wen pi tang

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Warm the Spleen Decoction

About wen pi tang

Wen Pi Tang, Warm the Spleen Decoction, is Da Huang, Ren Shen, Gan Cao, Gan Jiang and Zhi Fu Zi. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm Yang and guide out accumulation, and records it as warming Spleen Yang while purging Cold accumulation.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
da huang	12 g
ren shen	6 g
gan cao	6 g
gan jiang	6 g
zhi fu zi	9 g

Actions and indications

Warms and tonifies Spleen Yang

Abdominal pain that warmth relieves, with hardness in the epigastrium and cold hands and feet
Tongue pale with a white coat; pulse deep and wiry

Purges Cold accumulation

Cold accumulating in the Intestines on a background of Spleen Yang deficiency
Constipation; or long-standing diarrhea, or red-and-white dysentery with pus and blood in the stool

Modern uses

Chronic constipation
Diarrhea
Colitis
Ulcerative colitis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Chronic bacillary dysentery
Amoebic dysentery
Intestinal tuberculosis
Intestinal adhesions
Intestinal obstruction
Biliary ascariasis
Gastrolithiasis
Peptic ulcer
Abdominal pain
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Chronic renal failure
Uremia following renal disease
Oliguria
Postpartum pain
Dysmenorrhea
Endometriosis
Infertility
Raynaud's disease

Symptoms

Abdominal pain
Abdominal rigidity
Blood in stools
Cold limbs
Constipation
Diarrhea
Preference for warmth
Pus in stools

Modifications

Worse abdominal pain: + rou gui, + mu xiang, + hou po
Nausea and vomiting: + zhi ban xia, + sha ren
Chronic dysentery with marked Heat in the Intestines: + huang lian, + huang qin, + jin yin hua
Chronic dysentery with marked Heat in the Intestines, alternative choice: + rou gui, + gao liang jiang
Fullness of the abdomen: + mu xiang, + hou po
Fairly mild accumulation: + da huang
Food stagnation and poor digestion: + shen qu, + lai fu zi
Chronic diarrhea with both Heat and Cold accumulated: + jin yin hua, + huang qin
Chronic nephritis with uremia: + chen pi, + fu ling, + hou po, − gan jiang, − gan cao
Tenesmus: + zhi shi
Chronic dysentery with a grey, greasy tongue coat: + rou gui, + dang gui, − ren shen, − gan cao
End-stage kidney failure with deficiency-Cold and Blood stasis: + dang gui, + su mu, + hong hua, + tao ren, + mang xiao

Cautions

contraindication Constipation that comes from interior Heat and stagnation with the fluids already damaged

Names

Pinyin	wen pi tang
English Name	Warm the Spleen Decoction

Classification

Category: Warm Yang and Guide out Accumulation

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