Effect
Dry dampness and resolve phlegm, regulate qi and harmonize the spleen and stomach.
Ingredients (with the same dose)
Hou Po
Herba Agastachis (Huoxiang)
Zhi Gan Cao
Rhizoma Pinelliae (Banxia)
Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cangzhu)
Citrus aurantium (Chenpi)
Explanation
Huo Xiang: Dispersing wind-cold and removing dampness as well as sending up the lucid Qi and sending down the turbid to treat cholera morbus.
Ban Xia and Chen Pi: Removing dampness, regulating the stomach, checking upward adverse flow of Qi and relieving 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.
Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.
Administration
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 9 g of the powder with Sheng Jiang 10 g and 2 dates is decocted in water for oral dose to be taken on empty stomach.
Contraindication
Avoid fat, raw or cold food and excitant food during treatment.