The Prescription of Lizhong Huatan Wan

Source

The book Ming Yi Za Zhu

Ingredients (with the same dose)

• Ren Shen
• Bai Zhu
• Gan Jiang
• Gan Cao
• Fu Ling
• Jiang Ban Xia

Explanation

Gan Jiang: The principal drug, being pungent in flavor and heat in nature, warming the spleen and stomach to remove cold in the interior.

Ren Shen: Invigorating primodial Qi, aiding in transporting and transforming nutrients and regulating the ascending and descending movement of Qi.

Fu Ling: Promoting water metabolism and reinforcing the Qi of the heart and spleen.

Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen and drying dampness.

Jiang Ban Xia: Dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.

Zhi Gan Cao: Replenishing Qi and regulating the stomach.

Effect

Strengthen the spleen, warm the spleen and stomach, dry dampness and resolve phlegm.

Administration　

Ground into powder and mixed with honey into pills. 9 g of the pills is taken each time, three times a day.