The Prescription of Zaorou Pingwei San

The Prescription of Zaorou Pingwei San is also named 枣肉平胃散, 棗肉平胃散

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

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.

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.

Administration

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of the powder is taken each time.