HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction |
| Also Known As: | Magnolia and Hoelen Combination Decoction to Dispel Dampness in the Spleen and Stomach |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin | Dosage |
Actions |
| Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | 4-20g | Drains Dampness and promotes urination. With Bai Zhu, for thin mucus beneath the Heart leading to cough, vertigo, dizziness and tinnitus, Spleen Deficiency leading to accumulation of Dampness with urinary difficulty, loose stools, diarrhea Milky Lin or vaginal discharge and Meniere's Disease. With Fu Ling, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention. With Fu Ling and Zhu Ling, for generalized edema. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 2.3-30g | Assists Yang, drains Dampness, promotes urination and strengthens the Spleen. With Zhu Ling, promotes urination to treat Lin Syndrome, scanty urine, edema, loose stools, vaginal discharge, jaundice, leg Qi and diarrhea. With Zhu Ling and Ze Xie, strengthens its ability to promote urination and leach out Dampness and treats dysuria and Phlegm accumulation With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and promotes urination. With Gui Zhi, warms and transforms Fluids, unblocks Yang, promotes urination and reduces edema. With Ze Xie, Gui Zhi and Bai Zhu, for Damp Obstruction causing Lin Syndrome, edema, heaviness of the body, and irritability. With Zhi Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiencies causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath. |
| Polyporus | Zhu Ling | 2.3-12g | Eliminates Dampness and promotes urination. With Ze Xie, drains Dampness, promotes urination and drains Heat from the Bladder. |
| Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | 2.3-15g | Strengthens the Spleen, resolves dampness and aids transformation and transportation of Fluids. With Fu Ling and Gui Zhi, for Spleen Deficiency with chest distention and edema. With Cang Zhu, for Damp Cold Painful Obstruction, musculoskeletal disorders of the arms and shoulders due to Phlegm Stagnation and vaginal discharge. With Zhu Ling and Ze Xie, for edema due to Internal Dampness. With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiencies. With Fu Ling, Zhu Ling and Ze Xie, for edema with Spleen Deficiency. With Fu Ling and Sheng Jiang, for edema with Kidney Yang Deficiency. With Gui Zhi, Fu Ling and Zhi Gan Cao, for accumulation of Phlegm. |
| Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | 1.5-15g | Warms the Ming Men, assists the Bladder in transforming and passing urine, helps the Spleen resolve Dampness and releases the exterior. With Zhi Gan Cao, for palpitations and shortness of breath due to injured Yang of the chest. With Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Ze Xie and Bai Zhu, for edema and dysuria due to Yang Deficiency. |
| Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | 4-15g | Dispels Dampness, tonifies the Spleen and strengthens the transporting function of the Spleen. With Hou Po, for Dampness Obstructing the middle Jiao. |
| Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | 3-12g | Circulates Qi, dispels Dampness, disperses fullness and warms the Spleen. With Cang Zhu, dries Damp and tonifies the Spleen. With Chen Pi, revives the Spleen and increases appetite. With Cang Zhu and Chen Pi, for stomach Excess with epigastric fullness and distention, acid regurgitation, distasteful belching, and nausea and vomiting and Dampness Accumulation with Qi Stagnation. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 3-12g | Regulates Qi, transforms Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and descends Qi. Assists Hou Po in descending Qi and eliminating distention. With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other manifestations of Damp-Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency. 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 Cang Zhu and Fu Ling, for a thick white tongue coat with no desire to drinks. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 1-6g | Harmonizes and strengthens the Spleen. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 1-3g | Warms the middle. With Da Zao, mildly regulates and harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach, alleviates epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting by strengthening the Spleen, prevents Phlegm accumulation and protects Stomach Qi and reduces irritation of the gastrointestinal tract by other herbs. With Gui Zhi, strongly induces sweating for treatment of External Wind-Cold with chills, fever, body aches and anhidrosis and warms and dispels thin mucus in the Stomach with nausea, hiccup, Stomach pain, acid reflux or vomiting of clear fluid. With Gui Zhi and Da Zao, harmonizes the Ying and Wei to drive out pathogens. |
| Fr. Zizyphi Jujube | Da Zao | 1-5g | Harmonizes and strengthens the Spleen. |
- Dispels Dampness in the Spleen
- Regulates flow of Qi in the Spleen and Stomach
- Cold-Damp Distresses the Spleen
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS |
| HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
- This is a combination of Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria Wu Ling San and Calm the Stomach Powder Ping Wei San.
| For extreme Wind-Cold: | For diarrhea, dysentery and abdominal pain: | ||
| + Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao | + Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu |
| + Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + Fr. Amomi | Sha Ren |
For vomiting Phlegm and saliva: |
For fibromyalgia due to Damp Stagnation Blocking the Channels: |
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| + Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | + Three Painful Obstruction Decoction San Bi Tang |
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| + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | + Tonify Yang to Restore Five-Tenths Decoction Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang |
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| For Meniere's disease: | For Meniere's disease with Qi Deficiency: | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| + 10g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + 10g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | + 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| For Meniere's disease with Blood Deficiency: | + 30g Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | |
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | + 10g Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen |
| + 10g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | For Meniere's disease with Phlegm-Damp: | |
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | ||
| + 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | + 10g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + 20g Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao | + 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| + 15g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | ||
| + 15g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | ||
| For Meniere's disease with aversion to Wind: | |||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | + 10ml Succus Bambusae | Zhu Li |
| + 10g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | ||
| For Meniere's disease with Excess Fire: | |||
| + 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| + 10g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | ||
| + 10g Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Fang Feng | ||
| + 6g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | ||
| + 10g Hb. Schizonepetae | Jing Jie | ||
| + 10g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: | + 10g Sm. Sojae Preparatum | Dan Dou Chi | |
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | + 10g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | + 10g Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome with severe tenesmus: | |
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | ||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui |
| + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
| + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang |
| + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
| For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome with Food Stagnation and abdominal distention: | + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | |
| + Sm. Arecae | Bing Lang | ||
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome with severe cold causing spasmodic abdominal pain that improves with warmth: | |
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang | - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi |
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | ||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang |
| + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | ||
| + 12-15g Sm. Raphani | Lai Fu Zi | + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
| + 9-12g Per Arecae | Da Fu Pi | ||
| For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome with nausea: | + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | |
| + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | ||
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | ||
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | +9-12g Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum | Gao Liang Jiang |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | ||
| For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome with acid reflux or sour regurgitation: | |||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang | ||
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | ||
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | ||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang |
| + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | ||
| + 9-12g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
| For dysentery, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome with Qi Stagnation: | + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | |
| + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | ||
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | ||
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | +3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | + 2g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu |
| For a sallow facial complexion: | |||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | - Poria | Fu Ling |
| + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis Preparata | Pao Jiang | + 9g Sm. Lablab | Bai Bian Dou |
| + 9g Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | For diarrhea with severe Cold causing spasmodic abdominal pain that improves with warmth: |
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| + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui | ||
| + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | + 6-9g Rz. Zingiberis | Gan Jiang |
| + 6-9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | + 9-12g Rz. Alpiniae Officinalis | Gao Liang Jiang |
For diarrhea with nausea: |
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| + 9-12g Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu | + 9-12g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia |
| + 9-12g Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis | Fo Shou | ||
For diarrhea with Food Stagnation, distention and indigestion: |
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For diarrhea with acid reflux or sour regurgitation: |
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| + 15g Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu | ||
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| + 2g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | + 15g Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha |
For diarrhea with Qi Stagnation: |
+ 15g Dry-fried Sm. Raphani | Chao Lai Fu Zi | |
| + 9-12g Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu | ||
| + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | For diarrhea with tenesmus: |
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| + 9-12g Fr. Sarcodactylis | Fo Shou | + 6-9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang |
| + 6-9g Fr. Amomi | Sha Ren | ||
For chronic glomerulonephritis with Damp-Heat skin sores: |
For chronic glomerulonephritis with Damp-Heat skin sores with constipation: |
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| - Polyporus | Zhu Ling | - Polyporus | Zhu Ling |
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi |
| - Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | - Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po |
| + 30g Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren | + 30g Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren |
| + 20g Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 20g Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 15g Per. Arecae | Da Fu Pi | + 15g Per. Arecae | Da Fu Pi |
| + 15g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | + 15g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao |
| + 15g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | + 15g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen |
| + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying |
| + 6g Cx. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang Pi | + 6g Cx. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang Pi |
For Herpes associated with AIDS/HIV: |
+ 6-0g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | |
| - Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | ||
| - Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | ||
| +Talcum | Hua Shi | ||
| + Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| + Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| + Medulla Junci | Deng Xin Cao | ||