Chapter 17 消食剂 Formulas for improving digestion and reducing masses
保和丸 Bao He Wan
Ingredients: (powder dosages)
Shan Zha (fructus crataegi)…18g
Shen Qu (massa fermentata)…6g
Lai Fu Zi (semen raphani sativi)…6g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri retuculatae)…6g
Ban Xia (rhizoma pinelliae termatae)…9g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…9g
Lian Qiao (fructus forsythiae suspensae)…6g
Actions: promote digestion & harmonize Stomach
Indications: abdominal and epigastric distension and fullness with occasional pain, rotten smelling belching, poor appitite, acid regurgitation, nausea, vomiting, aversion to feed, yellow greasy tongue coat, slippery pulse, may also be diarrhea.
健脾丸 Jian Pi Wan
Ingredients:
Chao Bai Zhu (dry fried rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…15g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…10g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…9g
Shan Yao (radix dioscoreae oppositae)…6g
Rou Dou Kou (semen myristicae fragrantis)…6g
Shan Zha (fructus cratargi)…6g
Chao Shen Qu (dry fried massa fermentata)…6g
Chao Mai Ya (dry fried fructus hordei vulgaris germinantus)…6g
Mu Xiang (radix aucklandiae lappae)…6g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae)…6g
Sha Ren (fructus amomi)…6g
Jiu Chao Huang Lian (wine fried rhizoma coptidis)…6g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: strengthens Spleen, reduces food stagnation, stops diarrhea
Indications: reduced appetite with difficulty in digestion, abdomenal distension and bloating, loose stool or watery diarrhea, greasy slight yellow tongue coat, weak frail pulse.
枳实导滞丸 Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
Ingredients:
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…15g
Da Huang (radix and rhizoma rhei)…30g
Shen Qu (massa fermentata)…15g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…9g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…9g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…9g
Bai Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…9g
Ze Xie (rhizoma alismatis orientalis)…6g
Actions: reduces & guides out painful food stagnation, clears Heat & Damp
Indications: abdominal distension and pain that increases with pressure, dysentery, or constipation depending on the degree of obstruction, scanty dark urine, red tongue with greasy or slippery yellow coat, deep forceful pulse.
木香槟榔丸 Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
Ingredients:
Mu Xiang (radix aucklandiae lappae)…3g
Bing Lang (semen arecae catechu)…3g
Da Huang (radix and rhizoma rhei)…5g
Qian Niu Zi (semen pharbitidis)…10g
Qing Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae virde)…3g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae)…3g
Chao Xiang Fu (dry fried rhizoma cyperi rotundi)…10g
E Zhu (rhizoma curcumae ezhu)…3g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…3g
Huang Bai (cortex phellodendri)…5g
Actions: moves Qi, guides out stagnation, purges accumulation, drains Heat
Indications: epigastric and abdomenal distention and pain, constipation or red and white dysentery with tenesmus, yellow greasy tongue coat, excessive pulse.
枳术丸 Zhi Zhu Wan
Ingredients:
Bai Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…60g
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…30g
Take 6g, 2 times a day.
Actions: strengthen Spleen & eliminate accumulations
Indications: poor appetite, focal distension in the epigastrium and abdomen, white tongue coat, weak pulse.
枳实消痞丸Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
Ingredients:
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…15g
Zhi Hou Po (honey fried cortex magnoliae officinalis)…12g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…15g
Ban Xia (rhizoma pinelliae ternatae)…9g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…9g
Bai Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…6g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…6g
Mai Ya (fructus hordei vulgaris germinantus)…6g
Gan Jiang (dried rhizoma zingiberis officinalis)…3g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: reduces distension, eliminates fullness, strengthens Spleen, harmonizes Stomach
Indications: distension and fullness in the epigastrium, no thirst or appetite, fatigue, weakness, dull complexion, poor digestion, alternating loose and hard stools, wiry pulse in the right mid position.
肥儿丸 Fei Er Wan
Ingredients:
Chao Shen Qu (dry fried massa fermentata)…300g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…300g
Rou Dou Kou (semen myristicae fragrantis)…150g
Shi Jun Zi (fructus quisqualis indicae)…150g
Chao Mai Ya (dry fried fructus hoedei vulgaris germinantus)…150g
Bing Lang (semen arecae catechu)…120g
Mu Xiang (radix aucklandiae lappae)…60g
Take 3-6g 1-2 times a day.
Actions: kills parasites, reduces accumulation, strengthens Spleen, clears Heat
Indications: parasitic infestations with intermittent attacks of abdominal pain, indigestion, emaciation, loose stools, feverishness, foul smelling breath, dull complexion, and large distended abdomen.
Ingredients: (powder dosages)
Shan Zha (fructus crataegi)…18g
Shen Qu (massa fermentata)…6g
Lai Fu Zi (semen raphani sativi)…6g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri retuculatae)…6g
Ban Xia (rhizoma pinelliae termatae)…9g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…9g
Lian Qiao (fructus forsythiae suspensae)…6g
Actions: promote digestion & harmonize Stomach
Indications: abdominal and epigastric distension and fullness with occasional pain, rotten smelling belching, poor appitite, acid regurgitation, nausea, vomiting, aversion to feed, yellow greasy tongue coat, slippery pulse, may also be diarrhea.
健脾丸 Jian Pi Wan
Ingredients:
Chao Bai Zhu (dry fried rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…15g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…10g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…9g
Shan Yao (radix dioscoreae oppositae)…6g
Rou Dou Kou (semen myristicae fragrantis)…6g
Shan Zha (fructus cratargi)…6g
Chao Shen Qu (dry fried massa fermentata)…6g
Chao Mai Ya (dry fried fructus hordei vulgaris germinantus)…6g
Mu Xiang (radix aucklandiae lappae)…6g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae)…6g
Sha Ren (fructus amomi)…6g
Jiu Chao Huang Lian (wine fried rhizoma coptidis)…6g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: strengthens Spleen, reduces food stagnation, stops diarrhea
Indications: reduced appetite with difficulty in digestion, abdomenal distension and bloating, loose stool or watery diarrhea, greasy slight yellow tongue coat, weak frail pulse.
枳实导滞丸 Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
Ingredients:
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…15g
Da Huang (radix and rhizoma rhei)…30g
Shen Qu (massa fermentata)…15g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…9g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…9g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…9g
Bai Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…9g
Ze Xie (rhizoma alismatis orientalis)…6g
Actions: reduces & guides out painful food stagnation, clears Heat & Damp
Indications: abdominal distension and pain that increases with pressure, dysentery, or constipation depending on the degree of obstruction, scanty dark urine, red tongue with greasy or slippery yellow coat, deep forceful pulse.
木香槟榔丸 Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
Ingredients:
Mu Xiang (radix aucklandiae lappae)…3g
Bing Lang (semen arecae catechu)…3g
Da Huang (radix and rhizoma rhei)…5g
Qian Niu Zi (semen pharbitidis)…10g
Qing Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae virde)…3g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae)…3g
Chao Xiang Fu (dry fried rhizoma cyperi rotundi)…10g
E Zhu (rhizoma curcumae ezhu)…3g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…3g
Huang Bai (cortex phellodendri)…5g
Actions: moves Qi, guides out stagnation, purges accumulation, drains Heat
Indications: epigastric and abdomenal distention and pain, constipation or red and white dysentery with tenesmus, yellow greasy tongue coat, excessive pulse.
枳术丸 Zhi Zhu Wan
Ingredients:
Bai Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…60g
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…30g
Take 6g, 2 times a day.
Actions: strengthen Spleen & eliminate accumulations
Indications: poor appetite, focal distension in the epigastrium and abdomen, white tongue coat, weak pulse.
枳实消痞丸Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
Ingredients:
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…15g
Zhi Hou Po (honey fried cortex magnoliae officinalis)…12g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…15g
Ban Xia (rhizoma pinelliae ternatae)…9g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…9g
Bai Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae)…6g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…6g
Mai Ya (fructus hordei vulgaris germinantus)…6g
Gan Jiang (dried rhizoma zingiberis officinalis)…3g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: reduces distension, eliminates fullness, strengthens Spleen, harmonizes Stomach
Indications: distension and fullness in the epigastrium, no thirst or appetite, fatigue, weakness, dull complexion, poor digestion, alternating loose and hard stools, wiry pulse in the right mid position.
肥儿丸 Fei Er Wan
Ingredients:
Chao Shen Qu (dry fried massa fermentata)…300g
Huang Lian (rhizoma coptidis)…300g
Rou Dou Kou (semen myristicae fragrantis)…150g
Shi Jun Zi (fructus quisqualis indicae)…150g
Chao Mai Ya (dry fried fructus hoedei vulgaris germinantus)…150g
Bing Lang (semen arecae catechu)…120g
Mu Xiang (radix aucklandiae lappae)…60g
Take 3-6g 1-2 times a day.
Actions: kills parasites, reduces accumulation, strengthens Spleen, clears Heat
Indications: parasitic infestations with intermittent attacks of abdominal pain, indigestion, emaciation, loose stools, feverishness, foul smelling breath, dull complexion, and large distended abdomen.
