HERB FORMULAS

FU LING YIN - 茯苓飲 - PORIA DECOCTION

English: Poria Decoction
Also Known As: Tuckahoe Decoction
Hoelen Decoction

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
With Ren Shen and Bai Zhu, for weak and deficient Spleen with fatigue, anorexia and loose stools.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Sheng Jiang, for edema with Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 6g Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi.
With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 4.5g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi.
With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting and hiccups due to Disharmony of the Stomach Qi and Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccup.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 6g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels, transforms Phlegm and reduces distention.
With Bai Zhu, for distention in the epigastrium and abdomen due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with Food Stagnation.
With Chen Pi, strengthens the Middle Jiao.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 12g Warms the Middle, stops vomiting, warms the Lungs, stops cough and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
  • Promotes digestion
  • Regulates the Qi
  • Resolves Phlegm and Dampness
  • Transforms Damp turbidity

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen Qi Deficiency with Damp turbidity clumping in the Stomach

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fullness of the epigastrium
  • Nausea
  • Stomach dilatation
  • Poor digestion
  • Excessive gas
  • Anorexia
  • Belching
  • Mild resistance in the epigastrium to palpation
  • T: Pale and thick
  • C: Greasy and white
  • P Deep and slippery or Deep and soft

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For nausea and belching: For indigestion:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
For Phlegm and Fluid Stagnation: For inability to eat:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
For cholelithiasis:    
+ Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao    
   
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia