ingredients:

• Chái hú (柴胡 Bupleuri Radix, bupleurum [root])
• Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root])
• Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome])
• Cāng zhú (苍朮 Atractylodis Rhizoma, atractylodes [rhizome])
• Hòu pò (厚朴 Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, officinal magnolia bark)
• Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel)
• Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng)
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried)
• Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger)
• Dà zǎo (大枣 Jujubae Fructus, jujube)

Action: Dries dampness and eliminates phlegm; harmonizes and resolves the exterior and interior.

Indication: Damp encumbering the spleen and stomach characterized by distension and fullness in the stomach duct and abdomen, nausea, vomiting and retching, together with alternating heat effusion and aversion to cold, and rib-side pain. Tongue fur: Slimy. Pulse: Stringlike. Also treats damp malaria.

Category: Dampness-dispelling formulas / Dampness-transforming stomach-harmonizing formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Similar: Píng wèi sǎn (平胃散 Stomach-Calming Powder)

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