bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Caoguo (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai)
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, moving qi to eliminate pathogens.
bubble_chart Indications
1. External contraction of wind-cold, internal damage from raw and cold foods, aversion to cold, high fever, heavy head, blurred vision, and stiffness in the limbs.
2. To prevent mountain miasma and seasonal pestilence, regular consumption is especially beneficial.
3. Dietary injury to the spleen leading to malaria-like illness, or deficiency-cold in the middle stomach causing nausea and vomiting.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Ginseng, Poria, Liquorice Root can all supplement the deficiency of the spleen and stomach; Dried Tangerine Peel, Atractylodes Rhizome, Magnolia Bark have the pungent property to resolve dampness and turbidity, with the effect of drying dampness and invigorating the spleen; Pineilia, Fresh Ginger Rhizome awaken the spleen and stop vomiting, Caoguo can eliminate stagnation and transform accumulation; Smoked Plum, Chinese Date can enhance appetite, strengthen digestive function, and move qi to dispel pathogenic factors.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification
- People with weak stomach and intestines.
- External contraction wind-cold internal damage to raw and cold.
- Chills and fever, heaviness of head, body pain.
- Vomiting.
- Malaria.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
Acute gastroenteritis caused by dampness-heat or bacterial infection is not suitable for this prescription.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Common cold, food injury (dyspepsia), non-acclimatization, malaria, infantile malnutrition with accumulation, indigestion, acute and chronic gastroenteritis.