Composition

• Radix Atractylodis Macrocephalae - Chao Bai Zhu: 10 - 60 g
• Sclerotium Poriae - Fu Ling: 10 - 30 g
• Radix Dioscoriae oppositae - Shan Yao: 10 - 30 g
• Radix Ginseng - Ren Shen: 10 - 30 g
• Semen Myristicae - Wei Rou Dou Kou : 10 - 30 g
• Fructus Crataegi - Shan Zha: 10 - 30 g
• Massa Medicata Fermentata - Chao Shen Qu : 10 - 30 g
• Hordei germinatus - Chao Mai Ya: 10 - 30 g
• Radix Saussureae - Mu Xiang: 5 - 20 g
• Pericarpium Citri retilatae - Chen Pi: 5 - 30 g
• Fructus Amomi - Sha Ren
• Radix Coptidis - Chao Huang Lian: 5 - 20 g
• Radix Glycyrrhizae - Gan Cao: 5 - 20 g

Actions

• Strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach
• Reduces food stagnation
• Stops diarrhea

Indications

• Spleen- and Stomach-Qi deficiency due to food stagnation

Symptoms and signs

• Abdominal distension
• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhea
• Loss of appetite
• Slippery pulse
• Tongue with sticky coating

Applications

• Indigestion
• Gastritis
• Gastroenteritis
• Diarrhea
• Poor appetite

Contraindications

Indigestion produced by excess of food or by ingestion of spoiled food or alcohol.

Modifications

In case there are no signs of Heat:

• Radix Pinelliae praeparata - Zhi Ban Xia
• Rhizoma Zingiberis recens - Sheng Jiang