bubble_chart Efficacy

Invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, purging heat and removing stagnation.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen-stomach weakness, food stagnation, epigastric fullness and distension, reduced appetite, loose stools, greasy and slightly yellow tongue coating, weak and soggy pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, and Liquorice Root, which constitute the Four Gentlemen Decoction, tonify the spleen and stomach; Chinese Yam strengthens the middle and fortifies the spleen; Medicated Leaven, Germinated Barley, and hawthorn fruit promote digestion and resolve food stagnation; Aucklandia Root, Villous Amomum Fruit, and Dried Tangerine Peel move qi and soothe the middle; Nutmeg warms the middle and astringes the intestine; Coptis Rhizome clears heat and dries dampness. The combination of these herbs provides both tonification and dispersion, along with the effect of clearing heat and resolving dampness.