gan jiang ren shen ban xia wan

Ginger, Ginseng, and Pinella Pill

About gan jiang ren shen ban xia wan

Gan Jiang Ren Shen Ban Xia Wan, Ginger, Ginseng and Pinellia Pill, is those three herbs. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that direct rebellious Qi downward, and records it as warming and tonifying the Middle Jiao while descending Qi to stop vomiting.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
gan jiang3 g
ren shen3 g
ban xia6 g

Actions and indications

Warms and tonifies the Middle Jiao

  • Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach, or mild Cold in the Stomach
  • Constant, mild epigastric pain that feels better with warmth and pressure
  • Poor appetite, fullness and pain of the abdomen after meals, and loose stools
  • Cold limbs, tiredness and weakness with a pale or sallow, dull complexion
  • Frequent urination, or scanty urination with edema in some cases
  • Possibly a copious, clear, watery vaginal discharge
  • Tongue pale with a white greasy coat; pulse deep, thready and without force

Descends rebellious Qi and stops vomiting

  • Nausea, vomiting and hiccups
  • Excess saliva

Modern uses

  • Morning sickness (gravid hyperemesis)
  • Severe unremitting vomiting and nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting in older patients
  • Nausea
  • Hiccups
  • Gastralgia
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroptosis
  • Gastrectasis
  • Indigestion
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Enteritis
  • Dysentery
  • Diarrhea
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Cirrhosis of the Liver
  • Edema
  • Oliguria
  • Polyuria
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Anemia
  • Weakness
  • Fatigue

Symptoms

Names

Pinyingan jiang ren shen ban xia wan
English NameGinger, Ginseng, and Pinella Pill

Classification

Category
Direct Rebellious Qi Downward
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