HERB FORMULAS

English: Warm the Spleen Decoction
Also Known As:
Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz Rhei Da Huang 10-12g Drains Heat, and purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for constipation due to Cold accumulation.
with Ren Shen and Gan Cao, for constipation with Spleen Yang Deficiency and Accumulation of Cold.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Gan Jiang, for chronic dysentery with accumulation of Damp-Heat and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 6-12g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Q and tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Collapsed Qi and Devastated Yang with spontaneous sweat, ice cold extremities, shortness of breath.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3-9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.
With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 3-9g Warms the Middle, expels Cold, rescues Devastated Yang, expels Interior Cold warms the channels (unblocks the pulse) and stops bleeding.
With Zhi Fu Zi, warms the Spleen and Kidneys, benefits Yang, and disperses Cold.
With Gan Cao, for epigastric pain and vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 9-12g Restores Devastated Yang, warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Gan Jiang and Gan Cao, for Strengthens its actions of fortifying Qi and benefiting the Yang for cold extremities and diarrhea with undigested food due to Collapse of the Spleen and Kidney Yang.
With Ren Shen, for severe Deficiency of the Source Qi and Collapse of Yang with Cold extremities, sweating, weak breathing, dizziness, and an extremely pale complexion.
  • Warms and Tonifies Spleen Yang
  • Purges Cold Accumulation
  • Spleen Yang Deficiency with Cold Accumulation in the Intestines
  • Constipation or
  • Chronic red and white dysentery or chronic diarrhea with pus and Blood in the stool
  • Abdominal pain which is relieved by warmth
  • Epigastric rigidity
  • Cold extremities
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Deep and wiry
CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with constipation due to Interior Heat with Stagnation and damage to body fluids.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
For more severe abdominal pain: For nausea and vomiting:
+ Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
For chronic dysentery with more severe Heat in the Intestines:
or
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum
Gao Liang Jiang + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For abdominal fullness:
For relatively mild accumulation:
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Less Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
For Food Stagnation and indigestion:
For chronic diarrhea with Heat and Cold Accumulation:
+ Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Charred Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
+ Charred Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For chronic nephritis with uremia:
For tenesmus:
- Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For chronic dysentery with a gray, greasy tongue coat:
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Poria Fu Ling
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
For terminal-stage Kidney failure with Excess Deficiency Cold and Blood Stasis:
+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
    + 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
   
    + 9g Lignum Sappan Su Mu
    + 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua
    + 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
    + 6g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao