qi wei bai zhu san

Name: qi wei bai zhu san
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Seven-Ingredient Powder with Atractylodes Macrocephala

About qi wei bai zhu san

Qi Wei Bai Zhu San, Seven-Ingredient Powder with Atractylodes, adds Mu Xiang, Huo Xiang Ye and Ge Gen to the Si Jun Zi Tang base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that tonify Qi.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
ren shen	7.5 g
bai zhu	15 g
fu ling	15 g
zhi gan cao	3 g
mu xiang	6 g
huo xiang ye	15 g
ge gen	15 g

Actions and indications

Strengthens the Spleen

Deficient Spleen and Stomach
Sallow complexion, tiredness and wasting
Limbs that feel heavy, weak and tired
Poor appetite with no desire to eat or drink, and loss of taste
Fullness and distension of the epigastrium and abdomen, worse after meals
Frequent belching, possible acid regurgitation, and borborygmus
Shortness of breath and irritability
Excessive thirst
Copious clear urine
Seizures in severe cases
Tongue pale, swollen and possibly tooth-marked, coat white or white and dry; pulse deficient, even and without force, or thready and without force

Stops diarrhea

Diarrhea or loose stools with vomiting

Modern uses

Diarrhea
Vomiting
Diabetes
Fatigue

Symptoms

Abdominal distention
Absence of thirst
Acid regurgitation
Belching
Borborygmus
Clear profuse urine
Convulsions
Diarrhea
Emaciation
Epigastric distention
Fatigue
Heavy limbs
Irritability
Loose stools
Loss of taste
Poor appetite
Sallow complexion
Shortness of breath
Thirst
Vomiting
Weak limbs

Modifications

Diabetes: + huang qi, + shan yao
Diabetes with copious urination: + huang qi, + shan yao, + cang zhu, + wu bei zi, + yi zhi ren, − fu ling
Diabetes with deficient Kidney Qi: + huang qi, + shan yao, + yin yang huo, + li zhi he
Diabetes with deficient Kidney Yin: + huang qi, + shan yao, + gou qi zi, + he shou wu
Diabetes with marked Spleen Qi deficiency: + huang qi, + shan yao, + huang jing, + mai ya
Diabetes with accumulated Damp (combined with Ping Wei San): + chai hu, + xiang fu

Names

Pinyin	qi wei bai zhu san
English Name	Seven-Ingredient Powder with Atractylodes Macrocephala

Classification

Category: Tonfiy the Qi

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