Ginseng and Eight-Ingredient Powder for Digestive Aid

Ginseng and Eight-Ingredient Powder for Digestive Aid,For spleen deficiency with cold-induced debility, indigestion, fatigue, belching, bloating, and persistent anxiety or irritability.

Formulas Name : Ginseng and Eight-Ingredient Powder for Digestive Aid

Chinese Name : 人参消食八味散

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 8 fen, Poria 8 fen, Aged Barley Malt (roasted) 8 fen, Barley Bran (roasted) 8 fen, Atractylodes 8 fen, Evodia 8 fen, Magnolia Bark (roasted) 8 fen, Areca Nut Kernel (roasted) 8 fen (used as a binder).

Source

Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For spleen deficiency with cold-induced debility, indigestion, fatigue, belching, bloating, and persistent anxiety or irritability.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi per dose, washed down with clear wine after meals, twice daily.

Note

Avoid vinegar-based foods, peaches, plums, and sparrow meat.

Ginseng and Eight-Ingredient Powder for Digestive Aid,Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 16 of *Wài Tái*.,For spleen deficiency with cold-induced debility, indigestion, fatigue, belching, bloating, and persistent anxiety or irritability.

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