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Source: Empirical formula

Alternate Chinese names: Jiàn pí róu gān tāng (健脾柔肝汤 Spleen-Fortifying Liver-Emolliating Decoction)

Ingredients

• Sān qī (三七 Notoginseng Radix, notoginseng [root]) (or Dǎng shēn (党参 Codonopsis Radix, codonopsis [root]))
• Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root])
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria)
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried)
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica)
• Xiān máo (仙茅 Curculiginis Rhizoma, curculigo [root])

Actions: Fortifies the spleen and boosts qì; nourishes the blood and emolliates the liver.

Indications: Insufficiency of qì and blood in disease of the liver and spleen. Signs include oppression in the chest, distension in the stomach duct, discomfort in the chest and rib-side, reduced eating. Suitable for chronic hepatitis, and early-stage liver cirrhosis.

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

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