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Tonifies the Qi of the Middle Jiao (Spleen and Stomach)

Qi Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, and of the Spleen and Lungs Deep tiredness and weakness, with heavy limbs; limbs may waste Low, soft voice, reluctance to talk and shortness of breath Sweating on its own that gets worse with effort; catches colds easily and is sensitive to Wind and Cold Pale, sallow or waxy complexion Poor appetite, fullness of the epigastrium, bloating and rumbling intestines Loose, watery stools or diarrhea, which may be long-standing, or chronic dysentery Dull abdominal pain that comes and goes and is eased by warmth and pressure Nausea, vomiting or hiccup Somnolence, depression Cold limbs or body, aversion to cold, a back sensitive to Wind and Cold, and a tendency to curl up Atrophy (Wei) disorder from weak Spleen and Stomach Qi Bi pattern from deficient Qi and Blood Tongue pale and swollen with tooth marks, possibly tender or slightly red, with a white coat; pulse empty, weak or forceless, or big and surging, or soggy, slow and weak, or rootless in the right middle position

Raises sunken Yang and lifts prolapsed organs

Sinking of the Central Qi Prolapse of the uterus, rectum, stomach or any other organ, with a sagging, bearing-down feeling in the lower abdomen or perineum Drooping or weak upper eyelids Dizziness or light-headedness on standing, vertigo, headache Tinnitus, deafness, clouded vision, eye strain after long use, narrowed field of vision and night blindness Frequent urination, enuresis, incontinence of urine or stool, terminal dribbling, or edema with prolapse Painful, obstructed or difficult urination, cloudy urine; Lin pattern from overwork (Lao Lin) Hemorrhoids, constipation or frequent bowel movements

Vents Deficiency (Yin) Fire

Yin Fire arising from Qi Deficiency of the Spleen and Lungs Long-standing low fever that worsens with exertion and eases with rest, or tidal fever made worse by effort Fever without chills that swings between low and high, or fever with irritability Flesh that feels hot when the weather is cool or cold Thirst, sometimes unrelenting, with a liking for warm drinks Night sweats Mouth ulcers; stubborn tongue sores whose openings face downward; a soft, tender, numb tongue Lingering, dull toothache; dry, itchy nose, possibly with scabs inside

Benefits Qi and nourishes the Blood

Spleen failing to keep Blood in the vessels Bleeding: blood in the stool, urine or vomit, or menstrual flooding and spotting

Regulates Qi

Nasal congestion; runny nose with clear, watery discharge set off by cold or allergens; long-lasting runny nose that may smell Chronic weak cough, dyspnea, dry Lungs, hoarseness or loss of voice Leukorrhea, vaginal itching, genital sores and premature ejaculation Sores and suppuration, including sores of the eyes Low back pain from Dampness Goiter, seizures or epilepsy Gu syndrome

Modern uses

Abdominal distention Abdominal pain Abdominal pain during pregnancy Acid reflux Acute infectious multiple neuritis AIDS/HIV Allergic rhinitis Alzheimer's disease Anal pain Amenorrhea Anal prolapse Anemia Anorexia Aphthous ulcers Aplastic anemia Arrhythmias Asthma Behcet's Syndrome Benign prostatic hypertrophy Bladder cancer Bladder prolapse Bleeding hemorrhoids Borborygmus Breast discharge Candidiasis Cataract Cerebral arteriosclerosis Childhood eczema Chronic bronchitis Chronic diarrhea Chronic dysentery CFIDS, chronic fatigue with immune deficiency Chronic gastritis Chronic gastroenteritis Chronic gonorrhea Chronic hepatitis Chronic laryngitis Chronic nephritis Chronic pharyngitis Chronic weakness Chyluria Clouded vision Colitis Common cold Complications after TURP (prostate resection) Constipation Constipation with anal prolapse Corneal ulcers Cough Crohn's disease Deafness Depression Diarrhea Diverticulitis Dizziness Drooping of upper eyelids Dysentery Dyspnea Early menstruation Eczema Edema during pregnancy Emaciation Prolapse or ptosis with emaciation Endometriosis Enuresis Ephidrosis Epistaxis Epstein-Barr virus Excessive lactation Eye pain Eyelid edema Facial pain Facial paralysis Fatigue Fecal incontinence Fever Fever of unknown origin Uterine prolapse, first or second degree Food allergies Forgetfulness Frequent urination during pregnancy Functional uterine bleeding Gastroptosis Gastritis Giardiasis Gradual paralysis Guillain-Barre disease Hashimoto's thyroiditis Hay fever Headache Blood in the stool, fairly mild Hematemesis Hematuria Hemorrhage Hemorrhoids Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatoma Hernia Hiatus hernia Hiccups Hoarseness Hydrocele Hypertension Hypoglycemia Hypomenorrhea Hypotension Hysterical paralysis Immunity compromised Impetigo Impotence Infertility Insufficient lactation Interstitial cystitis Irregular menstruation Irritable bowel syndrome Leaky gut syndrome Lethargy Leukemia Leukopenia Leukorrhea Limb paresthesia Lochiorrhea Lochioschesis Loss of voice Low back pain Low-grade fever brought on by exertion Lower limb pain Male infertility Meniere's disease (Qi and Blood Deficiency, sinking Central Qi, Yang Deficiency) Menorrhagia Metrorrhagia Middle back pain Monoplegia Multiple sclerosis Progressive muscular dystrophy Myasthenia gravis Acute myelitis (spinal cord inflammation) Narcolepsy Nausea/Vomiting Neck pain Nephritis Nephroptosis Neurasthenia Night blindness Night sweats Numbness Obesity Optic atrophy Oral ulcers Otitis media Pain during copulation Pain during defecation Palpitations Paralytic strabismus Paresthesia Periodic paralysis Pernicious anemia Persistent malaria Polyneuritis Polyuria Polyuria during pregnancy Postpartum anuria Postpartum illnesses Postpartum lochioschesis Postpartum urinary disorder Postpartum urinary incontinence Postpartum uterine bleeding Progressive myodystrophy Prolonged menstruation Prostate cancer Prostatitis Pulmonary tuberculosis Raynaud's disease Rectal prolapse Recurrent miscarriage Retinitis pigmentosa Rheumatic fever Rhinitis Sciatica Seizures Septicemia Radiation treatment side effects Sinusitis Somnolence Spontaneous perspiration Stomach cancer Strangury Stress incontinence Summer weight loss Tenesmus Thrombocytopenic purpura AIDS/HIV-related thrush Tibial ulcers Tidal hectic fever Tinnitus TMJ syndrome with swelling greater than pain Ulcer Ulcerative colitis Umbilical palpitations Urinary incontinence Urinary pain Uterine bleeding Uterine prolapse Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy Vaginal discharge Vaginal pain Vaginal prolapse Vaginitis Varicose veins Vertigo Debility following serious illness Whole body pain Chronic leukorrhea huang qi ren shen bai zhu zhi gan cao dang gui chen pi sheng ma chai hu