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Spleen-Fortifying Pill
健脾丸 〔健脾丸〕jiàn pí wán
Source: Zhèng Zhì Zhǔn Shéng 证治准绳
Ingredients:
- Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) (stir–fried) 75g
- Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 22g
- Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) (stir–fried with wine) 22g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 22g
- Bái fú líng (白茯苓 Poria Alba, white poria) 60g
- Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) (or Dǎng shēn (党参 Codonopsis Radix, codonopsis [root])) 45g
- Shén qū (神曲 Massa Medicata Fermentata , medicated leaven) (stir–fried) 30g
- Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 30g
- Shā rén (砂仁 Amomi Fructus, amomum [fruit]) 30g
- Mài yá (麦芽 Hordei Fructus Germinatus, barley sprout) (stir–fried) 30g
- Shān zhā (山楂 Crataegi Fructus, crataegus [fruit]) 30g
- Shān yào (山药 Dioscoreae Rhizoma, dioscorea [root]) 30g
- Ròu dòu kòu (肉豆蔻 Myristicae Semen, nutmeg) 30g
Action: Fortifies the spleen and harmonizes the stomach; disperses food and transforms accumulations.
Indication: Spleen-stomach vacuity and food accumulation, characterized by reduced eating, poor digestion, fullness in the stomach duct and abdomen, thin sloppy stool, fatigue and lack of strength. Tongue fur: Slimy and slightly yellow. Pulse: Vacuous and weak.
Category: Dispersion formulas / Food-dispersing stagnation-abducting formulas
Method: Grind and make into pills. Can also be made as a decoction.
Dosage: 6–9g twice a day.
Rationale: Rén shēn —or Dǎng shēn—, Bái zhú, Fú líng, Gān cǎo, and Shān yào fortify the spleen and percolate dampness, and restore splenic movement and transformation, thereby treating the root. Chén pí, Mù xiāng, and Shā rén move qì and fortify the spleen, and have aromatic qualities that transform damp turbidity. They also ensure that the supplementing agents do not give rise to stagnation. Mài yá, Shén qū, and Shān zhā eliminate the already formed food accumulation, thus treating the tip. Ròu dòu kòu is an acrid aromatic dispersing agent that opens the stomach and precipitates qì, helping the action of Shān zhā. Huáng lián clears stomach heat the develops when food remains depressed for a long period of time.
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