Effect
Invigorate the spleen and stomach, check upward adverse flow of qi to arrest vomiting.
Indications
Poor appetite, incoordination between the spleen and the stomach.
Ingredients
Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae (Jupi)
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Houpo)
Zhi Gan Cao
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Shengjiang)
Hong Zao
Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cangzhu)
Explanation
Da Zao: Tonifying qi, tonifying the spleen, nourishing blood and inducing
tranquilization.
Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of
pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.
Hou Po: Inducing Qi to flow downward and relieving distention.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the
other ingredients.
Ju Pi: Regulating the flow of Qi and the function of the stomach, checking upward
adverse flow of Qi to arrest vomiting.
Cang Zhu: Dry dampness and invigorate spleen, dispelling wind-dampness, releasing
exterior.
Administration
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of the powder is taken each time.