Diantu Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.，One feels hungry and thirsty and craves food and drink; but as soon as food or drink enters the lower abdomen, one feels full and bloated, and relief comes only after a severe bout of diarrhea—whether in the morning or evening, occurring several times a day and night as a regular occurrence. The complexion is sallow and gaunt, and the limbs and flesh have wasted away. This is not a deficiency of stomach qi, but rather a weakness of spleen qi.
Diantu Decoction
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Formulas Name : Diantu Decoction
Chinese Name : 奠土汤
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of Poria cocos, 5 fen of Amomum villosum, 1 liang of Dioscorea opposita, 5 qian of Panax ginseng, 2 qian of radish seeds, 3 fen of Aconite, 1 qian of Pinellia ternata, 1 qian of Polygonum multiflorum.
Source
*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.
Benefits
One feels hungry and thirsty and craves food and drink; but as soon as food or drink enters the lower abdomen, one feels full and bloated, and relief comes only after a severe bout of diarrhea—whether in the morning or evening, occurring several times a day and night as a regular occurrence. The complexion is sallow and gaunt, and the limbs and flesh have wasted away. This is not a deficiency of stomach qi, but rather a weakness of spleen qi.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
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Diantu Decoction,One feels hungry and thirsty and craves food and drink; but as soon as food or drink enters the lower abdomen, one feels full and bloated, and relief comes only after a severe bout of diarrhea—whether in the morning or evening, occurring several times a day and night as a regular occurrence. The complexion is sallow and gaunt, and the limbs and flesh have wasted away. This is not a deficiency of stomach qi, but rather a weakness of spleen qi.