SPLEEN STRENGTHENING PILL
Jian Pi Wan
‘Spleen Strengthening Pill’
Source: Criteria of Syndromes and Treatment (Zheng Zhi Zhun Shen, 1608)
Keywords
colonitis, bowel function disorders, irritable colon and intestinal tuberculosis
Ingredients
Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu, atractylodes)
Saussurea lappa (Mu Xiang, sausurrea)
Coptis chinensis (Huang Lian, coptis)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, liquorice)
Poria cocos (bai Fu Ling, hoelen)
Panax ginseng (Ren Shen, ginseng)
Massa Fermentata (Shen Qu)
Citrus reticulata (Chen Pi, citrus peel)
Amomum villosum (Sha Ren, amomun fruit)
Hordeum vulgare (Mai Ya, sprouted barley)
Crataegus pinnatifida (Shan Zha, crataegus)
Dioscorea opposita (Shan Yao, dioscorea)
Myristica fragrans (Rou Dou
Kou, nutmeg)
Strengthens the Spleen, promotes digestion, harmonises the Stomach, stops diarrhoea.
Digestive, antidiarrhoeal.
• Food stagnation due to Spleen and Stomach deficiency.
• With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as chronic colonitis, bowel function disorders, irritable colon and intestinal tuberculosis, etc.
Key symptoms for use
• decreased intake of food
• indigestion
• stuffiness in the epigastric and abdominal regions
• loose stool
• greasy and yellowish tongue fur
• weak pulse
None noted.
None noted.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.