The Prescription of Zaorou Pingwei San
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.