xiang sha ping wei san

Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach

About xiang sha ping wei san

Xiang Sha Ping Wei San, Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach, builds on the Ping Wei San base with Xiang Fu, Sha Ren, Zhi Ke, Bai Shao, Shan Zha and Mai Ya. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that transform turbid Damp.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
xiang fu3 g
sha ren3 g
cang zhu12 g
chen pi6 g
zhi ke9 g
bai shao9 g
shan zha9 g
mai ya9 g
gan cao1.5 g
sheng jiang1.5 g

Actions and indications

Promotes digestion and strengthens the Spleen

  • Food stagnation
  • Fullness, distention and pain of the epigastrium that dislikes pressure; oppression of the chest and diaphragm; full, painful abdomen
  • Loss of appetite or aversion to food; foul belching and sour regurgitation
  • Vomiting of sour, rotten food after eating, with the distention easing once vomited

Resolves Damp

  • Stools unformed or diarrhea, or knotted constipation; hot, foul-smelling stools and foul wind
  • Tongue pink with a thick greasy coat; pulse slippery

Modern uses

  • Indigestion
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Acid reflux
  • Anorexia
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation

Symptoms

Names

Pinyinxiang sha ping wei san
English NameCyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach

Classification

Category
Transform Damp Turbid