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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">shen ling bai zhu san</name>
    <name type="english">Ginseng, Poria, and Atratylodes Macrocephala Powder form the Analytic Collection</name>
  </names>
  <category>Tonfiy the Qi</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Augments Qi and strengthens the Spleen</summary>
      <indication>Dampness arising from deficient Spleen Qi</indication>
      <indication>Qi deficiency of the Lungs and Spleen</indication>
      <indication>Atrophy (Wei) syndrome from Spleen and Stomach Qi deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Tiredness, weak limbs, weight loss and a pale, wan or sallow face</indication>
      <indication>Poor appetite and indigestion, sometimes with vomiting</indication>
      <indication>Stifling distention of the chest, epigastrium and abdomen</indication>
      <indication>Chills</indication>
      <indication>When Spleen Damp affects the Lungs, a cough bringing up plenty of white or clear sputum</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Resolves Dampness and stops diarrhea</summary>
      <indication>Loose stools or watery, long-standing diarrhea with borborygmus</indication>
      <indication>Diarrhea that begins with the period</indication>
      <indication>Edema</indication>
      <indication>Vaginal discharge, including in overweight women</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pale or pale red with a white coat that may be greasy; pulse thin and even, deficient, or moderate and soggy</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Chronic diarrhea</indication>
      <indication>Infantile diarrhea</indication>
      <indication>Chronic enteritis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic gastroenteritis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic colitis</indication>
      <indication>Ulcerative colitis</indication>
      <indication>Irritable bowel syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Ulcerative enterophthisis with diarrhea</indication>
      <indication>Intestinal tuberculosis</indication>
      <indication>Proctitis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic gastritis</indication>
      <indication>Duodenal ulcer</indication>
      <indication>Gastroptosis</indication>
      <indication>Dyspepsia</indication>
      <indication>Functional dyspepsia</indication>
      <indication>Indigestion</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal fullness and distention</indication>
      <indication>Nausea and vomiting</indication>
      <indication>Constipation</indication>
      <indication>Malabsorption syndromes</indication>
      <indication>Malnutrition (especially in children)</indication>
      <indication>Failure to thrive in children</indication>
      <indication>Anorexia during convalescence</indication>
      <indication>Severe fatigue during convalescence</indication>
      <indication>Chronic pancreatitis with diarrhea</indication>
      <indication>Chronic hepatitis</indication>
      <indication>Liver cirrhosis</indication>
      <indication>Stomach cancer</indication>
      <indication>Digestive side effects of chemotherapy or radiation</indication>
      <indication>Chronic nephritis</indication>
      <indication>Nephritis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic glomerulonephritis</indication>
      <indication>Proteinuria</indication>
      <indication>Edema</indication>
      <indication>Eyelid edema</indication>
      <indication>Strangury</indication>
      <indication>Diabetes mellitus</indication>
      <indication>Hypothyroidism</indication>
      <indication>Obesity</indication>
      <indication>Gout</indication>
      <indication>Osteoporosis</indication>
      <indication>Anemia</indication>
      <indication>Chronic bronchitis</indication>
      <indication>Cough</indication>
      <indication>Asthma</indication>
      <indication>Dyspnea</indication>
      <indication>Emphysema</indication>
      <indication>COPD</indication>
      <indication>Pulmonary tuberculosis</indication>
      <indication>Colds in elderly people</indication>
      <indication>Rhinitis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic sinusitis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic tonsillitis</indication>
      <indication>Sore throat</indication>
      <indication>Pharyngitis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic pharyngitis</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pain</indication>
      <indication>Tinnitus</indication>
      <indication>Deafness</indication>
      <indication>Keratomalacia</indication>
      <indication>Hordeolum</indication>
      <indication>Optic atrophy</indication>
      <indication>Myasthenia gravis</indication>
      <indication>Multiple sclerosis</indication>
      <indication>Polyneuritis</indication>
      <indication>Acute infectious multiple neuritis</indication>
      <indication>Peripheral neuropathy</indication>
      <indication>Guillain-Barre disease</indication>
      <indication>Acute myelitis</indication>
      <indication>Progressive muscular dystrophy</indication>
      <indication>Progressive myodystrophy</indication>
      <indication>Sequelae of poliomyelitis</indication>
      <indication>Hysterical paralysis</indication>
      <indication>Periodic paralysis</indication>
      <indication>Facial paralysis</indication>
      <indication>Atrophy (Wei) syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Polymyositis/dermatomyositis</indication>
      <indication>Cognitive impairment</indication>
      <indication>Neurasthenia</indication>
      <indication>Myalgic encephalomyelitis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic fatigue syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Post-glandular fever</indication>
      <indication>Epstein-Barr virus syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Fatigue</indication>
      <indication>Weakness</indication>
      <indication>Compromised immune system</indication>
      <indication>Immune deficiency</indication>
      <indication>HIV/AIDS</indication>
      <indication>Candidiasis</indication>
      <indication>Sweating hands and feet</indication>
      <indication>Childhood eczema</indication>
      <indication>Acne</indication>
      <indication>Abnormal vaginal discharge</indication>
      <indication>Cervicitis</indication>
      <indication>Cervical polyps</indication>
      <indication>Irregular menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Amenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Uterine bleeding</indication>
      <indication>Premenstrual tension</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>ren shen</herb>
    <herb>bai zhu</herb>
    <herb>fu ling</herb>
    <herb>zhi gan cao</herb>
    <herb>shan yao</herb>
    <herb>bai bian dou</herb>
    <herb>lian zi</herb>
    <herb>yi yi ren</herb>
    <herb>sha ren</herb>
    <herb>jie geng</herb>
  </constituents>
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