HERB FORMULAS

WEI FENG TANG - 胃风汤 - ATRACTYLODES AND SETARIA COMBINATION

English: Atractylodes and Setaria Combination
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, alleviates pain and disperses Cold.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Bai Shao and Fu Ling, for diarrhea during pregnancy with mild abdominal pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 3g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei.
With Gui Zhi, harmonizes the Ying and Wei.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
With Gui Zhi, expels Wind-Dampness and warms the channels and collaterals.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 3g Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi.
With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency with Dampness with anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal distention and fatigue.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Gui Zhi, for Spleen Deficiency with chest distention and edema.
Poria Fu Ling 4g 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 a weak and deficient Spleen with fatigue, anorexia and loose stools.
With Gui Zhi, warms and transforms fluids, unblocks Yang and promotes urination.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 2g Unblocks Yang,transforms Qi and thin mucus, warms the Middle and directs Turbid Yin downward.
With Bai Shao, warms and tonifies the Middle Jiao.
Fr. Oryzae Germinatus Gu Ya 2g Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, strengthens and descends Qi, opens the Stomach, harmonizes the Center, strengthens the Spleen and encourages the appetite.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Warms Yang
  • Warms the Center
  • Dispels Cold

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Weak abdomen
  • Watery stools
  • Blood and mucus in the stool
  • Explosive diarrhea
  • Soft stools
  • Mild constant epigastric pain; relieved by warmth and pressure
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal pain and fullness after meals
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Excessive salivation
  • Cold limbs
  • Lassitude
  • Weakness
  • Sallow or pale, dull complexion
  • Maybe edema
  • Maybe scanty urination
  • Maybe clear, watery, copious vaginal discharge
  • T: Pale
  • C: White and greasy
  • P: Deep, thready and forceless

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