HERBS AND ACTIONS
Gan Jiang-  Warms the Spleen and Stomach and eliminates interior Cold.
Ren Shen-  Tonifies Yuan Qi, reinforces Yang and harmonizes the middle Jiao.
Bai Zhu-  Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi and dries Dampness.
Zhi Fu Zi- Restores Kidney and Heart Yang, relieves pain, disperses Cold, dispels Dampness and warms the Spleen.
Zhi Gan  Cao-Tonifies the Qi of the Middle Jiao and harmonizes.
 
FORMULA ACTIONS
Warms Yang
Dispels Cold
Tonifies Qi
Strengthens the Spleen
SYNDROMES
Colon Cold
Spleen Yang Deficiency
Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold
Stomach Cold
Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency
Tai Yin Deficiency with Cold
 
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
Severe abdominal and epigastric pain (likes pressure)
Cold body
Diarrhea with undigested food
Aversion to Cold
Cold and stiff or rigid extremities
Reduced appetite
Fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen (likes pressure)
Lack of thirst
Maybe scanty urine with edema
Nausea and vomiting
Loose stools
Trismus
Constipation (Cold type)
Gastric spasms
Mild perspiration
Maybe syncope
Maybe abundant clear urine
T: Pale and maybe moist
C: White
P: Deep, minute and slow

 
 
TREATS
Acute gastritis
Chronic gastritis
Acute or chronic gastroenteritis
Gastrectasis
Gastric or duodenal ulcers
Gastroptosis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Chronic colitis
Sudden turmoil disorder with muscle spasms
Gastroatonia
Gastralgia
Dysentery
Enteritis
Dysmenorrhea
Infertility
Hypothyroidism
Vaginal discharge
Stomach cancer
Polyuria
Alzheimer's disease
Diarrhea
Anemia
Somnolence
Narcolepsy
Celiac disease
Neurasthenia
Tinnitus
Chronic hepatitis
Low back pain
Hemafecia
Chronic peptic ulcer
Forgetfulness
Vertigo
Hypotension
Weakness
Edema
Prostatic hypertrophy
Chronic prostatitis
Chronic hepatitis
Menopause
Ascites
Strangury
Ulcerative colitis
Leukopenia
Nausea/Vomiting
Infantile diarrhea
Cholera
Chronic oral ulcers due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold
Toxemia during pregnancy
Nervous vomiting in children
Bleeding
Hemorrhoidal bleeding
Indigestion
Constipation (Cold type)
Stomach prolapse
Rectal prolapse
Acid reflux
Keratomalacia
Abdominal pain
Postpartum pain
Endometriosis
Raynaud's disease
Abdominal fullness and distention
Colitis
Oliguria
AIDS/HIV
Addison's disease
Behcet's disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Abdominal Cold
Crohn's disease
Deafness
Otitis media
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Reduced appetite
Hemorrhoids
Dizziness
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Fatigue
Dysphagia
Chronic nephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Intestinal tuberculosis
Gastric spasms
Abdominal fullness and distention
Hydrocephalus
Cirrhosis of the Liver
 
CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Contraindicated for those with External invasion with fever.
For those with sudden turmoil disorder, stop when diarrhea and vomiting have stopped.
Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency.
Contraindicated during pregnancy.